AMAZED students recorded ECG readings of their hearts and even saw the wonder of an unborn baby on an ultrasound during medical workshops.

Medical Mavericks brought real-life hospital equipment and training kit into Ulverston Victoria High School to work with secondary students and sixth formers from various schools. The mini medics activities aimed to inspire careers across medicine and health care.

Students could try their hand at keyhole surgery on practice kit used by surgeons, record lung volumes and respiration rates, and see inside the body with an ultrasound machine.

Rebecca Hodgson, the head of science at UVHS, organised the event at part of the Vic Medics activities. Mrs Hodgson is five months pregnant and the groups were even able to see her unborn daughter moving on an ultrasound.

During the afternoon the group looked at sports science. They ran 10m to compare their acceleration against the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, and took to a bike to see how their at power output compared with Tour de France cyclists.

The first day involved Year 10 students, and some Year Nine students from UVHS, St Bernard's Catholic High, Millom School and Furness Academy. On the second day the techniques were advanced for UVHS sixth formers and students joining the school's sixth form in September.

Mrs Hodgson said: "The students were really amazed by the activities. They could look at their hearts and their kidneys. They were so excited to see the baby, it was lovely to see their faces.

"They were also able to find out about all the opportunities in medicine and health care."