Our team of twenty physician was travelling to west coast of Africa to dedicate a new orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone. Although we were each allowed a total of 135 pounds for our international flights, we decided to limit personal items to 65 pounds so that we could carry supplies destined for the 57 orphans. I knew that I would most likely be encountering quite a different group of diseases than I usually find in my suburban multi-specialty practice.

Hence, I decided to carry Skyscape products on my palm that I was using on regular basis. Carrying a concise but complete medical text on my Palm has been extremely valuable.

There, I encountered two cases of severe osteomylitis and a case of malaria. With everyone looking to me as the “expert”, it was invaluable to have quality reference materials in the “palm of my hand”. One of the 5 yr old children with osteomylitis had been infected for over a month. I don’t usually manage cases of osteomylitis. However, Brushing up on the treatment recommendations in the Skyscape's 5 Minute Clinical Consult gave me the confidence to intervene in the care that he was receiving and based on the recommendations in 5MCC, I insisted that he be transferred to the care of an orthopedic surgeon. This case turned out to be case of tibia with a pathological fracture and without adequate treatment, he could have lost his leg. Thanks to Skycape products which helped me and this child.

5MCC™ is organized in such a manner that it is very quick to locate the information that I need and it is presented in an outlined form that is easy to recall. It was very helpful to be able to review the current recommended treatment plans including the choice of antibiotics. I would highly recommend to any physician that they equip themselves with Skyscape's 5 Minute Clinical Consult for not only their travels abroad but for their daily use at home.

Pound for pound, the 5MCC is the most efficient and accurate medical reference text available. And, fortunately, it doesn’t weigh a ton.