Australia is a large, remote, and unforgiving land where accidents happen. In this podcast, we talk to real patients and their families about mateship, life in the bush, and the role that the Royal Flying Doctor Service plays in servicing rural communities.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 6 hours 9 minutes
episode 1: #11 How did baby Calvary scare her parents before she was even born?
Quiet suburban street. Birth plan in the ready. Heart surgeon booked and ready to care for the newborn when she arrives - but Calvary has other plans and arrives 5 weeks early...
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episode 10: #10 How a COVID front-line health worker coped in a hotspot?
Masked faces and PPE. Victorian COVID hotspot with hundreds of victims. Ali Cole never dreamed she would be transporting hundreds of confirmed and highly suspected COVID patients to hospital…
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episode 9: #9 How did David do CPR on himself to stay alive?
Immense stands of Iron-Bark. Crisp sunny morning. 16 yr old David Donavon is checking for storm damage along the 15km boundaries of a remote property, but has no idea that shortly he will be gasping for oxygen and on a dash to save his own life…
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episode 8: #8 How do we help the elderly in their very last days with their final wish?
A stretcher supporting an elderly man. Oxygen tank and caring hands. We all, eventually grow old, and there will be a time when we will have one last wish. Scott Chapman explains the new service.
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episode 7: # 7 How was Jemma’s life saved – along with her newborn?
Gladstone Maternity ward. Midwives and doctors ready. When Jemma Manwaring held her newborn Zac for the first time she knew something was terribly wrong…
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episode 6: #6 What did Leroy do to save his life, as his blood was draining out?
Dust, flies and dry heat. Remote community volunteers are cleaning up after a Christmas event when young Leroy Henderson’s life is changed forever…
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episode 5: #5 When crocodiles attack, but no-one is around to help you..
Hot and sticky. Experienced Ranger is fishing in the Cape when a crocodile launches out of the water and mauls him, hundreds of kilometres from a hospital… Katrina Starmer, RFDS Medical Officer recalls the retrieval.
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episode 4: #4 How pregnant Michelle dealt with such a life-changing injury?
Rural NSW property. Young mother of two Michelle Dowsett suffered a shocking rare accident that stunned first responders and required fast action to save not just her, but two lives…
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episode 2: #2 How can something the size of a fingernail be so deadly?
White sands. Rich marine diversity. A family holiday, boating off the Pilbara Coast becomes a terrifying race to save 14 year old Hannah Mitchell.
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episode 3: #3 How did Michael survive burns to more than 60% of his body?
Red dirt and spinifex. Heat and dust. An experienced farming family is mustering cattle on their vast property when the worst imaginable accident occurs that changes Michael Tomlinson’s life for ever.
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