TSR Med Students' Society Part III

They are. I used to do that after my A Level exams. Now, people just tend to gravitate towards the nearest Spoons.

Host files, classy. I had TSR, Facebook and Reddit blocked till... 6 minutes ago.

I just realised today - ive never scrubbed up for surgery ever.

My day today:

8.25am
Surgeon->Me:"Well are you gonna scrub up then?. I'm going to need someone to assist me."
Me->Nurse: "How do I get scrubbed in?"

Someone else in the same boat as me!
However - what year are you in?

My day today:

8.25am
Surgeon->Me:"Well are you gonna scrub up then?. I'm going to need someone to assist me."
Me->Nurse: "How do I get scrubbed in?"

We did it once during year 11 (I don't know why but we visited a hospital and did the whole washing technique up to your elbows, under nails etc and then someone else put the surgical gown on us - because if you put it on yourself your gloves get contaminated (I think). Anyhow reason why I remember this is because the surgeon said we could keep the scrubs but our teacher promptly said 'no ones taking the Scrubs home') I wanted free scrubs!!

It takes like 10 minutes to get ready for surgery properly.

What do you guys do when you're sat in MDT meetings and the like? I've been in a few now at my MedSoc and I don't really do much apart from look intersted and wonder what the **** all these acronyms mean. I've sat in a general weekly child protection meeting (was really just organising check ups) and a general monthly meeting and a few others.

Obviously I speak when addressed to but that doesn't happen very often. Usually just to explain something breifly at the begining. I don't sit there like an autistic child and I do interact socially (laugh, etc) I just don't say very much at all which is odd for me, mostly because I think it would be out of place for me to say something usually.

What do you do?

I just realised today - ive never scrubbed up for surgery ever.

The first time I went into theatre I scrubbed up and held a retractor. However, that was the only time I've scrubbed up and I've been in theatre a few more times since then.

You regretting not coming to UEA yet?

You put the gloves on after you put the gown on, so there's no way it could contaminate the gloves. The only thing somebody else needs to do with the gown is hold the tag whilst you spin round so it can be tied up


I scrubbed up once in module 2 (ortho) and there wasn't really any need to scrub up when I was in plastics cause you can stand closer to the table anyway.

I was asked in the middle of a surgery, 'can you scrub in' as they needed another assistant Having never been taught I couldn't though and it wasn't the best time to be taught

I need to book my scrubbing sessions but can't until the 16th...

See ive never understood the appeal of standing for hours holding a retractor!
I dont see how you would learn anything and did you not get bored?

That would make more sense, maybe we put the gowns on after washing hands - but I remember someone else held the gown open so we could just push our hands in the sleeves bit and then they tied it on for us. But it feels like you're wearing so much, and to think of doing quite delicate surgery in all that is a bit .

Did you get involved in any of the surgery?

That would make more sense, maybe we put the gowns on after washing hands - but I remember someone else held the gown open so we could just push our hands in the sleeves bit and then they tied it on for us. But it feels like you're wearing so much, and to think of doing quite delicate surgery in all that is a bit .

Did you get involved in any of the surgery?