I distinctly remember playing 'Doctor" when I was a kiddlet. I'd hook up my patients - willing or otherwise - to home-made IV poles and bandage up all their injuries. My IV's were Ziploc bags filled with water, and my bandages were scrap sections of fabric from Mom's craft projects. My folks had given me a 'Doctors Kit' that was my
favorite toy: a little black Doctor's case with a pint-sized stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, etc. From then on, I was set! My diagnoses would include broken bones, bleeding organs, or some gruesome condition my mind could make up. And finally, if my patients were fortunate enough to recover, I would give them a crutch - aka: my horse-head-on-a-stick. The poor pony's head was filled with enough stuffing to support anyone in need of assistance.
Fast forward 15+ years: life isn't that different! We are given 'Lab Kits' to use in the lab then take home and practice with - that's where my needle in the previous post came from! So far my 'grown up' collection of 'Doctor' tools include: IV bags & tubing, needles, syringes, ampules, stethoscope, REAL wound dressings, saline solution, and so on.
Being in lab is like being a kid in a candy store. Enough said!
D.
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I remember lab time and everything was fun to learn, and the lab instructors were great. However, that is unless the lecture instructors were there, then I was nervous.
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