Consider what happens in the first hour of a major trauma case. A patient is treated at the scene by para-medics – immediate care is given and vital signs are recorded. This continues in the ambulance or helicopter. A paramedic calls ahead to the hospital. A trauma team assembles to accept the patient, maybe reads a paper handover form, and begins their own assessment from scratch. In that “golden hour”, an extraordinary amount of data could be generated - temperature trajec

I come from investment, not medicine. Twenty years in healthcare finance teaches you to look for the gap between what a problem costs and what it would cost to solve it. When Jeremy Mauger described what he was watching happen to patients on cold, hard scoop stretchers with multiple transfers between trolleys — core temperatures dropping during transfer, clotting systems already failing by the time they reached the resuscitation room — the gap was obvious. The clinical evide

In trauma, both physical injury and physiological deterioration can impact mortality. A patient is extracted from a road traffic collision. The injury is potentially survivable. We stop the haemorrhage, secure the airway, ensure respiration and circulation are stable and then consider hypothermia. This is all in line with the MARCH protocols for trauma. By the time that patient reaches the resuscitation room, their core temperature is dangerously below 35 ℃, that is below the

How Impact Investing is bringing investors and charities into the same Innovation space Some investors are now demanding demonstrable social impact. Some charities, long accustomed to grant‑based funding cycles, are seeking new ways to ensure donor capital delivers sustainable, scalable change. Impact investing sits at the centre of this convergence. Nowhere is this more visible than in Medtech, where the alignment of financial discipline, social mission, and measurable outco

The devastating conflict in Gaza has created an unprecedented crisis in paediatric amputee care, with thousands of children requiring immediate and long-term support. Whilst the situation is heart-breaking, Jordan's innovative response to this humanitarian emergency could revolutionise how we care for child amputees globally, particularly in resource-limited settings. The Traditional Challenge of Paediatric Amputee Care For decades, prosthetic care has primarily focused on

Introduction: Bridging Gaps in Prosthetic Care Access to prosthetic care is often limited for uninsured or underinsured individuals, particularly in economically disadvantaged regions. Limbs for Life, a non-profit organization based in the United States, has adopted an innovative and sustainable approach to meet this challenge. By integrating principles of the circular economy—recycling and repurposing prosthetic components—the organization provides affordable solutions to th

The intersection of charitable healthcare and business innovation has historically been a challenging space to navigate. While the...

Introduction The prosthetics industry is at a pivotal moment of transformation. For generations, we've approached prosthetic care with a straightforward but limited mindset: create new devices, use them until they're outgrown or worn out, then dispose of them and start again. This linear approach has created significant challenges, not only in terms of environmental impact but also in making prosthetic care accessible to those who need it most. To understand how we can do b

Summary The Restoring Hope initiative in Gaza demonstrates the power of co-creation in addressing the unique challenges faced by...

How will the care needs of amputees be met differently in future? This was a question posed by Prosthetics visionaries Alan and...

In December 2023, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in the US published a report ‘ From the Ground Up: Demining Farmland and Improving Access to Fertilizer to Restore Ukraine’s Agricultural Production ’. The report highlighted the urgent need for ‘the safe and expeditious demining of Ukraine’s farmland and increasing farmers’ access to fertilizer’ recognising that this is essential not just to Ukraine’s recovery, but to food security worldwide. The report con

War wreaks havoc on societies, leaving individuals and communities struggling to come to terms with the brutalisation of their worlds. Often manifesting as post-traumatic stress, it can leave people in shock, or be triggered long after the event. In Ukraine, the need for psycho-social support far exceeds the availability of trained professionals, leading to research into ways of responding to the trauma in a way that can be scaled, across groups, communities and the country a

Amputees often face a long and unpredictable journey from stabilisation to rehabilitation. This is never more so than at the start of the...