Station - Instructions for candidate
You are a fourth-year medical student on placement at a general practice in Kalamunda.
Ben Hooper, a 40-year-old landscaper, has come in four days after a visit to the Emergency Department for a severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting. He was discharged with an adrenaline autoinjector and told to see his GP. He has brought the device and the discharge letter.
Your tasks are to:
- Take a focused history.
- Counsel Mr Hooper about his adrenaline autoinjector.
- Discuss your management plan with Mr Hooper.
- A trainer autoinjector device is available for demonstration.
- You do NOT need to examine the patient.
- You do NOT need to summarise your findings to the examiner.
This is a 10-minute station, with 2 minutes of reading time.