Doctors In Training!

Had a hilarious practical tute today. They were teaching us 'injection techniques.' There was a group of nine of us, two of whom were already needle veterans. So for all intents and purposes there were seven novices. I shall include myself as a beginner as I've only ever given injections to mice.

It was all going well, only one needle stick. But then they let us practice opening the glass ampoules. These are little glass vials, that are really good for keeping drugs stable. They also have the added benefit that you have to crack the top off of them as there is no lid. Hence you can't exactly steal the morphine inside.

They are however tricky to open. This was evidenced by the two people in my tute group who managed to cut themselves while breaking the tops off. Nothing overly bad, but somewhat amusing that the most hazard part of the morning came from the package rather than the needle.

On the plus side we got to immunise some faux skin covered sponges. They were very grateful and are now fully vaccinated against saline.

Another thing on the list of things I can't wait to try on actual people!