57th Fall 513AV
Waisana enjoyed carrying out the basic medical care that was given in the healing tents. There were always people who had minor ailments and injuries that needed seeing to. Patients were always coming in with cuts and bruises, with colds and headaches (sometimes that meant hangovers). All those ailments were easy to see to. Maybe a bandage would be needed, or something to ease pain or symptoms. Not everything in medicine was to do with stressful work like wounds that fountained blood or serious ailments. It was the simple work that she liked though. It gave her the chance to talk to people and to get to know them better. Knowing your patients was another part of medicine.
So when a woman came in with a burn on her arm and a pained expression, the teen was straight on it. The healing tents had been very busy and so many of the other healers were occupied, some of them with more serious cases, and so a burn was something she could deal with. She approached the woman with a smile.
"Would you like to come with me so that I can see to you?" she asked, beckoning to the woman who followed her over to a work table. There were three stools around it, one on one side and two on the other. Her patient sat on one side and Waisana on the other after washing her hands.
"Right, give me a look at that arm and tell me what your name is," she told the woman, placing her hand palm up on the table ready to take her patient's arm. The woman complied, placing her forearm on top of Waisana's hand so that the girl could get a better look at the livid red mark marring the skin of the arm.
"My name is Veenia," the woman replied, wincing as Waisana touched the burn lightly. The skin was red and blistered and appeared to be wet. It was dry to the touch and when she lightly pressed it, the skin blanched, paling under the slight pressure. Judging by the level of damage and the amount that was burnt(she couldn't completely cover it with her palm), she guessed that the Veenia had given herself a second degree burn probably by scalding herself with hot water. If it was a second degree burn then it must have been painful. Glancing up at the woman she noted the blotchy red patches at the tops of her cheeks and the puffiness of her eyes which were bloodshot. It was no surprise that she had been crying.
"It isn't a deep burn, only superficial I think. That means it only really affected the outer layers of your skin," she explained to the woman as she let go of her arm. "It could take awhile to heal or it could go away in only a few days. Looking at this... maybe 15-20 days. I can't be sure. It won't scar though. I take it you scalded yourself?"she continued. The patient's eyes widened in amazement and she nodded. Waisana smiled, feeling smug that she had guessed right. It wasn't that hard to work out. There wasn't really anything else that could have caused such a burn.
"Right, well I know how to treat it now that I know which sort of burn it is. I need to put cold water on it first and give you something to soothe it and something for the pain. I know it hurts but you'll just have to put up with it for the moment. Though when I'm done I can give you some Tolm so that you can make tea with it. It'll help with the pain," the young woman explained, before heading off to search for the materials she'd use.
Waisana enjoyed carrying out the basic medical care that was given in the healing tents. There were always people who had minor ailments and injuries that needed seeing to. Patients were always coming in with cuts and bruises, with colds and headaches (sometimes that meant hangovers). All those ailments were easy to see to. Maybe a bandage would be needed, or something to ease pain or symptoms. Not everything in medicine was to do with stressful work like wounds that fountained blood or serious ailments. It was the simple work that she liked though. It gave her the chance to talk to people and to get to know them better. Knowing your patients was another part of medicine.
So when a woman came in with a burn on her arm and a pained expression, the teen was straight on it. The healing tents had been very busy and so many of the other healers were occupied, some of them with more serious cases, and so a burn was something she could deal with. She approached the woman with a smile.
"Would you like to come with me so that I can see to you?" she asked, beckoning to the woman who followed her over to a work table. There were three stools around it, one on one side and two on the other. Her patient sat on one side and Waisana on the other after washing her hands.
"Right, give me a look at that arm and tell me what your name is," she told the woman, placing her hand palm up on the table ready to take her patient's arm. The woman complied, placing her forearm on top of Waisana's hand so that the girl could get a better look at the livid red mark marring the skin of the arm.
"My name is Veenia," the woman replied, wincing as Waisana touched the burn lightly. The skin was red and blistered and appeared to be wet. It was dry to the touch and when she lightly pressed it, the skin blanched, paling under the slight pressure. Judging by the level of damage and the amount that was burnt(she couldn't completely cover it with her palm), she guessed that the Veenia had given herself a second degree burn probably by scalding herself with hot water. If it was a second degree burn then it must have been painful. Glancing up at the woman she noted the blotchy red patches at the tops of her cheeks and the puffiness of her eyes which were bloodshot. It was no surprise that she had been crying.
"It isn't a deep burn, only superficial I think. That means it only really affected the outer layers of your skin," she explained to the woman as she let go of her arm. "It could take awhile to heal or it could go away in only a few days. Looking at this... maybe 15-20 days. I can't be sure. It won't scar though. I take it you scalded yourself?"she continued. The patient's eyes widened in amazement and she nodded. Waisana smiled, feeling smug that she had guessed right. It wasn't that hard to work out. There wasn't really anything else that could have caused such a burn.
"Right, well I know how to treat it now that I know which sort of burn it is. I need to put cold water on it first and give you something to soothe it and something for the pain. I know it hurts but you'll just have to put up with it for the moment. Though when I'm done I can give you some Tolm so that you can make tea with it. It'll help with the pain," the young woman explained, before heading off to search for the materials she'd use.