Monthly Archives: March 2011
Photography page, Antarctica images and a new development
I’ve been meaning for a very long time to upload some decent galleries of my photographs to this blog, for the reader’s general enjoyment. You’ll have noted the occasional random image post in the past. To this end, I’ve begun experimenting with a gallery plugin, accessed via the “Photography” page (above, or click the link). [...]
GFJH Emergency Unit features on FastLane blog…
Great to see our little hospital featured on this popular EM blog – well done, guys. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2011/03/gf-jooste-hospital-experience/ It’s worth a read even if just for the background about how and where we work
Locum MO position on Tristan da Cunha
An interesting position has emerged – Tristan da Cunha Island is looking for a locum medical officer for a limited period of time. See the info below: “The usual contract is 12-24 months. There is however now an unusual opportunity. They are struggling to find a replacement doctor. So much so that they may be [...]
Wedding photos
Still haven’t uploaded a proper ablum of wedding photos to the blog, but you can see them on FaceBook by following the links below… Album 1 – The Bride Album 2 – Ceremony on the beach Album 3 – Family and Entourage Photos Album 4 – Couple Photos Album 5 – Reception at Arabella
C-MAC Self-laryngoscopy
Today, we acquired a new toy… uh, I mean tool on loan at work. It’s a Storz C-MAC video laryngoscope. (If that doesn’t mean anything to you, you’re allowed not be be excited and stop reading now. Still here? OK – it’s a thingymegummy for looking down the throat for putting in a breathing tube [...]
Powered Hang Gliding
Let me see, the short story: Even though I have been paragliding for quite some time, I did a hang-gliding course back in 2009 because, well, it looked like fun and I had always wanted to try it. This year my instructor posted some pictures of his newest creation – a super-light-weight powered hang-glider (PHG) [...]
