CASE 001
π 2:17 AM
Your phone rings.
A 24-year-old male has been brought to the Emergency Department following a motorcycle accident.
The casualty medical officer sounds concerned.
You grab your stethoscope and walk downstairs.
The patient is awake.
Alert.
Complaining of severe pain in his right leg.
Initial assessment reveals:
β’ Closed injury
β’ Marked swelling of the leg
β’ Unable to bear weight
β’ No obvious injuries elsewhere
X-rays have already been performed.
You are handed the films.
Tomorrow, your first decision will determine whether this patientβs limb is saved.
π¨ββοΈ What would be the FIRST thing you do after reaching the patient?
Donβt answer yet.
Question 1 drops tomorrow.
Welcome to the Orthopaedic OSCE Simulator.
Think like a resident.
Act like a surgeon.
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β Dr Arnav Kadian
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