A factual film of a unique Australian service: “By aeroplane and radio the Flying Doctor Service and the Commonwealth Air Ambulance Service bring medical aid to the thinly populated areas of Australia’s vast inland. At Broken Hill base, where this film as photographed, Dr John Wood cares for patients in an area of over 500,000 square miles”. Photography by Lionel Trainor.
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ACMI Identifier
003864
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ambulance service - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aeronautics in medicine
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Ambulance service - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical care - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical emergencies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)