Adrenalin, stress and composure - it’s all in a day’s work for a trauma surgeon.
But how do these doctors cope with routinely operating on patients with devastating injuries? Does it ever get easy to deliver difficult news?
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Olly Mann and Dr Allan Philp; NYC May 2019
In this intimate conversation, Olly meets Dr. Allan Philp, chief trauma surgeon of Allegheny Health Network, Pennsylvania, and Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy, trauma lead surgeon for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, to discuss alleviating anxiety, performing amputations - and how both men’s military background in Afghanistan has informed their work with civilian casualties.
Olly and Shehan Hettiaratchy; St Mary’s Hospital London, Sep 2019
Elsewhere, in this month’s Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart investigates the trend for escape rooms - by designing and building his own, complete with terrifying deployment of ancient technology. Luckily, he’s roped in the services of escape room champion Sarah Dodd. Just watch out for those Party Poppers...
Meanwhile, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox advises a couple with wildly different libidos on how to get their sex schedule back on track. Along the way, she considers couple’s counselling, dirty diaries, and ‘bossy massage’.
Finally, our record of the month is ‘In Time’ by Self Esteem, solo project of former Slow Club singer Rebecca Taylor. It’s ace:
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