1. Resuscitation You are asked to complete an asystole algorithm on an adult
2. Anaesthetic machine check You are asked to identify the following faults: - no spare O2 cylinder - half empty cylinder - no blanking plug in CO2 cylinder - vaporiser empty - no O ring
3. Statistics You are shown a positive skewed distribution and asked 10 questions
4. Chest X-ray You are asked 10 questions
5. Trauma You are asked about the features of tension pneumothorax
6. Hazards - examiner sitting
7. Electrical safety You are asked 15 questions on the peripheral nerve stimulator, including: - demonstrate its use - identify patterns and duration of impulse - what happens during depolarising block and non-depolarising block?
8. Agent analysis You are asked 12 questions
9. Rotameter You are shown a diagram and asked 10 questions
10. Spinal cord transaction You are asked 10 questions
11. Examination of a pregnant patient
12. Communication skills Speak to a mother whose son has suxamethonium apnoea
13. History taking station
14. History taking station
15. Base of skull You are asked questions, mainly on the trigeminal nerve
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