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Season 3 | Episode 7 | ABC Me | August 21, 2016

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The doctors make an unusual type of cheese with Dr Xand's body bacteria, find out what to do if someone breaks their leg in First Aid, and Dr Chris meets a man with a bionic eye.

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Doctors Chris and Xand show us around a playground and warn of the danger of various accidents that can happen there. Xand trips over some playground equipment, breaking his leg. What follows is Chris attending his brother in the proper way, and then a trip to an elementary school, where both doctors reenact the spill to involve and educate the students.

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