Memory fragments from an ageing medico. Welcome to the fascinating world of general medical practice in Australia. This book is a collection of stories from the authors rich and varied career spanning over 40 years. During that time, he has been a country GP, delivering babies and doing anaesthetics, a retrieval doctor with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, worked in the emergency departments of various hospitals and followed his passion of motor sport medicine, especially internationally in the fields of Formula 1 and World Rallying. The stories are both funny and poignantly sad. They are told in the style that invites the reader to