So on April 19 , 1943 with a trip-sitting lab attendant at his side, Hofmann dropped a much higher dosage of LSD.
Simultaneously, rapid tests were performed by a field lab attendant.
In some facilities, testing was done by a lab attendant in a separate room whereas in others, it was performed by the counselors.
We are thankful to our colleagues S.P. Singh, S. Mukherjee, S. Bhowal, K. K. Yadav, P. Singh, A.K. Mandal, B. K. Tiwary, G. D. Purkayastha, A. Ghosh, K. K. Singh and Papai Singha (Lab attendant) for their active support.
Simultaneously, rapid tests were performed by a field lab attendant after only a brief on the spot training according to the manufacturer's instructions taking about 30 minutes to provide one result without reference to the results of the thick smear and spleen.
Informants included 17 nurses, three clinical officers, two medical attendants, one lab technician and two district health administrators.
The most ambitious plans envisage a system holding the complete patient record with all attendant data (lab results, imaging data, genetic data etc).
Method of data collection included observations, patients record, microbiology lab reports, interview with attending nurses, and questionnaire for patients/family attendants.
These included information about the type of service offered (consultations, lab tests, drugs available), the attendant costs, and the facility working hours.
In June 2010, when P4P had been introduced but payments had not yet been made, the first author conducted 12 in-depth interviews with health workers at four public dispensaries and one faith-based health centre (10 nurses, one medical attendant and one lab assistant).
