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Graphic: Ella with her baby on the RFDS Flight
#88 Ella was 35 weeks pregnant & driving an outback truck when her waters broke!
Ella and Dave, transport company owners, embarked on a final trip from Perth to Kimberley before their baby's arrival. Unexpectedly, at 35 weeks pregnant, Ella's waters broke in the remote outback, far from medical help. They faced an urgent journey to reach the nearest hospital
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Four years of oral health partnership
23 Mar 2017The QCoal Community Dental Service, operated by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
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A long ride west
20 Mar 2017I wanted to raise some funds but also, and probably more importantly, I wanted to raise awareness of the issue.
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A shock to the system
10 Mar 2017There he lay, white and lifeless, a nurse already performing CPR. And there was Michelle Low Mow, fuelled on little more than adrenaline, a defibrillator in one hand and an oxygen tank in the other.
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Help the Flying Doctor find their hidden heroes
08 Mar 2017The RFDS Local Hero Awards has launched and Queensland residents are encouraged to nominate those outstanding members of their community who tirelessly and selflessly support the work of the Flying Doctor in their region.
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Flight Nurse Fleur
08 Mar 2017If you’re in the middle of a paddock with the doctor and a very sick patient you don’t have time to faff around. Every second counts.
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New simulator makes Royal Flying Doctor Service training vision a reality
28 Feb 2017Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) pilots will now have greater access to world-class simulator training with the launch of a new aviation training centre on the Sunshine Coast.
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Smooth landings in Flying Doctor’s future
17 Feb 2017The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has welcomed the Federal Government’s latest round of funding to upgrade crucial, remote airstrips throughout Australia.
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RFDS Drought Wellbeing Service: Cultivating wellbeing through the seasons
09 Jan 2017In April 2015, the RFDS was tasked with delivering wellbeing support into rural communities impacted by one of the worst droughts in decades. Drought Wellbeing Service Coordinator, Allira Power explains how the service has been received and what comes next for those hit hardest.
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RFDS Field Days: A day to remember
03 Jan 2017Operating since 2001, the RFDS Field day program was set up with the goal of promoting the benefits of health and wellbeing to people living in remote areas of far north Queensland. Judith Taylor, Health Promotion Officer - RFDS Field Days, explains why these days are crucial to our service.
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New rural primary health services announced
20 Dec 2016Primary Health Tasmania has commissioned the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania and a consortium of local Government Councils to deliver improved health outcomes in the municipalities of Dorset, Break O’Day, George Town and Flinders Island.
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A miracle across the seas
08 Dec 2016Leaving in the afternoon, they arrived about 5pm just as darkness was falling. Dalsy said her husband had to support her for the entire journey as waves broke over the bow of the boat. She said she was covered by a tarp in order to keep her dry throughout the hour-long journey.”
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Happy 20th birthday to our Townsville Base
08 Dec 2016From 794 patients transported in its first year, to almost 2,000 today - the Townsville RFDS Base sure has grown up in 20 years.
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When a day of celebration turns to a day of fear
08 Dec 2016It’s not uncommon for players to play their heart out in a footy grand final. Nick Morton on the other hand, may have taken the adage a little too seriously.
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The right place, the right time in Kowanyama
08 Dec 2016“It is purely coincidental that our primary health care team was in Kowanyama that Friday. Normally we run daily clinics Mondays to Wednesdays, but the recent public holiday meant we rescheduled for Friday,”
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Research reveals Flying Doctor role in Indigenous child health
23 Nov 2016The research reveals the key reasons for RFDS aeromedical retrievals from remote Indigenous communities as being:
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