Collapse in second stage — amniotic fluid embolism resuscitation station

Station brief

Format. Emergency resuscitation station, 12 minutes, run against a clock. You are the obstetric registrar in a labour room. The assessor runs the timeline, plays the anaesthetic registrar and feeds you new observations at fixed intervals. ^[2][4]

Candidate instruction. Lead the resuscitation of a woman who has collapsed in the second stage of labour. Verbalise every action, every drug order with its dose, every escalation trigger, and every communication with your team and the family. You will be marked on leadership behaviour as well as clinical content. ^[2][4]