The life of a paramedic is tough, dangerous, exhausting, challenging but incredibly rewarding.
Surrounded by thousands of kilometres of merciless desert, these are the untold stories of courage, compassion, dedication, resilience and inspiration of a caring group of remarkable and selfless first responders in two of the toughest towns in Australia. They are the Extreme Medics. The eight-part series starts on Sunday, February 3. Journalist Kristin Shorten introduced us to the Australian militarys Voodoo Medics, now meet the men and women of Northern Territorys Critical Response Unit. Violence stalks the brave medics of the St Johns CRU where many patients are affected by alcohol, drugs or both. They have been punched, kicked and dragged out of their ambulances but it doesnt deter them from trying to save the lives of those theyve been called to help. Paramedic Caitlin Little reveals she has been seriously assaulted three times in four years, the worst by a man in a drug psychosis from using ice. I was thrown on to the ground, up against the ambulance and then into the ambulance, Caitlin said. The threat of being attacked isnt the only danger. Alice Springs is surrounded by four searing deserts. Its extremely isolated, unforgiving and deadly, presenting an exceptional set of challenges few first-responders face anywhere else in the world. Paul Reeves is the only qualified Intensive Care Paramedic (ICP) in Alice Springs. He is training and mentoring his younger colleague Caitlin. MEET THE EXTREME MEDICS THIS SUNDAY Voodoo Medics takes you inside the secret world of Australias elite frontline combat medics. They are fighting soldiers whose first job it is to save lives rather than take them. It is a stunning eight-part video documentary unlike anything you have seen before. Watch it now. Originally published as Punched, kicked and dragged but they never give up https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/extreme-medics-meet-the-resilient-men-and-women-of-one-of-australias-toughest-ambulance-units/news-story/e91a997bc0f4d8920a49e6e8f8cc6c74
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