Today I switched over to the
maternity ward (better known to me as OB/GYN). Admittedly it was kind of a slow
day. Today I also met another British student named Caroline (which is proving
to be a huge source of confusion for the
staff on the wards because they already think we look alike – which we don’t at
all because Caroline is super pale and actually looks British… and I don’t.)
Apparently, all white people look alike… or so I’m told. We did 1 c-section
that was a repeat c-section because of previous cephalopelvic disproportion,
but I think I got the most out of seeing how things are similar and different
in an operative setting. Caroline was first-assist for this one and I expect
that I will get a chance to be later on in the week.
Almost nothing in the OR here is
disposable. Just about everything is intended to be washed, re-sterilized and
used again including surgical gowns which is very different than what I’m used
to. I mean almost everything in the ORs in the US is disposable. There are
consequently huge piles of trash at the end of each case, but I do feel safe
and know that everything is sterile as it is coming out of a package that has
never been opened before. Here, the surgical packs do have the autoclave tape
indicating that they are, in fact sterile, but the gray color of the blankets
and the multiple scraps of autoclave tape from previous cases makes me question
how clean the autoclave really gets things. But then again, TIA.
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