Medical Mavericks Visit SA!Wed, 04 Oct 2017On Thursday 14th September a group of students from Years 9 & 10 were lucky enough to take part in a Health Careers workshop ran by Medical Mavericks as part of their session 3 Medical Careers. Students were able to take part in various activities such as: Use the ultrasound machine to see inside their body Taking a digital image of the back of their eye with an iPhone retina scan Record and print an ECG from their heart Measure their lung volume with a spirometer Try key hole surgery on a training device used by surgeons Use a real needle to take fake blood from a fake arm Experience different eye diseases with the pathology goggles Take basic medical observation such as blood pressure, oxygen sats and temperatures Research further medical based careers and the qualifications required. Miss Abrams said “This was a fantastic session and all students were able to get some real hands on experience and information”