The last week of medical training has now been completed. This week was based around trauma. There was a good mix of people on the course and the scenarios set up by Ex+Med were as close to the real thing as we could get under the circumstances – some of them very real (earthquake aftermath [...]

We have our video cameras now and have had the privilege of having two experienced film makers taking us out into Dulwich Woods to teach us the tricks of the trade. Thanks to Shelly Nel from Ginger TV and of course Craig Langman for all the tips and advice. We’ve learnt (in the short time [...]

Ed and I completed our first weeks advanced medical training down in Hereford with the company Ex+med. A very thorough course and ideally suited to our needs. During the week we’ve learnt how to canulate for I/V drips (stick needles in each other’s veins), intra-muscular injections (stick needles in each other’s arms), suturing (stitching each [...]

Once again, many apologies for the delay in getting this up on the site, as you can imagine, things are getting a little hectic with less than two weeks to go! The party was a huge success!  With over 200 folk in attendance it turned out to be quite a ball.  However, Ed and I [...]

Time for an update…and none too soon. Firstly the Adventure Travel Show which happened recently and at which Ed and I were “guest speakers”. We arrived early to have a good scout around and get ourselves acquainted with the surroundings. Looking at the programme we could see that we were to talk in the main [...]