Day 3 started with our arrival at CSC just after 8am. There was already a mix of about 80 people outside waiting to be either seen by the doctors or getting ready for surgery.

The morning started with a trip around the wards. Dr Jim and his doctors assess each patient and continue to plan their treatment. Jim has a very direct, no nonsense style that is probably not seen to often in Asia but it is highly effective. He solicits opionion and is happy to engage in discussion but if he is certain on a certain course of action then it is prescribed without challenge. We met with all types of patients including adults and children. These included a snake bite victim, multiple limb breaks, cleft palate/lip babies, deformities and acid attack victims. In all I believe we went thorough 23 cases in an hour.

The rest of the morning was taken up with surgery in theatre and the guys were all scrubbed in to assist. I will leave it to them to explain the emotions and how they felt about the experience but it was obvious from their faces that whilst they were experiencing some major challenges they were finding it very rewarding. Whether it be cleft surgery on a baby, working with the lady with the snake bite or removing the rods from the leg of a young girl who had a major fracture, they all mucked in and got on with it.