EYE AND SURGICAL CAMP: - Approximately five days prior to the start of a camp, tentage, operative equipments, beds, generators and other relevant materials are transported by our trucks to the camp site. The pitching of camp, electrical fittings, arrangements for indoor and outdoor patient coverage are done a day before the fixed date to conduct out-door in the camp.
The first two days of the camp are utilized for running various O.P.Ds. In which the patients of general surgery, ophthalmology, gynecology, E.N.T Orthopedics etc. are screened for operative procedure and rest is treated in general medical OPD where they are checked, investigated and free medicines are supplied. . The patient requiring surgical interventions are admitted speciality-wise in their respective tents. Special emphasis is given to cancer patients for early detection of the disease. During this period all admitted patients are investigated fully and their pre-anesthetic checkup is made for operation. Unfit patients are discharged with instructions and medicines are provided free of cost.
The next three or four days are confined to the operative procedures in operation theaters, The general surgical theatres and the eye theatre are prepared separately during the duration of OPD days. The surgeons remain busy in all type of operations. The Paediatrician, Dental surgeon, Medicine and T.B.Specialists continue their OPD for two to three days depending upon the work load of general and eye surgeons.
The Post-operative stay of a patient varies according to the type of operation performed depending from 5 to 8 days. At the time of discharge, all patients are instructed accordingly and follow up date is intimated to them for post-operative check up usually at the gap of 2-3 weeks.
Follow-up check up at the scheduled time is carried out usually by the operating surgeons with their nursing staff at the camp site.
The Camp is said to be closed approximately on the 7th or 8th day after the last major operation is performed in the theatre. This full procedure takes about 12 to 14 days. By this time the full equipment along with other articles are shifted to other fixed campsite and same procedure is carried out till the end of final camp approximately in the month of May.
Shifting of patients from campsite to nearby hospitals or CITY HOSPITAL depends upon the condition of the patient, which may occur some times. Patients requiring further detailed investigations or hospitalization or surgery are referred to the nearest district hospital or nearby Medical college.
The doctors and paramedical staff returns to their respective headquarters whereas the tentage and other infrastructure equipment are moved in trucks to the next camp site.
EYE AND DENTAL CAMP: - which are held in between the two General Camps the O.P.D. is run for a single day and eye theatre for two to three days . These camps also have Dental Surgeon as well.
MINI SURGICAL CAMP : - To provide better facilities to the people of Rajasthan this Unit has started MINI SURGICAL camps in areas where eye and surgical camps can not be organised due to lack of accommodation which is required for operation theatres etc. In these camps all the facilities are like that of major camp but at restricted level.
SUCCESS OF THESE CAMPS: - The popularity and success of the camps depends upon factors like:-
[1] Cooperation of the local people and administrative department.
[2] Publicity in surrounding area.
[3] Work and conduct of unit staff including doctors.
[4] Quality of work by surgeons of previous years.
[5] Local political help. We require help of all concerned people irrespective of their political affiliation.Local political interferance / local volunteers or organizers disputes may damages the good service to human kind.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF UNIT
We have started following activities
Cholecystectomy
Hystrectomy
Ovarian Cyst
Appendicectomy
Herniorraphy
Fundoplication
Resection and anastomosis of Intestine