Do medical students receive training in correct use of personal protective equipment?

Background: Healthcare personnel often use incorrect technique for donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that medical students receive insufficient training on correct methods for donning and doffing PPE.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of medical students on clinical rotations at two teaching hospitals to determine the type of training they received in PPE technique.

Metronidazole induced cerebellar ataxia.

Metronidazole is a widely used antimicrobial usually prescribed by many specialist doctors for a short duration of 10-15 days. Prolonged use of metronidazole is rare. The present case is of a patient who used the drug for 4 months and developed peripheral neuropathy, convulsions, and cerebellar ataxia.