A major new exhibition into the history of battlefield injuries and how they ushered in ground-breaking medical treatments opened at the Science Museum to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
Blesma members were among guests invited to the opening night of Wounded: Conflict, Causalities and Care that was officially launched by Dame Mary Archer and Falklands War veteran Simon Weston.
Trustees Philip Monkhouse, Colin Rouse and Will Dixon along with Support Officer Paul Findlay toured the exhibition which features early prosthetics and a range of medical innovations to treat casualties.
Curator Stewart Emmens consulted Blesma and met member Mark Ormrod during his exhaustive quest to source early examples of prosthetic arms and legs. A full feature on the exhibition is in the latest edition of the Blesma magazine.
Wounded: Conflict, Casualties and Care is free to visit and open from Wednesday 29 June 2016 until early 2018.
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