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Their wound has already been irrigated and anaesthetised with lidocaine.  \nTASKS  \n• Obtain appropriate consent from the patient  \n• Suture the laceration (use the skin pad provided), placing three interrupted sutures  \n• Provide any appropriate information/advice to the patient (you may do this whilst suturing) .  \n© Royal College of Physicians 2  \nRegistered charity no 210508  \nPhysician Associate Registration Assessment-OSCE Sample Scenarios  \nMarksheet  \n|  | Marks |\n| --- | --- |\n| Introduction |  |\n| Introduces self (full name) and role | 1 |\n| Checks patient’s name | 1 |\n| Additionally, confirms identity using hospital armband | 1 |\n| Explanation of procedure and informed consent | 3 |\n| Pre-procedure Checks |  |\n| Hand hygiene | 1 |\n| Checks and gathers all required equipment including checking expiry date on sutures | 2 |\n| Opens suture pack and needle onto paper in no-touch manner | 2 |\n| Puts on gloves | 1 |\n| Checks wound is anaesthetised BEFORE suturing (does = 2, not done = 0) | 2 |\n| Placing Sutures |  |\n| Safely mounts needle on needle holder | 1 |\n| Passes needle through both sides of the wound holding needle at 90 degrees to skin edge at appropriate distance from skin edge. Everts wound edge with forceps | 3 |\n| Ties at least one well tensioned “reef knot”: 2 x 1 x 1 throws | 2 |\n| Cuts ends of each thread leaving trail of approximately 1 cm | 1 |\n| Inserts 2nd and 3rd stitches with all knots on the same side of the wound at appropriate distance from skin edge (one point each stitch and one point for knots on same side of wound) | 3 |\n| Post Procedure Care |  |\n| Clears up and disposes of needle in sharps bin | 2 |\n| Indicates that they would apply dry dressing | 1 |\n| Enquires about tetanus and realises patient might need tetanus jab | 1 |\n| Advises:\u003Cbr>• Keep wound clean, dry and covered\u003Cbr>• Advice about signs of infection\u003Cbr>• Remove sutures 7-10 days | 3 |\n| Professionalism and Communication |  |\n| Good communication throughout procedure | 2 |\n| Demonstrates empathy and sensitivity | 2 |\n| Total | 35 |\n\nt title  \n© Royal College of Physicians 3  \nRegistered charity no 210508  \nPhysician Associate Registration Assessment-OSCE Sample Scenarios  \nScenario 2  \nCandidate Instructions  \nYou are a physician associate working in general practice.  \nRobbie Maddison, aged 2, was seen over the weekend by an out of hours doctor for poorly controlled eczema. Robbie scratched incessantly at night and in the morning several of the rashes had become open and weepy with yellow crusts over the neck and elbows.  \nRobbie’s mother, Sharon Maddison, was given a prescription for Eumovate ointment and Flucloxacillin elixir to use in addition to medication that she has at home. 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