Submitted by Ashley Luffman on the 2024 Winter HLTH program in Athens, Greece…
The first week in Greece was super exciting! During my first week interning in the hospital of Evangelismos (Ευαγγελισμός) I got to see the beauties of the Emergency Room. It was quite different from America, but in some aspects also the same. There is a high prevalence of bike accidents in Athens therefore I saw knees broken, lungs shattered, splenectomies, many contusions along the brain, hematomas, hernias and much more! I am really glad I got to partake in seeing how the ER works in Greece as it is a speciality I am planning on pursuing in the future. The doctors, surgeons and nurses were also extremely helpful and friendly, and they taught me a lot about different surgeries and procedures throughout the ER! (Submitted on January 12, 2024)