Next was the really fun part – casting! Briana put on my short leg cast (of course it had to be pink!) and I put a short arm cast on her. There are 3 layers to the cast: 1) stockinette 2) padding 3) fiberglass. Once you get the fiberglass roll wet, you have to be quick to apply it because that stuff hardens pretty quickly!
Next came the scary part… the saw!!!! I don’t know what it is, but something about loud machinery with a blade coming next to my skin freaks me out a little bit. If you just barely place the saw over your skin, it won’t cut into you. However, if you apply too much pressure when you’re trying to remove the cast, your skin could overheat and you might be left with a tiny little burn mark (yikes!). Luckily, Jeff was pretty good with the saw and left me wound-less!
These labs are fun because they give us a break from the classroom and let us get hands-on with each other to learn important clinical skills. Only 1.5 months until I’ll be on my first rotation… can’t wait to use my skills on real live patients!!
Think of how prepared you'll be when you're a mom and your kid accidentally falls and breaks something – mama to the rescue in more ways than one!! 🙂
Girlfriend, I'm not going to lie… this all looks pretty fun!! Too funny how y'all are walking around in casts, ha!!
Love the ortho tip of the day! Hahah!! You look like you are having so much fun! Love it!
You totally would have a pink cast!
haha love that its pink and you are the cutest I've ever seen!
Hands on classes are always the best! They are fun, educational AND time seems to fly faster!
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Cute photos! Looks like such a fun day/class! Love hands on days!
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Looks like so much fun! Glad you shared it with all of us! 🙂
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I am loving it!! Will be back later to read some more.this is work is tremendous. Thanks.
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