The Flying Doctor
By Royal Flying Doctor Service
Sometimes, when people live, work or travel in rural and remote Australia, they can run into trouble. There are accidents and injuries. There are bites, stings or illness. Australia is a large, remote, and unforgiving land, with a relatively small population. In this podcast, we talk to real patients of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the role that the Royal Flying Doctor Service plays in serving rural and remote communities. THIS is the Flying Doctor podcast!
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Our Favourites: #91 Station boss Carol's helicopter hit the power line, then hit the ground
There are plenty of strong and resilient women across rural and remote Australia, and Carol Godfrey is a wonderful example. Managing and living on a large pastoral property in South West Queensland, Carol Godfrey has seen it all. One day in 2… -
Our Favourites: #76 Stephen Peacocke reflects on his TV role as 'flight nurse Pete'
To celebrate the recent release of Season 3 of the TV drama RFDS, we're re-visiting our Flying Doctor Podcast interview with renowned Australian actor, Stephen Peacocke - who plays flight nurse 'Pete Emerson' in the series. Stephen shares his memo… -
Our Favourites: #6 What did Leroy do to save his life, as his blood was draining out
In a remote community some 175 kilometers from Broken Hill, a band of local volunteers are cleaning up after a Christmas event, when young Leroy Henderson’s life is changed forever…+++Thanks so much for listening to the Flying Doctor… -
Our Favourites: #27 Jeff fell into a near boiling thermal mud pool in remote SA!
They were in the middle of the remote Birdsville track. Sandy dunes and red desert stony plains...and steaming hot thermal springs. Nigel climbs out of the 4WD for a rest break and then hears a scream like he has never heard before…+++ -
Our Favourites: #64 Heat and dehydration has stopped Richard's heart 8 times...
Opal miner, Richard Hawkins, lives in one of the harshest environments on the planet - Andamooka in remote South Australia. Though he knows well the protocols to prevent deadly dehydration in the extreme desert heat, Richard has learnt some l… -
Our Favourites: #60 BAM! The Ambulance Hit a Roo, while Kate was in Labour...
The first week in September is Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week - Australia’s largest event dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all women, girls and gender-diverse people. To celebrate and support Women's Health week in the bush, we'd like you… -
Our Favourites: #77 Meet the inspirational Dr Katrina Starmer
RFDS Emergency Physician and GP, Dr Katrina Starmer, is a true inspiration within the field of rural and remote health care. This month, to celebrate Dr Katrina's recent 'Community Bush Champion' nomination at the National Bush Summit, we re-… -
Our Favourites: #50 A 10-year old boy was snorkelling when a shark attacked…
Rachel and Blake Bartlett were many months into a wonderful journey of travelling around Australia with their three kids in a caravan. While snorkelling on the coast at Coral Bay, everything changed when their 10 year old son Jackson was bitt… -
Our Favourites: #47 A speeding boat full of tourists collides with a rock wall in remote WA...
Dr Sally Edmonds talks of the RFDS response to the severe boat accident that occurred in May 2022 in the remote location of Horizontal Falls - where there was no access by road and some 26 patients had to be transported to hospital. &nbs… -
Our Favourites: #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... ****We hope you enjoyed this special episode, which we…