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My name is Pritish Priti. I live in Cuttack, Odisha, India. I studied Prosthetics and Orthotics at the SVNIRTAR, Cuttack Odisha, and graduated in 2019.
Currently, I work with SRM Inistitute Science and Technology, Irungalur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, where I serve as a Prosthetist/Orthotist.
What do you claim is your speciality - your O&P passion?
The way we help the differently abled people to restore their functionality and ADL which lead them towards independent life is something I like in this field. It's the real and needy service what we provide to the society.
What do you like most about practicing O&P?
The way we help the differently abled people to restore their functionality and ADL which lead them towards independent life is something I like in this field. It's the real and needy service what we provide to the society.
What frustrates you about O&P?
A frustration is about lack of recognition. Lack of awareness and non qualified practitioners could be a point.
What is your greatest patient story in O&P?
It was 2015. I was in 1st year of BPO at SVNIRTAR.Mr Lagnajit Behera was my mentor that time. One 45 year old male person named Pusha Lugun from Jharkhand. came to SVNIRTAR due to Right Below Knee amputation. That case was my first case which I had to look after individually with support. I was very much excited to take the responsibility. We took casting and measurement and allowed the patient to wait for the socket trial. But that patient was very poor.
He came with his 15 year old son and he didn't get a bed in hospital.So he had to stay in a rented house near the hospital. Some how they managed to pay the bill for the stay but they could not afford to eat 3 times a day.
Diwali was about to come. Mr Lugun wants to go his home as some of his relatives had to come. I informed to my mentor regarding his financial conditions and we decided to complete the case as soon as possible. I worked hard and skipped my meal that day able to do the socket trial in the evening. He was very much happy.
Next morning we conducted gait training and he performed well. Till evening he was ready to get discharged. Fact is that from morning onwards he had not taken his foods due to shortage of money. His 15 year old son also took a little snacks only. They just saved some of the money for return train tickets.
But at the same time they had a strong belief on me that definitely I would make them discharge that day. In the evening Evening time I came with the fully finished Prosthesis and the discharge file. He signed it and I gave them 300INR from my pocket.
His eyes were full of tear. I felt it was the tear of happiness. Before I knew it he laid down on my feet fully. I could not understand anything. It was my first experience in life. I made him stand again and told with a smile that now you can go to the bus stand of your village to greet your sister. He also said yes sir with a great smile.
From that day I came to know the value and importance of my work and that incidents motivates me to understand my profession in such a young age of my career.
How do you build rapport with patients in your care?
To build a rapport with patients we have to provide the service in time. We should be always polite towards them.
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