Good fun, but the plaster mould I made for Jules didn't turn out nicely though. =P Not smooth enough, a tad short and Jules could not bring his little finger and thumb together! It didn't help too when he kept laughing at me throughout the procedure!! LOL.
The sawing, prying and cutting part was gruelling, to me at least. haha. There were just so many instances when I thought I was going to cut through Jules' arm with the electrical saw!
Can't help but wonder how it will be like plastering an actual patient's forearm. I personally think it won't be as simple, firstly because the patient might still be in considerable pain. Also, one has to take into account the type of fracture he/she has, what kind of plaster mould should one do, and whether or not the patient should keep his/her wrist and forearm in neutral position.
Would really like to attempt plastering again....but given that we are already at the end of week 4 (of the 6-week block), I guess I don't have much time left. =(
Apart from the odd pathology lecture and professional development (PD) tute, today was pretty much "full-on Ortho". Went for the morning WR with the Orthopods from 7am, had two very interesting ortho tutes with Mr. Pirpiris and Mr. Bucknill, and as I've already mentioned before, attended a plastering session. Haven't got the time to see patients up in the wards or view recommended X-rays at all....but had a quick chat with a patient (whom I clerked and examined yesterday) after patho lecture. She's doing pretty well, and if things are smooth-sailing, she'll be wheeled to theatre this Tuesday.
Speaking of surgeries, I haven't scrubbed-in since that one-day-shadowing-stint with Ms. Pitcher at Sunshine Hospital last year. Tony (ortho registrar) and Glenn (ortho resident) suggested that I should one of these days. As Tony quipped before, "How would I know that you can scrub-in properly if I don't see you do it in the first place?" Hmmm. Very true. Given the fact that I'm a klutz when it comes to anything "hands-on", I better make an effort to brush-up!
Next Wednesday or Thursday might be a good time to go into theatre. I'd like to know what cases will be on first though. I wouldn't want to attend one so I could merely scrub-in. It'll be a great opportunity to catch up on some anatomy plus surgical principles and treatment options before the operation....also, I don't want to look like an idiot in front of the surgeons. =P
Just a sideline - ever had those times when you go, "Wow, I've never thought of that before....but since I do now, I'd like to know more!" when someone questions something first?
Labels: Medicine/Hospitals/Medics
