foxtrot_the_second

level-1 trauma ED RN here.

first off thanks for what you and the crew are doing; it sounds fascinating and at the same time compassionate (and frustrating! "pay to play," wow)

Q: What are your facilities/equipment availability like in comparison to a U.S. trauma center? E.g., in a U.S. level-1 trauma ED you have multiple O2 and suction setups, monitor, overhead X-ray, intubation supplies w/ video feed, central access equipment, rapid infuser, the whole sha-bang. I think we take it for granted but there's probably a million dollars worth of high-tech goodies in one trauma bay, and most big urban centers have at least 3 of them, plus half a dozen critical care rooms.

On your end, do you guys have anywhere near that level of available tech? Are you capable of monitoring all your patients or do you have to pick and choose who gets thrown on a monitor, etc?

Other Q: Does Ghana's emergency medical / ED system use an acuity scale like ESI? Do they use an overcrowding index like NEDOCS?

Mr. Roth, my girlfriend and I are both big fans. "Four Rooms" and "Reservoir Dogs" are among her favorite films (and she dressed up as gut-shot Mr. Orange for Halloween one year). You are intense on the screen and very enjoyable to watch.

"Million Dollar Hotel" was a really dark, quirky movie with a diverse and talented cast. So my question is, how much interaction did you have with the rest of the cast (being that your scenes are flashbacks), and do you have any interesting tales from shooting or on the set?