So the last couple of days down in Panama were great as well. We checked on the patients in the mornings and ran labs at the bedside with the wonderful I-Stat.
Kevin drawing labs on this young, 23yo, that has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The I-stat is the blocky thing on the left hand side of the table. We got people up to walk, helped PT and most importantly started packing everything up. Oh-boy there was a lot of stuff. One of the patients gave me a sweat band.
PT's trying to bend a leg that hasnt bent in maybe 10years.
Dr Karla from Panama(in the middle) will take over the care of the remaining patients
Taking the subway home after we finished the last of the last packing.
After the last of the packing I went on a little touristy thing to the panama canal with some friends.
The ships coming through have about 1.5feet on each side, between the ship and the concrete wall. The ship is guided by the little "mules" on the sides to prevent the ship from hitting the walls. These canals have operated for over 100years without any major failures. Pretty amazing piece of engineering that is.
Me inside one of the siphon tubes. Well a mock up anyways.
Me inside one of the ships. Again a mock up.
For dinner we went to the Trump tower down town. Talk about overdone luxury in contrast to the city in which it is built. The highest room that we went in was the 66th floor. There is a bar that is open to the outside, there are no rails on the edge but an infinity pool instead. Pretty dramatic views. I am not sure if the pics do it justice but here they are anyways.
The next morning was early. Up at 0345 so we could catch our bus at 0430. So of course we got to bed early, which was midnight. The next day was flawless, except for leaving somebody at the hotel. Oops. Glad to be home.
Again, thanks for reading. This was a wonderful adventure that I hope I am invited on again. I know this blog is dedicated to cycling, but, really its mine so I think I can throw some nursing stuff in here as well.
Craig RN. Male nurse.
