New and Second hand bookshops in Aberdeen

**Frank E** · 18-09-2009, 07:23 PM

If you are buying books you may wish to see what you can find second hand. I've listed the new retailers as well. Please add to list if you know anywhere else.

New
Blackwells, High Street, Old Aberdeen. (the main medical school stockist, widest selection of course and specialist texts, flash cards, posters, OSCEs and self test texts. Also stock pocket tools (eg normal values rables) stethoscopes, lab coats, tourniques, budget throat illuminators etc) They had a wider range of books and diagnostic equipment when they were on the medical campus - wider range of scopes, otoscopes and opthalmoscopes.

Waterstones 2 branches in Union Street. a few shelves with recommended texts,flash cards, posters, no diagnostic eqpt.

Second Hand
The Hub, Elphinstone Road, Old Aberdeen (Run voluntarily by the Students Charities campaign. (Good choice of medical books).

????, Spital, Sunnybank, Aberdeen. (Couple of shelves of medical books)

Robert Gordon University shop, (very limited choice)

Oxfam book shop, Back Wynd, Off Union Street, Aberdeen City Centre. (A shelf of medicine books)

Books and Ends. Sandwich shop /cafe with second hand books. Some selection of medicine books in cafe area (1 shelf) and upstairs (1 shelf), mostly specialist.

Charity shops. (From time to time I've seen one or two medical books)

**Aitch** · 20-09-2009, 01:39 AM

Thank you for the post Frank... I shall be paying Blackwells a visit on Tuesday afternoon/evening. I do not think I am engaged otherwise...need a frigging labcoat too!

BTW...any recommendations regarding the OSCE revision material?

**Kensei** · 20-09-2009, 01:53 AM

On the subject of new books - don't forget about amazon (yes, I know I repeat myself here, but it usually IS cheaper than waterstones/blackwell

)

BTW, Aitch - Doms doesn't need my labcoat after all so if u (or anybody else) are interested, it's a 'regular' sized one. It's a freebie, so I'll do it on first come first served basis

**Frank E** · 20-09-2009, 06:00 AM

Is it just lab coats students have to supply themselves or are there also safety specs, safety goggles, disposable gloves for use in labs?

**Kensei** · 20-09-2009, 05:32 PM

@anatomist

so where do I get a labcoat from?

if you are regular size, then u can get it from me. Otherwise, I think they will be available at the Hub at some point (used ones - £5 or £10, Im afraid). There's no reason to buy a brand new one, since it'll get covered in formaldehyde anyways

@Frank E
Students need to have their own lab coats, own box'o'gloves, and own steths. I wouldn't worry about safety specs/goggles - u won't be in contact with any particularly irritant/explosive/infectious materials during year 1.

**Kensei** · 20-09-2009, 05:54 PM

u nick 'em off hospital wards

just kidding, of course - the anatomy department will sell 'em to your class just before you start DR sessions. Luckily, they're not expensive and will last your two years if not more.

PS - the coat is yours. I could meet u before/after any of the freshers events next week, I stay just minutes away and come to matthew hay bld for the internets anyway. PM me ur mobile no in case we have trouble finding each other in the crowd :]

**Frank E** · 20-09-2009, 05:58 PM

Some of the following Wholesalers and Retailers stock personal protective equipment. I have I included suppliers of eye and hand protection in case you have to get them too.

Disclaimer: If you are not supplied gloves and safety glasses/goggles and have to buy them, make sure they are CE marked and to the appropriate level of protection specified by the Tutors and/or Occupational Health at the medical school for general lab use, or specific task use e.g working with or exposed to phenols, formaldehyde etc. Material safety data sheets should be consulted and PPE precautions observed for any substance you are handling. I couldn't find the medical school's H&S manual only the IMS's and Estates' ones.
(main applicable standards appended)

Labcoats can be found at:

Retail
Alexandra, Union Street, Aberdeen City Centre.

Aberdeen Universtity Union shop, The Hub, Kings campus.

McKays of Queen Street, Queen St, Aberdeen Cty Centre (round corner from Marischal College)

Robert Gordon University Shop, Schoolhill

Wholesale
Aberdeen has many PPE suppliers. Arco, Greenham, RS, Wenaas have shops or trade counters with a wide range of safety specs and goggles, latex, vinyl or nitrile powdered or non powdered dispo glove range. Also emollients, barrier creams and hand care if your gloves give you gip. You don't need to be 'trade' or have an account and their trade counters are the same prices as their websites.

Arco - The UK's leading suppliers of safety equipment, workwear, safety boots and shoes, gloves and maintenance supplies
Blackness Rd
Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB12
01224 249494

Gibbs Tool Mart
271 King Street, (near Morrisons)
Aberdeen
01224 620944
www.gibbstools.co.uk
(not sure if they lave labcoats or dispo. gloves but do stock safety specs)

Welcome to Greenham [www.greenham.com]
Souterhead Road
Altens Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB12 3LF
Telephone: 01224 896998
aberdeen.sales@greenham.co.uk

James Mutch Ltd,
105 King Street,
Aberdeen AB24 5SN
01224 643452
(not sure if they have labcoats but do stock gloves, they are a janitorial supplies co.)
Round corner from Unite, Mealmarket Street.

RS Components Welcome to rswww.com
Peterseat Drive,
Altens Industrial Estate,
Altens,
Aberdeen AB12 3HT.
Tel: 08457 201 201

Wenaas UK, industrial workwear, protective clothing, PPE
Hareness Circle,
Altens Industrial Estate,
Aberdeen AB12 3LY
01224 894000
Email wenaas@wenaas.co.uk

Outside Aberdeen plenty of lab and medical supplies websites stock dispo gloves, eye protection. e.g.

Williams Medical Supplies
EVS - Emergency Vehicle Solutions :
Cole-Parmer
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Hand protection (gloves) standards.
EN374 protection against chemicals & / or micro-organisms
EN388 Mechanical protection (1-Abrasion, 2-Blade Cut, 3-Tear Resistance, 4-Puncture Resistance)
Are the main two.
EN407 Thermal Hazards
EN511 Cold
EN421 Protection against Ionising radiation
EN 455 Medical examination single use gloves. I think would be for clinical rotations and hospital / clinic should supply them.
_________________
Eye protection standards
EN166 suffixed-
Optical standard:. 1-continuos 2-intermittent 3-occasional work
Mechanical properties: A -highest energy - F lowest energy impact
Areas of Use: Liquids chem-3 large dust-4 gas/fine dust-5
Optional: Fogging /misting resistance-N Antiscratch-K
_____________________
Please add to list of suppliers if you know any. I have not checked prices.

**Frank E** · 20-09-2009, 06:03 PM

Oh forgot to mention the jar of Vicks / tiger balm / olbas oil ;-)

**Frank E** · 20-09-2009, 06:59 PM

The school should have gloves, you can purchase at a very fair price.

If however you want to get your own or in the highly unlikely event they don't have powder-free or latex free and, say, you have an allergy then some of the more affordable dispo gloves are:

Arco Website - 100 Finity Powder Free Latex Free Disposable Gloves from BM Polyco - Product 1455300 .........£6.38/100

Arco Website - 100 Finity PF30 Latex Free Disposable Gloves from BM Polyco - Product 1490600 ....£8.03/100

Arco Website - 100 Class III Disp Nitrile P/F Blue from Skytec - Product 1450600 £9.94/100

Nitrile are a little more expensive but they are less likely to 'pin-hole'.

Arco Website - 100 Finite P Nitrile Disposable Gloves Indigo from BM Polyco - Product 1455400 ..........£10.34/100

If white isn't your colour:
Arco Website - 50 N-Dex Nighthawk Nitrile Glove from Best - Product 1455800 £7.25/50 i.e. £14.40/100

(Arco site just used as comparison not a recommendation).

I've been fine when I worked in harsh environments such as at a couple of the local electroplaters with cheap ones. Well, my hands were unscathed but my face took a bit of a battering from the chemicals.