I’ve uploaded another two talks onto the ‘Presentations’ page. These are lectures I gave recently as part of the ILS Aviation Health Care Practitioner’s course at the Red Cross Air Mercy Service here in Cape Town. The should be considered introductory, and there is a lot of (verbal) content not in the presentations, but the [...]
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 [...]
The Expedition Medicine team (www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk) have put together a nice review of field management of femur fracture, written by their medical director, Dr Amy Hughes. In particular, it has a good step-by-step pictorial guide for applying the Kendrick Traction Device (KTD), one of my favourite pieces of kit. The degree of haemorrhagic compromise caused by [...]
It is to be assume d that I believe that WildMedix is providing unique, challenging and useful training. However, it is very good to get an unbiased view from the outside looking in! Gaynor Schoeman – aka “Flygirl” – won a free course as a sponsored prize in the last Overberg Paragliding Club “Gatskop” competition, [...]
I have resigned myself to the fact that I will never be a world-famous blogger. This is not due to a lack of the ability to write (well, ‘document’, perhaps, as true writing implies artistry) nor a dearth of material (the world around us is just full of quirky stuff) but rather my utter laziness. [...]
