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Flying Doctor calls for help to assist burns patients across Queensland
Latest figures from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) reveal an average of 73 patients each year are flown to emergency care with burns-related injuries.
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Loving father Jacob has use of his arm thanks to your generous support
27 Jan 2021After a collision on his dirt bike, the 21-year-old needed emergency surgery to save his arm.
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Rosemary’s family needed the Flying Doctor
27 Jan 2021Rosemary’s family needed the Flying Doctor, now she donates to help other families get the care they need
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Send in your snaps
27 Jan 2021Whether it’s a spectacular shot of the Flying Doctor in the Australian outback, an emotional time when the Flying Doctor has been there for you or a loved one, or a fun picture that captures a special moment at our Dubbo or Broken Hill Visitor Experience, we want to see your snaps and hear the story
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You can help us bring safe-tea to the outback!
27 Jan 2021This year we are launching a new community event, ‘The Outback Morning Tea’ to raise vital funds to bring healthcare to those living in rural, regional, and remote Australia. You can join with your friends and family and hold a morning tea to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Critical care for a genetic heart condition
27 Jan 2021Tash Yeo’s concerned friend urged her to get a check-up at their local hospital when he noticed her heart was racing and she was out of breath.
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THE GIFT OF TIME: The profound effect a community had on their local GP
19 Jan 2021For RFDS (Queensland Section) GP Trainee Katrina Starmer, a recent gift from the Chillagoe community, was not just beautiful – but incredibly symbolic.
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Saving baby Kaleb
18 Jan 2021Baby Kaleb was only 10 days old when he became seriously ill in the midst of rising floodwaters in Biloela. His mum, Lori, took him to the local hospital. But Kaleb was so unwell that he needed intensive care – nearly 150km away.
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