0:00:22 > 0:00:24He's Dr Chris.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29He's Dr Zand, and yes, we're twins.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Do you know how brilliant your body really is?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I'm getting better.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Well, we're going to show you.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Oh, there you go.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41In this series we'll be pushing our bodies to their limits.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Hello.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45By doing extraordinary experiments on each other.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- You look really funny. - You look funny.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49To uncover what goes on inside.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Eaggh! That just came out of my ear.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53And out.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Wow, that's amazing.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56From the bizarre...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Could we get a sample of your snot?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- LAUGHTER - ..to the incredible.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01So now I'm seeing things.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04It's time to find out what you're made of.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Chris? Chris...? Chris...?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Coming up today on Operation Ouch!...
0:01:11 > 0:01:12SIREN WAILS
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I'm on an emergency mission.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19There isn't any time to lose, we've got
0:01:19 > 0:01:22to get the blood where it's needed as quickly as possible.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26This guy reveals an amazing body skill.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27SLAPPING
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And find out what happens when you puke....
0:01:30 > 0:01:31LAUGHTER
0:01:31 > 0:01:32But first...
0:01:36 > 0:01:39At Sheffield Children's Hospital someone has turned up after
0:01:39 > 0:01:40a big accident.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Let's see them get fixed.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45In the emergency department
0:01:45 > 0:01:4712-year-old Henry's come in with his dad.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Someone looks fed up.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54I can't walk, it really hurts on my bottom.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58So, we'd better get to the, er, bottom of this one.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Henry and his best friend Barnaby were mountain biking on some
0:02:01 > 0:02:03very steep trails.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Henry was in front and really flying, doing nose wheelies,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10pot wheelies, bunny hops and drop-offs.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Suddenly he found himself going really, really fast. Too fast.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20He came to a jump and got some properly big air.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23As he was flying he saw a gnarly tree looming up ahead.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27"Oh, no!", Henry thought, "I'm going to crash right into it."
0:02:27 > 0:02:29But he saved himself by bailing in mid air.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Henry pushed his bike one way and launched himself the other way,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36then he landed Superman-style, right on his front.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Ouch, he's got some of the best scrapes I've ever seen.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I'll be all right, I've just not got to panic.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Correct. There's no need.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Here's Dr Chris Young.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48What's been going on?
0:02:48 > 0:02:54I was mountain biking and jumped off my bike, like a Superman pose.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Get him a cape, Dad.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Which wasn't very clever.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Right, OK. Interesting.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I bet Dr Young's never treated a superhero.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03What's first then, Doc?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05First concern would be his neck,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07which he's moving around quite comfortably.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09He doesn't have any signs of head injury,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11correctly was wearing his helmet, thankfully.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Well said, Doc.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14At one point, in my spine it hurts quite a lot now.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Yeah, so down in the middle, sort of down there?- Hmm.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18OK, that's fine. OK.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Henry's now sent for an X-ray to check for possible bone damage.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Dad spots something straightaway.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27DAD: There's a nice picture of your inside here, Henry. Did you have
0:03:27 > 0:03:29spaghetti Bolognese for lunch?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Garlic bread, a side salad with balsamic drizzle? Yum.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Look out, the doc's checking the X-rays.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38This all looks nice and straight, the gaps in-between look OK.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41There's no obvious fracture there as well.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Ah, so that's what he was checking, not Henry's lunch.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47At the moment I'm not seeing anything that's concerning me.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49So, Dr Young is happy so far.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Although Henry's bones seem fine, there seems to be another problem.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55That's a lot...well, a bit strange.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57A bit strange, but it's not sore?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Ow. - Actually, it is sore.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03I'm concerned about just how tender he is so watch this space.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Could it turn out to be serious?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Join us later and see what happens.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14And now to our lab. Whoa!
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Where we do incredible experiments.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Oh, looks disgusting.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21To show you how your body works.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25So watch this. Just don't try anything you see here at home.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Vomit. What makes our bodies do it, and why?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Well, we're doctors and we can tell you.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- Can I get it now? - Hang on.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Being sick's your body's mechanism for getting rid of stuff it
0:04:38 > 0:04:39doesn't want,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42often because there's a bad bacteria or virus in your stomach.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45So that's the simple answer to why we puke, although it's a bit
0:04:45 > 0:04:47more complicated.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Now, can I get it? - Hang on.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51But what's vomit actually made of?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54And what goes on inside our bodies to prepare us
0:04:54 > 0:04:55for this massive event?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Now can I get it?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Oh, go on then. Let's see Chris's lunch.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08This...is my sick.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Urgh, Chris, that's awful.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Don't worry, I'm not ill. - There is still food in there.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19That's because when you're sick from your stomach, it's not choosy, you
0:05:19 > 0:05:23bring up everything to try and get rid of that bad bacteria or virus.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26So, what your stomach ejects is all the food and drink you've
0:05:26 > 0:05:29taken in, in one go.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32But, there is another ingredient in vomit.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Now, Zand, I want you to close your eyes
0:05:34 > 0:05:37and imagine you're in a really posh Italian restaurant.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43- Now, don't you think my vomit smells a bit like...- Cheese?- And that's
0:05:43 > 0:05:48because when food is broken down in your stomach, it makes butyric acid.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51The acid is produced by bacteria as it eats away at your food.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55And the same bacterial process occurs as cheese ages.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Which is why all the cheeses like Parmesan smell a little
0:05:58 > 0:06:00bit like vomit.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Just as well Chris hadn't been eating Parmesan or his vomit
0:06:03 > 0:06:05would smell much worse.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Enough already.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Now, I've got something even better than a tub of my own vomit.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Apart from it being really unpleasant when you're sick,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16there are real dangers of your vomit spreading a virus, and it can
0:06:16 > 0:06:21lead to an epidemic - just like the winter vomiting bug, norovirus.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23But how can vomit spread viruses?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25This is Larry. He's a robot.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29And he's not just any old robot, he's a vomiting robot.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Larry's been specially designed to show us how the
0:06:31 > 0:06:34virus can spread to other people when we vomit.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36So, I've given Larry a big drink
0:06:36 > 0:06:39and he's going to vomit into this container.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42If he's ill, shouldn't he just stick to dry toast or something?
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Zand... Ready to puke in three, two, one...
0:06:50 > 0:06:51LAUGHTER
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- That was really powerful. - It's amazing.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00That might look like a much more powerful puke than a human
0:07:00 > 0:07:03would do, but in fact, there are things like norovirus that do
0:07:03 > 0:07:05make you projectile vomit.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07It's lucky we had such a big container, I think
0:07:07 > 0:07:08we've caught it all.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Well, we can check that, Zand,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13cos I've put a fluorescent dye in the liquid that I made Larry drink.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Do you think that's what made him sick?
0:07:16 > 0:07:21Hmm...no, I think turning the knob made him sick. He's a robot, Zand.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23So I'm going to go and turn on the ultraviolet lights, and we'll
0:07:23 > 0:07:26see if any of the splashes of vomit escaped.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31So, there's loads in the container, you can see it really well, but
0:07:31 > 0:07:34if you look outside the container, see how much there is here.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Yeah, there's loads.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37And then over here where I am there's even more,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39these are big, big drops.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Some of them are more than 2m away from Larry.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Look, Zand, it's even on you.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Oh, yeah, it's all over me.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48It's just amazing how much mess he's made.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Well, this is exactly why Larry was invented,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54to show just how far the drops of vomit can spread.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57And remember, each one of these splashes has enough
0:07:57 > 0:07:59virus in it to make you seriously ill.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02So remember, if you're being sick yourself,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04or you're looking after someone who's sick,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08it's really important to wash the whole area really carefully, and
0:08:08 > 0:08:12wash your hands with soap and water to stop spreading the virus on.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15But it's not all bad news, vomiting can sometimes
0:08:15 > 0:08:18be your way of getting rid of things that are harmful.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21This never would've happened if we'd just given him dry toast.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31The park. You can play on the swings.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Woo!
0:08:34 > 0:08:37You can go on the climbing frame.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo!
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Or you could just... roll around on the grass?
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Wheee!
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Everyone loves the park.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Whoa! Whoa!
0:08:49 > 0:08:51But it's a place of danger.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55You could fall off a swing.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00You could leap off a climbing frame and sprain your ankle.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Or you could accidentally roll in some dog poo. Nasty.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05SQUELCH
0:09:05 > 0:09:07And that's why I've decided to take it easy on this park bench,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10where nothing could possibly go wrong.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Ahh! I don't believe it, I've got a splinter!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Ooh, a minor injury.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21MOCK DRAMATIC MUSIC
0:09:21 > 0:09:25So what should you do if you get a splinter in your hand?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Do you...?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31to crawl all over your hand and drag the splinter out?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35..and ask an adult to remove it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41..but never use that hand again for the rest of your life?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48The answer is B.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Do you always keep a first aid kit with you, Zand?
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Chris, of course I do, I'm a doctor.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01So, to treat a splinter
0:10:01 > 0:10:02wash the area...
0:10:05 > 0:10:07..get an adult to remove the splinter with
0:10:07 > 0:10:09a pair of tweezers.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Then, wash the area again.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17And then put a plaster on it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21There you go, Chris, you're good to go.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Thanks, Zand, that's much better.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Right, I'll race you to the climbing frame.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29SQUELCH
0:10:31 > 0:10:34So, to treat a splinter you should wash the area, get an adult
0:10:34 > 0:10:38to remove it with a pair of tweezers, wash it again and
0:10:38 > 0:10:39put a plaster on it.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47We've got some incredible body tricks for you to try out.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Want to fool your mates into thinking you have amazing magical
0:10:50 > 0:10:54powers and can levitate off the ground? Then take a look at this.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58So, for this trick I'm going to show you how to fly, just a little bit.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Now, what I need is your help.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I'm going to be using real magic, but the louder you scream,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05the easier it is for me, OK? So, I need a bit of encouragement.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I'm going to go over here, I'm going to turn my back to you,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10and then you've got to start cheering when Chris says go,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- all right, Chris?- OK.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Three, two, one. - Come on, Zand! Come on, Zandy!
0:11:17 > 0:11:18Fly!
0:11:18 > 0:11:19CHEERING
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Fly! That is really good, actually.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It's tiring doing all this flying.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26So, who thinks they know how I did it?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30You stood on your toes and lifted this foot up.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32That's pretty good actually, that's about right.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34So what I'm doing is I'm standing on one foot,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37on the balls of the foot and lifting up the other one.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39The most important bit is to position yourself
0:11:39 > 0:11:41so the other person can't see your other foot, so you've
0:11:41 > 0:11:45actually got to be quite far away from people when you do the trick.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Who wants to have a go?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50So, with this trick you need to make sure you give yourself a bit
0:11:50 > 0:11:53of distance from you and your audience.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55With your back slightly turned to them, put your feet together
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and balance all your weight onto just one foot.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01From that angle, to your amazed audience, it looks as if
0:12:01 > 0:12:03you're hovering above the ground.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It's tricky but worth the practice to impress your mates.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11How's that look? Does it look like he's levitating?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12No.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15No, he's not using real magic, that's the problem.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17LAUGHTER
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Your body is brilliant, it can even repair itself if you get injured.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27As this next boy will show you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31# If there's a bone to break he'll break it
0:12:31 > 0:12:33# If there's a knee to graze he'll graze it
0:12:33 > 0:12:36# If there's an ankle to sprain he'll sprain it
0:12:36 > 0:12:38# He's the unluckiest kid. #
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Oh, another accident. He really is unlucky.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48If you cut your skin, lots of tiny blood vessels tear and bleed.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52But straight to the rescue are an army of platelets.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55They stick together like glue. This is called clotting, and it
0:12:55 > 0:12:58makes a plug to stop the bleeding.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Then a protein called fibrin holds everything together with
0:13:01 > 0:13:03fibres, a bit like scaffolding.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07The clot dries out and goes hard, forming a scab to keep
0:13:07 > 0:13:09bacteria out like a bouncer.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11"Sorry, mate, you're not on the list."
0:13:12 > 0:13:16New skin cells start to gather. Meanwhile, the heavyweights -
0:13:16 > 0:13:20infection-fighting white blood cells - constantly patrol the
0:13:20 > 0:13:23area, fighting infection.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Your new skin starts connecting to your nervous system, and it
0:13:26 > 0:13:29gets all itchy because your skin knows there's something there
0:13:29 > 0:13:31you need to get rid of.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34But don't pick it, wait for your scab to fall off.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Oh, dear.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40# He's the unluckiest kid. #
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Earlier, Henry had to take a trip to Accident and Emergency.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Let's see how he's getting on.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Back in Sheffield Henry's had a bad fall and is in a lot of pain.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Henry and his best friend Barnaby were mounting biking on some
0:13:54 > 0:13:55very steep trails.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01Henry did a huge jump and got some properly big air, but he
0:14:01 > 0:14:04found himself heading straight for a tree, so he bailed from his
0:14:04 > 0:14:07bike and landed Superman-style on the ground.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Ouch.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Accident and Emergency doctor Chris is now calling in a specialist
0:14:13 > 0:14:15surgeon to check Henry out.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Meet Giampiero Soccorso.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23He is a specialist, and he's checking out
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Henry's internal organs.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Ow, that hurts, that hurts quite a lot.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Well, we need to do a special investigation, a CT scan,
0:14:30 > 0:14:31on his abdomen.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34So, this time it's not a simple X-ray. The doctors are worried
0:14:34 > 0:14:38about Henry's internal organs and need to take a closer look.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43A CT scanner is a special kind of X-ray machine.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Several X-rays are sent at the same time from different angles.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50This allows more detailed images to be seen of Henry's sore tum.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Dr Giampiero is soon checking out the results.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58As you can see here this is the CT scan and everything looks fine.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Just a haematoma.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03A haematoma is a bruise, and that's why Henry was in pain.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Nothing serious. - Good results.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I can move now, whereas, before, I was sort of suspended.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15I want to go home and see my brothers and the dogs.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18OK, Henry, take care on your mountain bike. Bye.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Bye.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Still to come...what's going on here?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27This is what I'd normally do.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Grandad gets the finger of blame pointed at him, and I'm a
0:15:31 > 0:15:32blood night rider.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35And it's very important life-saving work, but it is good fun.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Did you know that when you're born you don't have any kneecaps?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43They don't form until you're three years old.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Wow, that's amazing! And so is this...
0:15:48 > 0:15:49An ordinary gym...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54..with ordinary people getting fit.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57This chap seems to be limbering himself up.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Whoa! Did you see that?
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Oh, no.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03This is no ordinary man, Zand.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- You can say that again. - This is no ordinary...
0:16:06 > 0:16:07VINYL SCRATCHES
0:16:07 > 0:16:09I didn't really mean it, Chris.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14Meet Vitaly, also known as The Twister, and he has an amazing body.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Oh. Don't try any of these moves yourselves or you could end
0:16:17 > 0:16:20up being stuck in this position, or with a sprain.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Er, I'm not sure how useful that is, but it's very impressive.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28So, what makes Vitaly's amazing body able to do this?
0:16:30 > 0:16:36Surrounding our joints are ligaments, tendons and muscles,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38all with a protein called collagen in them.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42And they keep our bones in place like tight rubber bands.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44His bands aren't tight.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Definitely not, because Vitaly has weaker collagen in these
0:16:47 > 0:16:50tissues, which means his joints aren't held in place as
0:16:50 > 0:16:53securely as normal, so his bones pop in and out of their sockets easily
0:16:53 > 0:16:58and allow his limbs an unusually large range of movement.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01And his favourite move is the shoulder dislocation, which
0:17:01 > 0:17:06he can do over and over again, as many times as he likes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10He's the ultimate body popper. Now, that's amazing.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Your body can need mending in all sorts of ways, and we're
0:17:20 > 0:17:23going to meet some special teams that are trained to fix you.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Today's fix is all about blood.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Some people are missing proteins in their blood that make it
0:17:31 > 0:17:34clot, which can make them bleed for longer.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37If they get a knock they can bruise easily, and can bleed inside
0:17:37 > 0:17:40joints too, where it can be very painful.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Conditions like this where the blood doesn't clot as easily are called
0:17:44 > 0:17:47haemophilia, and with the right medication, they can be treated.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Meet brothers Ben, Zack and Jake - they all have haemophilia,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54which is managed by injections of medicine.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57They have to come to the hospital every three months for a
0:17:57 > 0:18:00check-up with a team that are experts in haemophilia.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01Good morning.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05What can you tell me about haemophilia?
0:18:05 > 0:18:10Erm...that if you injure yourself seriously,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14then it could lead to a big bleed.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17And what happens if you get just a normal cut or a scratch?
0:18:17 > 0:18:22I just go and clean it and carry on playing.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25And the medicine that you've injected keeps working in your body?
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Yeah.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29The injected medicine allows Jake's blood to clot properly,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31and heal any cuts or bruises.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33This is Dr Grainger and he's giving
0:18:33 > 0:18:35the boys their check-up today.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Normal knobbly knees, no swelling on there.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41So, they look like the normal shins of a ten-year-old boy, don't they?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- They're what I call "healthy, active boy bruises."- Yeah.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46If he wasn't on his regular treatment
0:18:46 > 0:18:49we would see very large, sort of, tennis-ball-sized bruises,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52which would often have sort of hard lumps in them.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54They'd be a lot more black and blue.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Now this isn't Jake and it might look a bit extreme, but even
0:18:57 > 0:19:00a small bruise can become a very big problem if the blood under
0:19:00 > 0:19:02the skin isn't stopped by medication.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06So the routine check-up is over and it's back to school
0:19:06 > 0:19:10for the brothers. No pictures!
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Once you're 11 the clinic teach you to inject the medicine yourself.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Meet Mohammed.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Have you ever had a big cut?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- Yeah.- I can see a very slight scar there on your forehead.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22- There is.- There.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I was playing outside with my cousins and then I went
0:19:25 > 0:19:27and fell on these rocks.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31I smashed my head and when I went inside I was panicking,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33because I never knew what to do.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36So, when Mohammed gets big cuts he needs extra treatment,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39he needs more of his clotting factor, more of his special protein.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Yeah.- OK.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Mohammed is going to show me how he injects his medicine.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46I mean, this is like you being your own doctor,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- nurse and TV star all at once, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51CHRIS LAUGHS
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Right, Doctor, carry on.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56So, now you describe this as like a plane coming in to land, and actually
0:19:56 > 0:19:59these needles look a little bit like planes, don't they? With their wings.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Now, I have to just take off the elastic
0:20:02 > 0:20:04and then just push all this in.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08As the medicine goes into the vein, it mixes with the blood to
0:20:08 > 0:20:11help it clot, which means he'll get a scab if he cuts himself,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13which is what the doctors want.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17So it's amazing watching Mohammed do this cos I really want to help.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Do you know what I mean, Mohammed? I really want to get involved
0:20:19 > 0:20:22and be like... This is what I'd normally do.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25So, it's lovely to have a patient just do it for themselves.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29We do teach the boys to do their injections when they're ten
0:20:29 > 0:20:35and 11, so that Mohammed can now go off and go on school holidays
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and have trips out, without Mum worrying
0:20:37 > 0:20:40whether or not he's going to have a bleed
0:20:40 > 0:20:41- whilst he's out and about. - Yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43For Jake, Zack, Ben and Mohammed
0:20:43 > 0:20:47their blood doesn't clot as easily, but the treatment and training
0:20:47 > 0:20:50they get from the team here helps their bodies fix themselves.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I mean, in the case of Mohammed
0:20:52 > 0:20:57he's not just getting treatment, he's learning to treat himself.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Is Mohammed going to put me out of a job?
0:21:00 > 0:21:01SIRENS WAIL
0:21:02 > 0:21:05When blood is needed urgently in an emergency,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09hospitals need a fast, reliable delivery service.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Now, there are always speedy teams on stand-by,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13but tonight you and I are
0:21:13 > 0:21:17joining one of their riders to make a blood drop in the dead of night.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22This is Peter Woodsford - he's a
0:21:22 > 0:21:24safety officer by day, and
0:21:24 > 0:21:28is a volunteer in the motorbike blood delivery service by night.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32And this evening he's letting me and you come along for the ride.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Blood can be needed by hospitals at any time of the day and night.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39It's stored in blood banks all over the country, but in emergencies
0:21:39 > 0:21:44it often needs to be moved at short notice to wherever it's required.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48This team is on call all night, but in-between calls it can just
0:21:48 > 0:21:49mean a bit of waiting around.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51So what happens now, Pete?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53We just wait for the phone to ring.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55It's no bother to Pete's son Shane.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58So, what do you think of your dad doing this motorcycle riding?
0:21:58 > 0:22:03It's good cos he stops people, like, dying.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Pete's a volunteer and a hero.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07PHONE RINGS
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Peter Woodsford.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Finally a call comes through and Pete gets his instructions.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Time to swing into action.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18So, we're heading off.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21I've got my camera with me and you're coming too.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Blood needs to go from the blood bank at Kings Hospital in
0:22:23 > 0:22:27London, to Kent and Canterbury Hospital 60 miles away,
0:22:27 > 0:22:29where it's needed as quickly as possible.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32So the volunteer drivers have set up a relay system with us doing
0:22:32 > 0:22:34the last leg.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38We're now driving to the meeting point where we'll pick up the blood.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39So far so good.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I see why Peter enjoys this, it's really good.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45It's very important life-saving work, but it is good fun.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48We're joined by another rider as tonight there's going to be a
0:22:48 > 0:22:51rather large consignment.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Here we go, and the blood has arrived.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Part of this delivery is needed urgently for a patient who's
0:22:56 > 0:22:57become anaemic.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59They need the blood to boost their red blood cells so they can
0:22:59 > 0:23:02take more oxygen around their body.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It's a lot of blood, but no-one in hospital gets blood
0:23:05 > 0:23:08unless they really need it, so there isn't any time to lose,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12we've got to get the blood where it's needed as quickly as possible.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15So, stage two of the journey begins.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17We have to get to the hospital to help the patient
0:23:17 > 0:23:18as soon as possible.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22All through the night, up and down the country other volunteer
0:23:22 > 0:23:25bikers like Peter are doing the same thing, and helping people in
0:23:25 > 0:23:27desperate need.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30The finish line in our race is Kent and Canterbury Hospital, where
0:23:30 > 0:23:32we're handing over our precious cargo.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Right, we're ready to go.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Zand, would you like to carry the box up?
0:23:37 > 0:23:41It's been a hectic night but we got the blood here on time.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44What a privilege it's been to take part in what is literally the
0:23:44 > 0:23:47lifeblood of the health-care system.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50It's so satisfying to know that the patient who urgently needs
0:23:50 > 0:23:52this will soon be feeling a lot better.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Is this a good night for you, Pete? - Yeah, it's good.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58It's always good when you get a nice run in, and deliver some blood.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Pete's a legend but he's having none of it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05It's not one person, it has to be a team of people that work together.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10This is happening 365 days of the year, 24-hour cover every night.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14What's amazing about this is, I've given people blood as a doctor
0:24:14 > 0:24:17and I'd absolutely no idea of the journey it has to go on
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and the amount of people like Pete who give up their time and their
0:24:20 > 0:24:24own energy to do this thing which is so important in saving lives.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25It's a really amazing job.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35In Accident and Emergency the team are ready to fix our next patient.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36Let's meet him.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42In Sheffield seven-year-old Bailey is in Accident and Emergency with
0:24:42 > 0:24:46his mum and grandad, but what's going on with that swollen finger?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I was playing football and I were the goalkeeper
0:24:49 > 0:24:52and my grandad kicked the ball and my finger bent back.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- Grandad did what? - I can't even remember doing it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58OK, Grandad's in denial.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Let's find out exactly what happened.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Grandad and Bailey were playing football in the garden.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Nice pants.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Zand!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11The big man played a good attack but Bailey played a good defence,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14and after a game of two halves, it was a draw.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19- Oh, dear, penalty time.- Wow! Wild West style?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Well, I thought it would add a bit more tension.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Grandad stepped into town, ready to fire the winning goal, but
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Bailey was ready to stop the ball from going past.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30COWBOY ACCENT: This town was only big enough for one of 'em.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Nice voice, Chris.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Thanks, Zand.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Grandad took the penalty and kicked the ball, Bailey jumped,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40he saved, but the ball bent his finger back.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Ouch.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43And Grandad...
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Yes, what?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Grandad did a runner.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Let's see if we can get to the bottom of this.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53Ready to examine the damaged digit is Dr Bimal Kalsy.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55And what's been going on?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I was playing football with my grandad
0:25:57 > 0:26:00and he kicked the ball, and my finger bent back.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01What happened after that?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03You don't want to know.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Grandad did a runner. - Grandad did a runner!
0:26:06 > 0:26:08OK, sweetie, we're going to do a couple of funny exercises.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Can you squeeze my fingers for me nice and tight? Don't let me go.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Good grip.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15I think it's very unlikely that he's broken it.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Grandad's relieved.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19We'll do an X-ray just to check because there is swelling there.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22He may, at the most, have had a little chip.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24So it's off to X-ray, where the medics will find out if
0:26:24 > 0:26:27there's any actual bone damage to Bailey's hand.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Are things looking up for Bailey?
0:26:30 > 0:26:31OK, that's it, we're finished.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35So, the doc now checks out the results.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39I wonder what Bailey and grandad are up to. Surely they're not...?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Are you playing football again? This is how it happened last time.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44So busted.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Bailey, that's your X-ray of your fingers,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49and I can see a very tiny chip.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Grandad can't believe it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Quite a simple break,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55we'll strap his fingers up to the next finger for support.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57He can wiggle his fingers gently,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59and it'll heal very nicely on its own.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Is that quite cool to look at?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- LAUGHTER - Yeah.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06So, it's not too bad, just a small chip, and Bailey gets some
0:27:06 > 0:27:09strapping on the finger to give it support and help it heal.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13And what have the footballing fanatics learned from this?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I think next time I'm going to be in goal,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18and he can kick the ball at me.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19BAILEY LAUGHS
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Time for one final game before they go.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27- Er, isn't Grandad meant to be in goal?- Bye-bye, mind your finger.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Next time on Operation Ouch!...
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Chris finds out why too much fat is bad.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36This yellow stuff is from my tummy.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41We find out how this man can balance all these buckets on his head.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43And we have a peep at our peepers.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45This is Zand's eye.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Until then that's all from...
0:27:47 > 0:27:48.."Operation Ouch!".
0:27:48 > 0:27:50SIREN WAILS
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