other things amanzi

the thoughts of a surgeon in the notorious province of mpumalanga, south africa. comments on the private and state sector. but mostly my personal journey through surgery.

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

the baby story

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the life of a medical student is somewhat left of normal. most people shy away from blood and guts and gore. as a medical student you need t...

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Friday, September 11, 2009

200%

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m and m was never fun. sometimes i would walk out feeling i'd just escaped by the skin of my teeth. sometimes i would feel like my tee...

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

stories of guns

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recently i heard or was involved in a number of stories about guns. they had a profound effect on me. strangely i think i have understood sl...

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

m and m

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i'm instituting the m and m meeting in our department starting in february. m and m stands for morbidity and mortality meeting. i thoug...

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

the death of a fellow human being

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recently we admitted a patient with 80% surface area burn wounds. in most centers in the world this is equal to a death sentence. in africa ...

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Bongi: I'm a general surgeon working in the notorious South African province of Mpumalanga.

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