I'm 22, and am currently enjoying my third year of medschool in the UK :D
I You can say that I'm a nerd, geek, movie/song buff, with a bit of an adrenaline junkie streak. (Roller coasters, bungee jumping, rock climbing, sky diving, anything that scares me and gives me a good rush- I'm your gal)
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Since I’ve passed paediatrics now I thought I’d share my tips on examining kids! Feel free to add any of yours.
- Engage the child first, before doing anything. If they’re wearing a spiderman t-shirt, ask about spiderman! If they’re in school uniform, ask them what their favourite subject is! Etc.
- Don’t ask ‘can I examine you’, because if they say no and you still have to do it, you lose their trust. Instead say ‘I’m going to examine you’, in a nice friendly way!
- If you have time, try to show that whatever you’re doing isn’t that scary by doing it on their teddy or parent first.
- Again try to engage them in what you’re doing. E.g. some kids will love to listen to their own heart if you let them.
- Be opportunistic. Usually there’s a fairly strict order to do an examination in, that you’ll stick to. This goes out the window a bit with paeds, because kids prefer not to cooperate with you. So if they suddenly become very quiet, swoop in there and listen to their chest!
- Do the worst thing last. For example in a respiratory/ENT exam it’s usually the throat exam that kids HATE and will start crying at. Don’t do it first and make the whole exam hell!
- And finally, distract them with something if you can
Please reblog this if you’re still an active Medblr! I’d like to follow more of you, and I feel like a lot of the big medblrs aren’t very active anymore. And say what year in med school you are and maybe country? I know some people prefer to stay mostly anonymous.
NEW FRIENDS!
PS- if I follow you it’ll show up as a-lovely-contradiction bc that’s my main blog
MS3, United States
PGY-1, US
MS4, US
PGY-1, Southern US
MS1, US. I’d use the word active loosely because school demands and gets so much of me these days…
MS4 for about another month and a half. Been quieter than usual lately due to long commutes and serious levels of anxiety but will be back up and running once I get my stress-levels down this weekend.
I’m still active, just dying inside 😐😗
OMS2 - currently dying inside as well while studying for boards 🙃
MS4 here!
MS2, 1.5 blocks away from dedicated!
Why the fuck do we end so late!?
PGY3. Real board exam in a month, real job in 4 months. O.o
