Started of Wednesday morning with Junior Doctors training, as usual. 1 1/2 hours of teaching from consultant plus a case revew or teaching slot by one of junior docs. Todays topics; Burns and anaphylaxis.

I was then asked if I would go and help with the registrars training in the postgrad centre. There are quite a few senior doctors whp are going for their RCEM (Fellow of College Emerg Medicine) and a series of moulages and skill stations had been set up. I was assisting in the FAST (Focused Abdominal Sonography in Trauma) skill station. Really interesting, useful bit of kit. 5 years time I reckon they will be (or a portable version) on selected pre-hospital vehicles.

After a bit of teaching on FAST scan use in cardiac arrest I went back to the dept. Turned into one of the more unproductive afternoons. Consultants were in a meeting and there just werent too many patients in the department. Provided a welcome change to many of the staff but I am still keen to get stuck in. I ended up going through all the paediatric kit in Resus and trying to familiarise myself with how it all works and what it all does.

Plan;

-get involved/assist in MAU clinic (Manipulation under anaesthesia)
-go on plastercast study day