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Scroll through real stories from real patients and find out how your Flying Doctor is here for you, no matter where you live, work or play.
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A close shave: Ash's story
While working on a remote SA station’s homestead, Ash was flung from his motorbike, knocking him unconscious. As the adrenaline and shock waned, the pain came.
Read more![Meet Richard Hobbs](https://thumbor.ixchosted.com/gJq6ZU-_4uVbkkbSfkJQ5sOR_h0=/600x400/https://rfds-media.s3.amazonaws.com/dd/service/Richy.a29e.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA57J6V557HP5WJ6WZ&Signature=5N52Vt2sb%2FAYfkNTaQCEk59wlrE%3D&Expires=1719989657)
Down to the wire: Richy's story
A devastating fall from a ladder while on a job 540km north of Adelaide became a race against time for carpenter Richard Hobbs.
Read more![Behind the scenes of an RFDS outback mission](https://thumbor.ixchosted.com/32VaMeEUOR-0-iKXwV7s-Rq5dHs=/600x400/https://rfds-media.s3.amazonaws.com/dd/service/Utopia-retrieval.f401.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA57J6V557HP5WJ6WZ&Signature=hKNKnHr3Q088FCkXDBn9i0Ig5c0%3D&Expires=1719989657)
Emergency Outback Retrieval
Follow the Flying Doctor on an outback mission to get young patient Tyler to safety and care.
Read more![In hot water](https://thumbor.ixchosted.com/koKHWmT5r7ujAxsOv4lmJzS73Qs=/600x400/https://rfds-media.s3.amazonaws.com/dd/service/IHW.99fc.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA57J6V557HP5WJ6WZ&Signature=UFve%2B0ueTewy2PVRfKe6EI04RjQ%3D&Expires=1719989657)
In hot water: Louis' Story
Cowboy Louis was enjoying his fourth year at a station in the remote Barkly Region of the NT, when a freak accident struck.
Read more![Meet Alex Lawrie](https://thumbor.ixchosted.com/19oUZlQ0BxVyttnSyx-P0lsFV0k=/600x400/https://rfds-media.s3.amazonaws.com/dd/service/Alex-Lawrie.6d02.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA57J6V557HP5WJ6WZ&Signature=12Aa5Ioimk%2FURypzGfZiTWSFMms%3D&Expires=1719989657)
Chopper crash comeback: Alex's story
Alex Lawrie was living the dream as a helicopter tour pilot at Uluru, until an engine failure changed his life forever.
Read more![Rural mum's rare scare](https://thumbor.ixchosted.com/OdyY_hAJsUbAEo-upgB2pTi09no=/600x400/https://rfds-media.s3.amazonaws.com/dd/service/Anna.f238.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA57J6V557HP5WJ6WZ&Signature=kVQPIetqm5BJcjLM%2FqfE4QdX3%2F8%3D&Expires=1719989657)
Rural mum's rare scare: Anna's story
Pregnant with her second child, Anna Nunn was busy working on Wooltana Station in SA’s Far North when she received a distressing diagnosis.
Read moreIf you have done, or are planning to travel throughout remote SA or NT, click the button below to download your free RFDS Outback Survival Guide!
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