Groin Hernias: When Anatomy, Gravity, and Bad Luck Collide
The groin: small region, big problems Few areas of the body punch above their weight like the groin. It’s a crossroad of vessels, nerves, muscles, and … Read more
Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernias: When the Gut Decides to Step Outside
The great escape… The abdominal wall is a masterpiece of engineering, layers of muscle, fascia, and peritoneum that hold back the constant pressure of life: … Read more
The Most Important Resource: The People Beside You
There comes a moment in every career, sometimes early, sometimes far too late, when you realise that the most vital resource you will ever possess … Read more
Large Bowel Obstruction: When the Colon Says “Absolutely Not”
The day the colon stops cooperating If small bowel obstruction is the frantic traffic jam of the gut, large bowel obstruction is the motorway shutdown, slower to … Read more
Three Worlds, One Team: Preparing for Contingency, Humanitarian, and Kinetic Deployments
There is a quiet truth that every experienced deployable clinician eventually comes to understand: we do not train for one type of world, but for … Read more
“When the Bowel Hits a Dead End: A Night on Call With Small Bowel Obstruction”
It always starts with a sound… A low, hollow gurgling echo drifting across the ward. If you’ve been a surgeon long enough, you learn to … Read more
From Frontline to Killzone: How Modern Warfare Has Erased the Middle Ground
Because the battlefield has changed, and pretending otherwise gets people killed. The Frontline We Used to Know There was a time, and it’s not ancient … Read more
The Calm in the Storm: What Trauma Really Demands of You
Because when everything is falling apart, someone has to hold the centre. Trauma Is Noise – Deafening, Unforgiving Noise Alarms blaring. Monitors screaming. People rushing. … Read more
Keeping a Level Head: Lessons I Learnt the Long, Hard Way
If I’m honest, controlling my temper was never something that came naturally. Not at the beginning. Not even halfway through my career. It has taken … Read more
Doing the Right Thing vs Doing Things Right
Because perfection without purpose is just noise. The Subtle Difference That Changes Everything It sounds like wordplay, doesn’t it?Doing things right versus doing the right thing.But in trauma, … Read more