A Bath nurse who treats civilian casualties of war in Afghanistan is giving a talk to raise awareness about the charity she works for.
Lucy Anning, 31, who grew up in Bear Flat, has worked at three surgical centres in Panjshir Valley, in Kabul, and in Lashkar-gah, in Helmand Province.
The hospitals are open to civilians who have suffered trauma injuries, many caught in the crossfire of fighting in the country.
Miss Anning initially trained as an intensive care nurse at a hospital in London but always knew she wanted to work in a developing country so later completed a qualification in tropical nursing.
She then discovered Emergency UK, so went out with it to Sudan to work in a specialist cardiac centre, before flying out to Afghanistan in May last year.
The former St Gregory's Catholic College pupil said: "It is relentless. In trauma centres in this country you see a lot of terrible injuries, but over there we see them day after day after day.
"If these kinds of things were happening in the UK it would be on the news, but it is just part of normal life." She added: "We don't have any warning about what kind of injuries people are coming in with.
"We just open the boot of a car and it could be anything, six or seven people piled up, and then you just get on with it."
Miss Anning has appeared in a Channel 4 documentary called Walking Wounded: Return to the Frontline, which was shot by photographer Giles Duley, who lost both legs and an arm after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
She said she wanted people to understand more about the work she did.
"I love the fact that we are doing a really good job in that country and we are making a really big difference to a lot of people."
The talk is taking place tomorrow at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution at 7.30pm, with tickets costing £5. To buy a ticket or for more information email bath@emergencyuk.org or phone Marlene on 07522 962772.
