Prosthetics Roadshow 10

St George’s Student Mentors

Challenging & rewarding

career

BUT, spend longer as a student with more pressure

Work as part of a team

Make a difference to people’s lives

Learn how the body and mind works

• A & E

• General Practice

• Surgery

• Paediatrics

• Obstetrics and

Gynaecology

Can you think of anymore?

• Anaesthetics

• General Practice

• Ophthalmology

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• Paediatrics

• Medicine •Pathology

•Psychiatry

•Radiology•Surgery

•Child & Adolescent Psychiatry•Forensic Psychiatry•General Psychiatry•Learning Disability•Old Age Psychiatry•Psychotherapy

•Clinical Oncology•Clinical Radiology

• Chemical Pathology• Clinical Cytogenetics &

Molecular Genetics• Haematology• Histopathology• Immunology• Medical Microbiology &

Virology

• Accident and emergency• Allergy• Audiological medicine• Cardiology• Clinical genetics• Clinical pharmacology &

therapeutics• Dermatology• Endocrinology & Diabetes

Mellitus• Gastroenterology• Internal Medicine• Genito-urinary medicine• Geriatric• Infectious Diseases• Medical Oncology

• Neurology• Neurophysiology• Nuclear Medicine• Occupational Medicine• Paediatric Cardiology• Palliative Medicine• Pharmaceutical Medicine• Public Health Medicine• Rehabilitation• Renal Medicine• Respiratory Medicine• Rheumatology• Medical Ophthalmology• Ophthalmology

•Cardiothoracic Surgery•Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery•Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery•General Surgery•Neurosurgery•Orthopaedic & Trauma•Paediatric Surgery•Plastic Surgery •Prosthetics•Urology

“The branch of medicine or surgery that deals with the production and application of artificial body parts”

So a prosthesis is…?

Can you see the prosthesis?

Prosthetic lower limb

Yep, you guessed it. It’s the artificial body part.

• Injury• Infection• Amputation• Congenital

• Aesthetics

• Functionality

• Completeness

May not want one…

Lets take making a prosthetic finger as an example…

Make a cast of the finger using alginate

Hot wax is poured into the mold

Wax is swirled aroundso it sticks to the

mold

Excess wax is tippedout and wax left

to dry

Alginate cut awayleaving the wax

prosthesis

The finger is colouredand ‘accessorised’

Step 1: Mix 2 scoops of alginate with 40ml water to make a paste – like toothpaste

Step 2: Using the spatula spread the paste into your tube, starting at the lip end

Step 3: Slowly slide in your chosen finger – don’t touch the sides!

Now wait!

Step 4: When the alginate is dry, hold the tube and wiggle your finger to release it

Step 5: Scrape any remaining alginate out of your bowl and into the bin!

Step 6: Mix 2 scoops of plaster of paris with 20ml water to make a liquid – like thick cream

Step 7: Pinch the sides of your bowl and pour the plaster into the mold. Make sure that the plaster is only touching alginate – not your tube.

Step 8: Gently tap the tube on the table to remove air bubbles

Now wait!

Q1: Why are his eyes covered? Q2: What are those black dots?

Prosthetic ear! What do you think?

WARNING!

You need an average of grade A @ GCSE incl. Maths, English

& Dual award Science

You need an average of grade A @ GCSE incl. Maths, English

& Dual award Science

You’ll need 3 A level subjects and 1 ASYou’ll need 3 A level subjects and 1 AS

UKCAT entrance examinations (Complete the year you apply)

Visit www.ukcat.ac.uk

UKCAT entrance examinations (Complete the year you apply)

Visit www.ukcat.ac.uk

Grades?! Get yourselves some good A levels

AAAb

Grades?! Get yourselves some good A levels

AAAb

Even more details……..

Go to: www.sgul.ac.uk or contact us at enquiries@sgul.ac.uk

Even more details……..

Go to: www.sgul.ac.uk or contact us at enquiries@sgul.ac.uk

with either chemistry ± biology to A level and the other at least to AS level

with either chemistry ± biology to A level and the other at least to AS level

START

With GCSE English grade BWith GCSE English grade B

General Studies /

Key Skills not

included

St George’s Adjusted Criteria Scheme – see our website to see

if you would qualify

St George’s Adjusted Criteria Scheme – see our website to see

if you would qualify

Step 9: When the plaster is dry you can push the whole thing out of the tube.

Step 10: Slowly, starting at the base of your finger, peel away the alginate to reveal your prosthetic finger

Step 10: Take it home and accessorise it!