A Manchester Arena terrorist attack survivor now aims to help NHS disaster training - by creating special effect makeup that looks like traumatic injuries.
Yasmin Reevell, 24, was caught up in the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017, that killed 22 people and injured hundreds more. After suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the blast, she enrolled on a media makeup degree at York College. The course has led to her landing a job with medical prosthetics firm Simbodies, who create immersive training environments to help train the military and medical staff.
'Not many people really know the effects of PTSD and how it can affect you, so I tried to show that with my images. I did an image with an MRI scan on the brain to demonstrate that PTSD is a mental condition and you can't always see it. Sometimes my PTSD can flare up and it's not always visible, so it's about educating people on the signs. 'Another image I did was one with no facial features.
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