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More than a tummy bug (NSW/ACT)
Kody had a stomach ache for days when his mum Toni took him to the hospital and local GP.
Read moreThanks for your support (NSW/ACT)
"The Royal Flying Doctor Service kept me breathing when it felt like the earth was falling from underneath me."
Read moreWhat if there was no help? (NSW/ACT)
Jed was helping muster sheep on a friend’s property when he came off his motorbike, fracturing his wrist and shattering his ankle.
Read more“I thought I had a blood nose… I needed emergency brain surgery!” (SA/NT)
Brooke suffered multiple fractures to her skull, requiring emergency brain surgery over 2,000 kilometres away in Adelaide.
Read moreRemote rescue (SA/NT)
Amber Driver was shocked by news that no mother ever wants to hear. “Sonny’s come off his bike. He’s really hurt!”
Read moreFlying Doctor showcases unique aero medical skills at 2019 Mining Emergency Response Competition (WA)
Western Australia's Flying Doctor crew showcased the preparation and considerations made when aero medically retrieving a patient with burn injuries at the 2019 Mining Emergency Response Competition (MERC) held at Langley Park, November 22-24.
Read moreCritical care for a genetic heart condition (NSW/ACT)
Tash 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.
Read moreOutback Survival: Exploring Safely (QLD)
In the outback, safety when exploring comes down to one thing: preparedness.
Read moreCourtney's Story (NSW/ACT)
“You don’t realise how remote it is out there until you need help. It was spectacular to watch the Flying Doctor in action.”
Read moreTim's Story (NSW/ACT)
Tim hadn’t been feeling well for a few days when his daughter Teena took him to Cobar Hospital from their home on the Barrier Highway.
Read moreLooking back in time (NSW/ACT)
It was a sunny day in March 1965. Mr Jan Meloy was working on the Moomba oil and gas fields in when he was badly injured in a freak accident.
Read moreEvie was in pain and frightened (NSW/ACT)
Just a couple of months ago, ten-year-old daughter Evie fractured her leg when she became tangled in a swing and fell.
Read moreRescue flight to the Flinders (SA/NT)
“Henry was so unwell, I feared he would deteriorate and go into shock.”
Read moreWeighing a RFDS PC-12 Aircraft (WA)
When our PC-12 aircraft arrive from the Pilatus factory in Switzerland, the plane undergoes an aeromedical fit-out, performed by our specialist engineers. The 760 hour fit-out equips the aircraft to serve as an intensive care unit in the sky.
Read moreA Midnight Emergency (WA)
Doreen was enjoying her pre-Christmas holiday down south in Denmark when she awoke to a burning sensation and tightness in her chest.
Read moreHandle with Care Appeal - saving baby Calvary (VIC)
When a rare heart condition threatened little Calvary's life, the Flying Doctor was there to see her to safety.
Read moreInto the eye of the storm (QLD)
As a parent, it’s always worrying when a young child is sick. But for Rebecca O’Sullivan, it was even more stressful when her 5-year-old daughter Clare fell seriously ill during severe flooding.
Read moreWinning horse fills Flying Doctor cup (SA/NT)
When Irish galloper Twilight Payment crossed the finish line first in this year’s Melbourne Cup the RFDS won its own $50,000 prize via its volunteer support group on Kangaroo Island.
Read moreFlying Doctor visit saved my life (NSW/ACT)
When Belinda went for a check-up at the Flying Doctor clinic in Tilpa she knew something wasn’t right. What she didn’t know was how that visit would save her life.
Read moreCooper Basin Rescue (SA/NT)
When you live and work in the city, you don’t often stop to think about the challenges of accessing help in an emergency.
Read moreFriends for life and local heroes (QLD)
Betty Marchant and Georgie Walker are local legends in their hometown of Eromanga. When they’re not looking after the RFDS clinic or running the monthly fundraising BBQ at the Royal Hotel, you can find them lending a hand to our aeromedical crew when we fly into town.
Read moreWe need your help to reach anyone in need (TAS)
In these unprecedented times when we find ourselves dealing with a global pandemic, it's business as usual for RFDS Tasmania with its staff going above and beyond to keep those in rural area physically and mentally strong.
Read moreClare's story (QLD)
Medical emergencies don't wait for good weather. Five-year-old Clare discovered this first-hand when her appendix threatened to rupture during one of the worst floods in North Queensland history.
Read moreThe power of three (QLD)
All the girls at the Base were listening in when I asked Lyn if she would marry, me. Of course, all the RFDS nurses then asked if they had an invite to the wedding!
Read moreOver land and over sea (QLD)
I remember it clearly. It was about six o’clock in the morning, I was bending down to get some live bait in the bucket for my hook when I felt this funny sensation in my head. There was no pain, just a strange sensation.
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