The Flying Doctor

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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 35m. Bisher sind 92 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 6 hours 9 minutes

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episode 1: #31 A skydiving lesson gone wrong changes Joe Chiver's life forever


As Joe and his instructor drifted down from 12,000 feet, it was serene and peaceful, until his parachute suddenly collapsed 10 storeys from the ground, and they plummeted...

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 April 13, 2022  44m
 
 

episode 2: #32 How did hypothermia save John Muir's life?


John is an experienced open-water swimmer with many long swims under his belt, but things didn’t go to plan in 2014 and doctors are still amazed he lived to tell the tale…

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 April 13, 2022  42m
 
 

episode 3: #33 A snake in the bed, behind the heater and under the slippery dip


Captain Tom Ryan is not a pilot but he navigates an RFDS plane around Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania to visit schools of all sizes. 

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 April 20, 2022  25m
 
 

episode 4: #34 Courage is served in large quantities at Gilberton Station - ask Prince Charles


Lyn French is no stranger to accidents and injuries on her remote North Queensland property and in this episode we walk in her shoes and learn of the adventures and challenges at Gilberton Station.

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 April 27, 2022  27m
 
 

episode 5: #35 How does a young pregnant mum in remote SA battle cancer?


Ann Nunn lives on a remote cattle station and discovers at 15 weeks pregnant that she has cancer...

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 May 4, 2022  45m
 
 

episode 6: #36 A beloved daughter disturbs an intruder and is shot at point-blank range


As a remote area nurse Lesley De Landelles tells the stories of the dash to save her daughter's life, and earlier, of her father.

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 May 11, 2022  35m
 
 

episode 7: #37 How does Paul survive a horrible mountain bike accident in remote WA?


Paul Fiddes was tearing down the fire trail and feeling lucky until everything changed...

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 May 18, 2022  42m
 
 

episode 8: #38 A ute rolls on a remote dirt road in South Australia


Karina Sheehan and her husband came across the flipped and crushed ute, with her son and his girlfriend thrown from the vehicle...

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 May 25, 2022  34m
 
 

episode 9: #39 How do you land an RFDS plane in the dark in the Outback?


RFDS Broken Hill pilot Dave gives insight into his day to day work and answers your questions.

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 June 1, 2022  32m
 
 

episode 10: #40 Flight nurse Brendan Devlin has seen it all over his 30-year career


Walk in the shoes of Brendan who has seen and experienced the good, bad and ugly while on the job.

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 June 8, 2022  35m
 
 
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