[Chloe:')]

Can anyone tell me where does Pre-Hospital Care as an SSC and what it is like? I'd really like to do it, thanks.

[Medicine Man]

(Original post by Chloe:'))
Can anyone tell me where does Pre-Hospital Care as an SSC and what it is like? I'd really like to do it, thanks.

I dunno where else does the Prehospital Care SSC but you can certainly do it at Barts and The London. I got to do it in my second year here and it was AWESOME - best SSC I have done to date!

I was in the FRU (Fast Response Unit) car for the duration of the SSC so was usually first on the scene whenever a call came in. I have done a few more shifts with the paramedic I was with afterwards but haven't had much time recently to do some more. You basically just do 12hr day or night shifts - what you see is dependent on who calls in on the night really - at times it can be quiet, other times its well busy. Your job ranges from taking a history/BM/BP/doing an ECG/listening to a chest --> to applying oxygen, intubating, inserting cannulae etc. At times you can end up with the difficult task of speaking with the family or breaking bad news (I didn't have to do this though I witnessed it), and at other times you can end up just observing if it is felt that you don't have enough prior clinical experience.

But it was still awesome nonetheless!

[Chloe:')]

(Original post by Medicine Man)
I dunno where else does the Prehospital Care SSC but you can certainly do it at Barts and The London. I got to do it in my second year here and it was AWESOME - best SSC I have done to date!

I was in the FRU (Fast Response Unit) car for the duration of the SSC so was usually first on the scene whenever a call came in. I have done a few more shifts with the paramedic I was with afterwards but haven't had much time recently to do some more. You basically just do 12hr day or night shifts - what you see is dependent on who calls in on the night really - at times it can be quiet, other times its well busy. Your job ranges from taking a history/BM/BP/doing an ECG/listening to a chest --> to applying oxygen, intubating, inserting cannulae etc. At times you can end up with the difficult task of speaking with the family or breaking bad news (I didn't have to do this though I witnessed it), and at other times you can end up just observing if it is felt that you don't have enough prior clinical experience.

But it was still awesome nonetheless!

Thanks - it sounds absolutely fantastic, so exciting!

[Chloe:')]

Also, what sort of things should I know about before starting? What should I know for the interview? Any technical language? Could you tell me a list of things to swot up on as my summer starts tomorrow afternoon and I will have a fair but of free time! Thanks.