C-Arm Xray machine in use following installation and training.

Special thanks to RAM volunteer technician Jim Massengill for supervising the transport, repair and installation of the new xray equipment in the Lethem public hospital.

A specific training session was also conducted by Massengill with physicians and technicians attached to the hinterland facility to familiarize the clinicians with the technology. With this equipment, an instant xray is displayed on a tv screen to allow for effective reduction and setting of fractures. There is no need for dark room procedures and multiple 'guess and check' repetitions to set a broken bone.

Pictured here is the first client benefiting from the new machine during the observed training session at the Rupununi facility.