Real People: Tom, Anaesthetic Registrar
Fidzbit : Hi Tom. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do. Tom : I am an anaesthetic registrar based in Cardiff. I enjoy lots of variety at work, and split my time between operating theatres, the emergency department, intensive care unit and labour ward. This year I have been doing a research fellowship looking at how how blood clots during childbirth and how we can manage patients who bleed more safely and effectively. F : What have you been doing during the last ten days to prepare for the coronavirus crisis? T : Preparation has two main parts. Firstly, preparing the hospital infrastructure to accommodate large numbers of infected patients, which includes identifying and equipping areas of the hospital which can be used either as isolation wards, or as additional intensive care capacity. The second part, which I have been more involved with is the training and education of staff. This includes training to safely use personal protective equipment, and ma