East Scotland: Day 0

My relationship with Scotland Intense events + experiences can foster connections flowing with many meanings and memories that shape who we are. My history with Scotland is thus worthy of being deemed a relationship as it continues to fill me with immense ambition + drive, instil me with an evolving sense of purpose + belonging, … Continue reading East Scotland: Day 0

drXabcde

NAEMT’s new 9th edition of PHTLS has altered the Primary Survey mnemonic from <C>ABC to XABC. Now the substance remains the same; it’s just a different presentation (eXsanguinating/eXternal instead of Catastrophic haemorrhage). Personally, I like it. But more importantly, I think it’s crucial and good practice to develop the habit of following a Primary Survey … Continue reading drXabcde

The Dynamics of the Child Soldier Experience

I have several problems with the use of stereotypical images of Black African boys parading AK-47s whenever the term 'Child Soldier' is used in popular discourse. There is a strong likelihood that if you were to enter this term in a search engine such media would appear, along with images of children from the Middle … Continue reading The Dynamics of the Child Soldier Experience