It is hard to believe that we have already been in Bonn for several days, and even harder to believe that we are about to move on to Berlin. Dr. Wasser, Nils, and other AIB folk are taking good care of us and keeping us busy. One of the first things we did was make our way out to Bonn's university clinics where we traded our layers for scrubs and furry boots for clogs. We were split up to observe surgeries. Abhishek and I were sent to orthopedic surgeons where we saw a laproscopic repair of a severely damaged meniscus and then an open surgery of the shoulder to repair the rotator cuff and AC joint. We were able to follow the woman who had shoulder surgery from the time she was awake and receiving a nerve block to the time she was back awake in recovery. The doctors and nurses were excellent at explaining to us what was going on, drawing pictures and debating on the proper english word to use, at times. They are very well suited to be at a teaching hospital!
Later, we got a walking tour of Bonn complete with history and culture led by Dr. Ranier Zack. It is hard to wrap my mind around the layers of history that Bonn boasts.
On Wednesday we headed out to the Museum of the history of Anaesthesia. It was brimming with early and intermediate methods of administering anaesthesia, and it was very impressive. We also saw an Iron Lung apparatus, which I have never seen in person before. cool!
We were led by Dr. Wasser and Nils through the House of German History museum. This was an incredibly well designed museum that took you through Germany chronologically from basically WWII onward. i think i could spend a whole day there if only I could read the information.
Today promises to be a very fun and interesting adventure to Cologne. Bitta for reading!
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