On Feb. 27, 2024, U.S. Navy Capt. Bradley Deafenbaugh, an orthopedic surgeon with Navy Drugs Readiness and Coaching Command (NRTMC) Portsmouth, and Capt. Jamie Fitch, a basic surgeon with (NMRTC) Camp Lejeune, performed an operation reconnecting 19-year-old Renaldo Muñoz severed tendon. Muñoz was injured in a work-related incident one week prior, which resulted within the immobilization of his finger.
“I used to be at work and accidently reduce my hand with a machete. We got here to the hospital, and so they gave me first response therapy,” defined Muñoz. “About half an hour after I used to be discharged, I spotted my finger wasn’t shifting. I assumed it was simply too swollen to maneuver, however the subsequent day I bought anxious.”
Muñoz got here again to the hospital the place Capt. Fitch scheduled an appointment with the EMU orthopedist to function.
“Repairs of this sort are usually finished by cosmetic surgery at their hospital,” Fitch stated. “However as a result of there is just one plastic surgeon, I used to be informed he could have to attend a number of months to have the tendon repaired. As an alternative, we positioned a splint on his hand to take care of impartial place and requested him to return again on Tuesday.”
After the profitable operation carried out by Deafenbaugh and Fitch, Muñoz had mobility in his index finger once more.
“The particular damage was an index finger extensor tendon laceration, which we repaired,” added Deafenbaugh. “His restoration time needs to be about three months.”
Muñoz expressed his gratitude towards the EMU surgeons for having the ability to look after him so shortly.
“I’m glad the medical doctors had been capable of repair my finger,” he stated. “Now that the operation is completed, I need to get well fully so I can get again to work.”
EMU 10 G performed its first GHE to reinforce expeditionary core expertise and data alternate with Honduran healthcare professionals in a restricted useful resource setting, Feb. 17-March 2, 2024. EMUs encompass well being providers and assist personnel, and incorporates deployable medical materiel configured to supply versatile, modular, and scalable ahead resuscitative care capabilities.
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