Medical And Rescue

A heart attack victim receives his angiogram in a desperate attempt to save his life. Paramedics bring in a man who had a petrol drum explode in his face. A temperamental little girl won't take her medicine and a holidaymaker has his ankle ripped open after he crashed into a car door while cycling. However, a fracture is not his only problem.

At the resort town of Byron Bay, lifesavers and the rescue helicopter respond to a cliff base emergency. It's a race against the clock to find the victim. Meanwhile, at Portsea, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, Board riders find themselves in trouble in a rip. And some kids from the bush get a tough introduction to the surf.

A Melbourne tourist has surgery to repair his ankle, while a young mother suffering from 'needle phobia' needs a tetanus injection. Then, a backpacker has a bad reaction to smoking marijuana and a personal trainer arrives with suspected appendicitis.

Lifesavers at Manly have a medical mystery on their hands. At North Cronulla, the beach is closed, but swimmers are ignoring the warnings. Then, on the Gold Coast, there is another deadly visitor, but it is not in the surf.

Dom, the 21-year-old sole survivor of a horrific car crash, returns to The Alfred to receive devastating news. Motorcyclist Shane, who collided with a bus, is having his spleen removed to stop the excessive bleeding. And in Trauma, 57-year-old cyclist Greg has fractured his arm and needs his elbow relocated following a fall from his bike. Narrated by Chris Gabardi.

On 28 February 2022 a disastrous weather event like no other destroyed thousands of homes in Lismore. In record breaking flood waters locals risked their lives to save thousands in their community.