Operation Ouch! - Season 7

First aired: 1/2/2019 15 episodes

Episodes

1. What Makes You, You?

Aired: 1/2/2019

There’s a big bang in the lab as the doctors show how genes make you who you are, and a new doctor joins the team! Find out more about her as Dr Ronx takes us behind the scenes of Homerton Hospital where she works as a doctor in the Emergency Room. Meet two brand new Ouch patients and find out how to make a hole in your hand with a new body trick to try at home. Meanwhile in the Emergency Department Jay’s got a double break in his leg, and Hadi’s cut his hand.

2. Why Do Bones Break?

Aired: 1/2/2019

The doctors balance a whole room’s worth of furniture on four leg bones to show you how super strong your skeleton is, and meet our first brilliant body – calisthenics world champion Simone Ming. Dr Ronx goes on call with paramedics, and find out how to turn your fingers into a sausage in a body trick! Meanwhile in the Emergency Department, Davie has knocked his teeth out falling into a table and Leona has cut her knee.

3. What Makes You Go Yuck?

Aired: 1/9/2019

Are you squeamish? Find out why in today’s lab experiment, and get ready to get moving in Investigation Ouch! The doctors tackle medical mysteries on the wards in Ouch & About, and we meet two more new Ouch Patients. Meanwhile, in the emergency department, Emille has a broken arm after a bike accident and Maleah has banged her head.

4. Don't Pick Your Scabs!

Aired: 1/16/2019

Dr Xand goes underwater to show how your blood clots, and Dr Ronx finds out how echolocation – an amazing navigation technique used by bats to fly in the dark – is helping visually impaired patients. There’s a new body trick to make things look bigger, and it’s time to meet our first ever Ouch Award nominees. Meanwhile, in the emergency department a broken leg requires surgery after a clash with a diving board and another patient has their finger stuck in a toy truck.

5. Why Is Your Poo Brown?

Aired: 1/23/2019

What makes your poo brown? Find out in a new lab experiment, and meet another brilliant body when Dr Xand discovers the incredible breathing skills needed to free dive. Plus catch up with Ouch Patients Rio and Emelia, and learn how to stop your mates’ hands from working in Body Tricks. Meanwhile, in the emergency department, Fatima has a busted ankle and Tatenda has a sore wrist.

6. How to Grow A Brain

Aired: 1/30/2019

The doctors reveal the turbinates – three incredible bones in your nose that warm up your snot so you can breathe clearly, and find out how scientists are growing a brain in Investigation Ouch! There’s a new body trick when we show you how to trick your taste buds, and there are more incredible Ouch Awards nominees to meet. Meanwhile in the Emergency Department, Billy’s been kicked in the tummy by a horse and Sydney’s lost her earring - in her ear!

7. What Thumbs Are For

Aired: 2/6/2019

Find out how amazing your hands are in today’s lab when the doctors go head to head in a thumb challenge, and discover how drones are helping emergency rescue crews reach patients fast in Investigation Ouch. Catch up with Ouch patients Alisha and Phoebe and prepare for more medical mysteries to be answered when the doctors head to the wards in Ouch and About. Meanwhile in the Emergency Department, Mary has come in with a dodgy eye and Sabiha has had a run in with a pencil!

8. How Your Reflexes Can Save You

Aired: 2/13/2019

Dr Xand invents a crazy game show to put Dr Chris’s reactions and reflexes to the test in the lab, and Dr Ronx heads out on call with the emergency services. Beatboxer D-Low shows off his vocal skills in Brilliant Bodies. Also, meet more incredible Ouch Awards nominees. Meanwhile, in the Emergency Department Callum has cut his hand after an incident with a new rug and Georgia’s broken a tooth after falling off her bike.

9. Why is Sweat Salty

Aired: 2/20/2019

Dr Chris and Dr Xand reveal how salt is the magic ingredient that enables you to sweat in a lab experiment, and Dr Ronx finds out how gene therapy is helping treat patients with immune disorders. The doctors head onto the wards in Ouch and About and find out how to confuse your left with your right in Body Tricks. Meanwhile, in the Emergency Department Reuben’s broken his elbow and Isabelle’s in with neck pain after falling off her horse.

10. Get Your Body Moving!

Aired: 2/27/2019

Dr Chris and Dr Xand are in the lab to show the incredible barrier that keeps your brain safe, and they’ve made a music video to get you moving! Meanwhile Dr Ronx is on call with paramedics and there’s a new trick that makes things look bigger than they really are. Over in the emergency department, Conor comes in with a big bandage on his head, and Isaac has dislocated his thumb.

11. Why Are Some People Faster Than Others?

Aired: 3/6/2019

The doctors reveal the incredible bit of body kit that keeps you balanced – your vestibular system, and find out what makes Team GB hockey star Shona McCallin so fast in Brilliant Bodies. More medical mysteries are solved on the wards in Ouch and About and find out how to confuse your mates’ digits with a new body trick. Meanwhile, in the Emergency Department Matthea’s broken her arm after running into her friend in the playground and Ben has a sore and swollen eye.

12. Is My Body Electric?

Aired: 3/13/2019

Dr Chris and Dr Xand reveal how your brain controls your body in a lab experiment, and Dr Ronx finds out how learning pet first aid can help save your furry friends. More medical mysteries are solved on the wards in Ouch and About and get ready to make your arms stronger than anyone else’s with our new body trick. Meanwhile, in the Emergency Department, Lewis has appendicitis and Ruminique’s had a trampoline accident.

13. The Body Roadtrip!

Aired: 3/20/2019

Join the doctors for a journey around the human body as they look at their favourite bits from your head to your toes. First stop is the head and mega-gross alerts are in store for this gash! Next stop is a special muscle that controls light coming into your eye and helps you go for a poo! Then it’s the heart - find out what a fast formula one car has to do with it, and see why washing your hands after you go to the loo is so important. And we catch up with our four Ouch Patients for the last time.

14. The Ouch! Awards

Aired: 3/27/2019

In this special episode, Dr Chris and Dr Xand reveal the winners of the first ever Ouch Awards. Celebrating children across the UK who have shown incredible courage and bravery as they’ve dealt with illness, cared for others and saved lives, the doctors surprise them at home and at hospital, awarding them with their unique prizes.

15. The Life Fix

Aired: 4/3/2019

Want to know how to sort your life out? Packed with loads of life fixing know-how, this show cracks the code of your daily dilemmas.