CBM Physiotherapist returns from Haiti

A CBM physiotherapist has returned from earthquake damaged Haiti where he has been helping to treat the thousands of people with disabilities.

David with a woman who has sustained a leg injury during the earthquake. Photo:CBM.

David Young (23), has been assisting CBM's work in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in the wake of the powerful earthquake that devastated the area on January 12, 2010.

David has been working as part of CBM's Emergency Team to provide essential rehabilitation to those who have received crush and limb injuries or amputations as a result of the quake, or who were already disabled and are in need of support.

David has worked hard to prevent injury becoming disability and minimising the effects of disability.

"My professional highlight was diagnosing a man with a spinal fracture, previously missed. He was then referred for x-ray".

David also treated a mother of a four month old baby, who had been separated from her husband. Whilst laying on her hospital bed, with an external fixato for her fractured femur, she had been too scared to move. After a five minute consultation with David she was up and walking around with the aid of crutches and smiling.

"Despite working 12 hours a day, working for CBM has been rewarding both professionally and personally. It's been a privilege to work on the ground with people who need care" - David Young, Physiotherapist

David previously worked at a CBM-supported project in Tanzania.