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[firecoins]

How did the Swedish Medical Center get built in CO? Shouldn't it be in Osaka like the name implies?

 

[LucidResq]

Lucidresq

Have you started your clinicals yet? I start mine in April. I am also very excited. Just wondering how yours are going.

P.S. This is actually my first post.

Yup I've done 3 clinical rotations in the ED and I sign up for ambulance rides next week. They've gone really well. I haven't had any evil preceptors and I haven't killed anyone yet. Most of my preceptors have been enthusiastic, experienced, and willing to let me try a few things.

All of the advice given so far on this post is excellent: don't be late, don't lie, ask lots of questions, show enthusiasm, and don't get in the way.

The majority of my time in clinicals has been spent taking vital signs, so it is crucial that you get comfortable doing this. Other than that I have scrubbed a burnt hand, helped change diapers and linens after a poop catastrophe, wheeled patients to CT and floors, helped irrigate eyes, hooked up o2, fetched equipment, and helped splint limbs. I also spent a good amount of time just talking to patients, which I found extremely rewarding. I basically did a loose assessment on several different patients.

If you are allowed to do so, take your break in the EMS lounge. I ate dinner there once and it was a great opportunity to chat with paramedics and EMTs that had just dropped off patients to get advice. Plus, there's free food. Just don't keep bugging them if they're trying to finish their report.

 

[BossyCow]

How did the Swedish Medical Center get built in CO? Shouldn't it be in Osaka like the name implies?

There's a Swedish Med Ctr in Seattle too. Must be a franchise.