MSU, Rajasthan, Jaipur starts its new session every year from the month of September. Approximately 23-24 camps are organised in a session. It includes 12-13 major camps and 10-12 mini surgical or eye and dental camps.

PUBLICITY FOR HOLDING CAMPS:

-Through advertisements in leading newspapers of Rajasthan in the

month of May.

-Direct letters to C.M&H.O's and NGO's associated with this unit in the

past.

CAMP PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR:

-Committee under the chairmanship of Director Mobile Surgical

Unit, decides the places for camp by the end of July.

-Priority is being given to backward, tribal & desert areas.

-NGOs/organisers are intimated about tentative camp dates and asked

for their willingness.

SELECTION OF CAMP SITE :

-Organiser is informed about the date of visiting the place for inspection of camp site.

-Camp site selection is done by camp officer incharge. This includes Site for OPD, operation theatre for general surgery and eye surgery, wards, accomodation for stay of medical team.

-Consent letter is given to organiser after finalising the camp date.

PUBLICITY OF CAMP:

-Started about 15 days prior to fixed date of camp.

-Publicity by newspaper, TV news, Hand bills, posters, Loudspeaker etc..

ARRANGEMENT FOR CAMP:

-Transportation of tents, beds, operative equipments medicines & other relevant material a week before camp to campsite by our trucks.

-Dental van, X-ray, Sonography van, generator and autoclave are transported well in advance.

-Arrangements for OPDs, indoor wards, electric fitting and lab setup is done a day before the fixed day of camp.

-Whole medical team reaches the camp place a day prior to camp by the vehicles of the unit.

CAMP SCHEDULE :

-In major camps OPD is conducted for 2days and in mini surgical and minor camps for 1day.

-Two tents are there one for eye OPD and another for surgery OPD.

-SOPD includes General surgery, Gynaecology, ENT, Orthopaedics, Skin, V.D, Medicine, Paediatric medicine.

-Dental patients are examined in dental van which has a dental chair fitted in it.

-Patients requiring surgical intervention are selected and admitted speciality wise in their respective wards.

-Those not requiring surgery are given medicine and proper guidance for further management.

-All OPD patients requiring investigations are also investigated.

-During OPD days admitted patients undergo investigation required prior to surgery and they are examined by a team of anesthetists.

-From day 3 onwards surgical procedures and operations are carried out.

-Eye and surgery operation theatres are separate.

TYPES OF OPERATIONS:

- General surgery: For Diseases of gall bladder, kidney, thyroid, breast, parotid gland, uterus, hernia repair, hydrocoele, piles, fissures, family planning operations, ENT, orthopaedics operations are performed.

-Eye surgery-Major stress is being given to cataract surgery under

microscope with intraocular lens implantation. Others are-

Glaucoma,dacryocystitis,entropion,ectropion,pterygium,chalazion etc.

POSTOPERATIVE CARE:

All patients operated during camp are taken care of by a team of

specialist doctors and paramedical staff.

Stay depends upon the type of surgery varying from 3-7days.

The camp is wound up after seventh postoperative day of major

surgery.

Any patient requiring further management is shifted to nearby district

hospital under supervision of a surgeon or brought to city hospital Jaipur.

The doctors and paramedical staff returns to headquarter whereas

tentages and other infrastructure equipments move to the next camp site.

FOLLOW_UP:

Operated patients are re examined by followup team consisting of

a general surgeon and eye surgeon on a fixed date declared to the

patient and organisers at the time of discharge of patients.Necessary

treatment,suture removal,medicines and proper guidance is given to the

patients.