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Organ Donation in 2020

The last few days there’s been a lot of talk about the new organ donation system coming in at the end of May. I’ve been asked by lots of people what this means and although I’m no expert I do know a bit about it which I think is worth sharing.

Firstly, the new system does not mean everyone will be forced to donate their organs.It is fair for a number of reasons to not want to donate and all…

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The Tyburn Tree Gallows, Part 2

The Tyburn Tree Gallows, Part 2

Either the day of execution for some criminals, or an M.C. Escher exhibition.

Hanging day was a riotous affair in the eighteenth century – convicted criminals and notorious ne’er do wells were held accountable for their vicious and heinous crimes (such as stealing bread) by means of a slow asphyxiation, swinging from the gibbet of the Tyburn Tree. The whole event was meant to serve as a deterrent…

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Anatomy Night School

Medicine Macabre - Anatomy Night School

To some, a gruesome, senseless conflict. To others, work experience.

During the intellectually ravenous period of the mid to late 1700’s, the study of medicine was flourishing and blooming like some strange, bloody, sticky anatomical flower, as doctors engaged themselves in the long road to true, empirical understanding of the human body. Luminaries such as my personal hero John Hunter,…

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No Body’s Perfect

The clocks have changed, the trick or treating is over and now we steadily move forward into Winter. I’ve noticed the work start to ramp up as we get busier which, yes, does mean more people are dying. I wrote a lot of posts about our busy time last year so I’ll try to make time for some other interesting things this year.

My final exam is looming too at the end of this month which means revision…

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An Adventure in Auld Reekie

An Adventure in Auld Reekie

I’ve always really liked the name Auld Reekiefor Edinburgh. I came across it first off when I played Roller Derby and heard of this Scottish team with a fantastic name. I initially assumed they had made it up and I also thought it meant it was smelly or stinky. Turns out it’s an old affectionate term for the Old Town of Edinburgh which was once upon a time covered in smoke that could be seen for…

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The History of Burke and Hare and of the Resurrectionist Times (1884)

An account of the early serial killers, Burke and Hare, and the medical demand for corpses that fueled these murders.

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Mystery Tool Number One Revealed- Rib Shears

(Apologies for the delay, this was written on Wednesday waiting on the tarmac and later during take off at Stanstead. A basic introduction to a tool we use, hopefully you will find interesting!)

I said I would write a post on tools starting with the photo at the end of my last post, then I got either another cold or my original one came back with a vengeance and now I find myself on a plane…

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Body Farms- Yep or Nope?

Would you like to see a Body Farm in the UK? It’s a simple question but one that seems to provoke either a very positive response or a rather negative one. It would seem a lot of people either don’t know what that means or have only a small idea what it would mean if one did exist. Add to that the feelings of disgust at human bodies being left outside to decompose, plus confusion about the…

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