Education

Many of you may not have much T&O experience before, so we try to provide you as much learning opportunities as possible. We know that T&O is very specialised and it can feel overwhelming. There are however basic principles, and you will start seeing a pattern as you experience more cases.

In particular, there are a number of topics to gain knowledge of during your placement:

During oncalls, take the opportunities to learn about:

• joint aspirations

• fracture and dislocation reductions

• plastering

• XR interpretation

• FAI blocks

• trauma calls, ATLS

During wards, take the opportunities to learn about:

• post op management plans for common fractures / conditions

• XR interpretation (e.g. post op hemi / THR)

• how to assess ozzy wounds

• assessing T&O emergencies (e.g. Compartment syndrome)

• management of unwell surgical patient (Ccrisp)

During theatres, take the opportunities to learn about:

• basic AO principles for fracture fixation

• basic surgical skills (suturing, plastering)

During trauma meetings, take the opportunities to learn about:

• XR interpretation

• fracture management

We provide weekly SHO teaching sessions. These are run by the trauma registrar of the week.

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