Islam Mohammedamin Abubaker Alirida

• Assessing and prioritizing patients based on urgency to handle large number of patients waiting for treatment.
• Taking control of emergency medical situations to reduce patient risk and achieve stable conditions.
• Evaluating patients, obtaining medical history and performing physical examinations to develop differential diagnoses.
• Interpreting laboratory results and diagnostic tests to diagnose medical conditions.
• Explaining treatments and patient status to relatives, demonstrating empathy, tact and discretion.

Worked in the different emergency rooms (Resuscitation, High Dependency Unit, Hot Areas, Asthma room, Trauma room and the Cold Clinic as well):

• Resuscitation Room (A): ACLS Algorithm, taking ABG samples, putting the patients in monitor, dealing with all emergencies such as convulsions, active bleedings, loss of consciousness, DKA, chest pain, hypoglycemia, arrhythmias, CPR, confirmation of death and many others.
• High Dependency Unit Room (B): Admitting all the patients who need monitoring & close follow up e.g. STEMI, Emergency HTN, Intracerebral, Subdural & Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Status Epilepticus, Status Asthmaticus, Electrolytes disturbances and many others.
• Hot Areas (C1 & C2): Admitting all the patients who have been classified to stay in hot areas such as CVA, Malaria, Hypotension, Hyperglycemia, Febrile conditions, Chest pain, Organ Failure, Urine retention, Abscess, Infected wounds, Acute abdomen and many others. Also inserting NG tube, urinary catheterization, I.V cannulation and administering all routes of syringes.
• Trauma Room: Dealing with the different types of traumas and Road Traffic Accident victims.

• Treated the different types of medical conditions and generated referrals for patients in need of specialised care and completed paperwork to facilitate seamless transfers.
• Educated patients on treatment options for various illnesses.
• Consulted with patients to address ongoing care or to adjust treatment planning to suit progress.
• Delivered immunisations in accordance with local and national standards for care.
• Educated patients and community members about disease prevention and general wellness to boost awareness of public health issues.

• General Surgery shift.
• During the shift, I had learned and obtained experience on how to deal with acute abdomen, management of traumatic patients, preoperative & postoperative management, theatre etiquette & participated in many emergency & elective operations as an assistant. I can do some emergency operations under supervision like appendectomy, opening & closing of Laparotomy. I had also prepared many emergency & elective operation lists.
• Organization of unit activities: during this period, I had been positioned as a senior house officer and I took the leadership of the entire unit academic activities, also prepared and presented several tutorials.

• Internal Medicine Shift.
• I dealt with emergencies & life-threatening conditions, managing chronic diseases & many medical procedures e.g. paracentesis & pleural tap. I had also participated by an idea to reach the clinical diagnosis and in transferring the patients by ambulance to other hospitals for imaging such as CT-Brain, Chest, Abdomen, CT-PA, ECHO and many others.
• Organization of unit activities: during this period, I had been positioned as a senior house officer and I took the leadership of the entire unit academic activities, also prepared and presented several tutorials.

• Paediatrics Shift.
• I acquired experience on how to deal with paediatric emergencies, appropriate calculation of paediatric doses & many minor procedures like interosseous cannulation, LP & IV cannulation.
• Organization of unit activities: during this period, I had been positioned as a senior house officer and I took the leadership of the entire unit academic activities, also prepared and presented several tutorials.

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology Shift.
• During the shift, I gained experience on how to deal with normal & abnormal labour and its complications. I had been participated as an assistant & sometimes as an operator in many C/S, obstetrical & Gynaecological operations.
• Organization of unit activities: during this period, I had been positioned as a senior house officer and I took the leadership of the entire unit academic activities, also prepared and presented several tutorials.