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Graphic full body injury caused by explosion
The 107mm rocket shell exploded about three feet from Airman Kolfage, who was thrown several feet in the air and landed against a wall of...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


Severe crush injury to the hand
This 45-year-old male sustained a severe crush injury during work!!! A crush injury occurs when mechanical force or pressure is put on a...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


Shotgun injury to the face
With something that looks like a scene from The Walking Dead, it's hard to believe that this is real... and even harder to believe that...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


Finger Degloving Injury
This young man was lucky to have a ring on, he was cleaning dead leaves from the roof when suddenly his leg slipped over the edge....
Dec 20, 20221 min read


Graphic Motorcycle Injury
This is perhaps the most graphic road traffic accident that we've ever seen. The patient's leg is quite clearly snapped in half above the...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


A thumb in a bottle!
The cause of this injury is currently unknown, but let us know in the comments how you think this thumb ended up in a glass bottle!...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


Gunshot wound to the hand
A man came to the ER room with this wound which was a result of him cleaning his gun. How do you think this injury was dealt with? Let us...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


Fishing Spear Brain Injury
16-year-old boy survived after being implanted in the head by a fishing spear. The x-ray image showed that the spear had gone all the way...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


What is a hangover?
Happy new year! I hope you celebrated the start of 2023 your way. Many people around the world today will be suffering from a sore head...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


2022 Medical Breakthroughs!
2022 has been a long and busy year. Here are some medical breakthroughs and phenomena you might not have heard of that shook the world of...
Dec 20, 20222 min read


Histology Spotlight - Vision
Welcome to the wonderful world of histology. Histology is how we study the human body on a cellular level. We are continuing with our...
Dec 19, 20222 min read


The Death of Marilyn Munroe - Suspicious or Suicide?
This week we are going to investigate the celebrity death of Norma Jeane Mortenson, more commonly known as Marilyn Monroe. This famous...
Dec 19, 20222 min read


A tumour with a tooth! (and hair and bone!)
Something that is so ghastly it shouldn’t be real! A teratoma is a type of germ cell tumour. It can contain human tissue such as teeth,...
Dec 19, 20221 min read


Something worse than chapped lips...
You think chapped lips are bad? Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare and serious skin disorder. It begins with a reaction to a medication,...
Dec 19, 20221 min read


How to have fun at Christmas - Anatomy style!
It’s nearly Christmas!! At this time of year, we see ourselves playing a lot more games and trying our best to tell jokes to maintain the...
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Death by cold water shock. What happens?
The biggest danger is inhaling water and drowning, even if the water is flat, calm and you know how to swim. Cold Water Shock causes an...
Dec 12, 20223 min read


What are you going to do with your remains?
You don’t really have a say about what happens to you when you pass away so people like to have their final wishes planned out. Would you...
Dec 12, 20222 min read


Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressive (FOP)
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressive (FOP) is a very rare genetic connective tissue disorder. It is also known as stone man syndrome....
Dec 12, 20222 min read


Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
In the lead-up to Christmas, we are going to be inundated with movie choices. Perhaps a childhood classic like Alice in Wonderland. But...
Dec 9, 20222 min read


Histology Spotlight - Balance
Welcome to the wonderful world of histology. Histology is how we study the body on a cellular level. Last week we got an insight into the...
Dec 8, 20221 min read
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