0:00:02 > 0:00:04They're the Brits who race to the rescue down under.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05SIREN WAILS
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- OVER RADIO: - 'Multiple patients critical.'
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Everyday heroes saving lives.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Five miles to run.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Battling fires...- Do not go out now, it's too late!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- It can be extremely dangerous. - ..and fighting crime...
0:00:16 > 0:00:18- OVERLAPPING VOICES - Calm down!
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Police, open the door!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22From the big city...to the outback.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Our policing district is bigger than the whole of the UK.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27From the bush...
0:00:27 > 0:00:30'He's been crushed between one of those Dingo diggers and a ute.'
0:00:30 > 0:00:32..to Bondi Beach.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35- NEWSREADER:- The search continues for a British tourist
0:00:35 > 0:00:37who hasn't been seen since he went for a swim.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40You never quite know what you are in for or what is going to happen.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42'332, mate.'
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Very high impact. He is really quite critically injured.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Brits on blue lights under blue skies.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Today down under,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00flying doctor Tom races to the rescue of a badly injured cyclist.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03He has got a penetrating injury to the right side of his abdomen.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- Just be honest...- Yeah?- ..have I done anything to me back?
0:01:07 > 0:01:12British policeman Rob confronts the deadly drug sweeping Australia.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Is there any drugs in the car?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Uh, no.- No?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Is it yours?- No comment.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And fledgling flying doctor Ian is scrambled
0:01:22 > 0:01:24to a car crash in the bush.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26I will have a quick look at you myself, OK?
0:01:26 > 0:01:29And then we will come up with a plan as to where to take you, all right?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41100 miles north of Sydney is the seaside city of Newcastle.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Dr Tom Wallis worked in Newcastle upon Tyne. Now, he is based here,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53taking his turn as a flying doctor on the local rescue chopper crew.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- OVER RADIO:- 'Ambulance emergency, what town or suburb?'
0:02:00 > 0:02:03'24-year-old male, fallen from a mountain bike.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05'He is complaining of severe hip pain...
0:02:05 > 0:02:09'apparently off his hip, but he can't move.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11'And he's got the head injury.'
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Just past Aberdeen. I think we will want a little extra fuel.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19A young lad has fallen off a mountain bike
0:02:19 > 0:02:20up near Muswellbrook.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Apparently he has sustained a head injury and an injury to
0:02:23 > 0:02:25one of his hips. So the guys on the phone were wondering
0:02:25 > 0:02:27whether he has got a pelvis injury or not.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29That is probably the most serious thing.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34'Control, Westpac 1.'
0:02:34 > 0:02:37'Thanks, good morning. We're on channel,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39'just departed Newcastle base with five POB.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42'If you have any clinical information on the Dartbrook case,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45'that would be appreciated.'
0:02:45 > 0:02:46'Copy that, Westpac 1,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50'the one at Dartbrook is a 24-year-old male, push-bike rider.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54'Come off downhill at 40km, wearing a helmet.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57'He's got pelvic pain and right hip pain,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59'and a small puncture wound to the right flank.'
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The rain is working against them, delaying their arrival.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12It would have been a bit nicer inland.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Yeah, from what I heard, it is all very coastal-orientated.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Which is obvious.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23A local paramedic is bringing the cyclist to the landing pad.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26So we are just landing here rather than at the scene,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29because it is easier for the pilot to get down here.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30And safer. And then the ambulance is
0:03:30 > 0:03:32going to bring the patient here to us.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35They have already initiated the beginning of treatment,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38the primary stuff, and then we will just have a quick look over,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40make sure there is nothing else we need to do before we leave.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Part of it really is getting
0:03:42 > 0:03:45into hospital as quickly as you can, but as safely as you can.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48It's quite a fair distance from here to the hospital,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50obviously different from the UK.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Tom. Nice to meet you, mate.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Joel Stanford is 23 years old.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59He had ridden 50 miles before crashing off his bike.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01This is Joel.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02- Hello, mate.- Joel's from Newcastle,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05he was out riding his mountain bike with a couple of mates today.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08He has come down a bit of an incline in the road,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10a bit of a jump, and he has gone over and come off the bike.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- They are unsure fully how he has done it...- JOEL:- I can't remember.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16He has got a puncture wound here to his right side.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19He had initially said he had a bit of pain in the pelvic area,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21it seems to have resolved, it is more
0:04:21 > 0:04:25just this area of the right side, where the puncture wound is.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Initially, again, also had pain in his legs -
0:04:27 > 0:04:29good movement, no problems at all. Good sensation.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32We have pelvic splinted him, just for safety purposes,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- we think... - Have I got a puncture wound?
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- It's about three centimetres long. - It's sore.- Sorry, mate.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Repetitive questioning quite often,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- you will find the same questions coming over and over again.- Yeah.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Mainly about ambulance cover.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49The patient's repeated questioning is a cause for concern.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52It could be a sign of a serious head injury.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54We think he may have had a stick or something
0:04:54 > 0:04:57go into his side, a bit of penetrating trauma to his side,
0:04:57 > 0:04:58a bit of memory loss as well,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02and asking a lot of questions about the events.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Where's me mates?- All right, buddy.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Joel is concerned he may have seriously damaged his spine.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- Cos we are going to take you in a chopper.- Don't scare me like that.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15What's wrong with the chopper? It's a ride, mate, it's all right.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Just going to have a quick look at you, OK, buddy?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21All right, it's just going to feel a bit cold on your chest, buddy.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Just be honest.- Yeah?- Have I done anything to me back?- Don't think so.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28He is also worried about the cost of his rescue.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31He has health insurance, but he fears he may not be covered.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Yeah, I think it's fine, fella.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39In Australia we pay for ambulance cover through our medical funds,
0:05:39 > 0:05:43so basically, any time the ambulance is called to them,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47the health fund covers the cost of the ambulance trip.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I don't know, mate, but it doesn't matter.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55The rescue chopper is free, but Joel can't stop worrying.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Patients can sometimes get quite worried about that, because
0:05:58 > 0:06:00it can be quite costly with an ambulance, let alone a helicopter.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Obviously it is quite a concern to the patients as to whether
0:06:03 > 0:06:06they are going to have to stump up a lot of cash after over this.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08They are already stressed enough as it is.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11There's no sign of internal injuries,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13despite the gash in Joel's side.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Is my ambo cover up to date?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19You don't need ambo cover for our helicopter.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- You've got ambo cover. - We're generous like that.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It's just for the ambulance you need it, not for us.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27He's got a young family that is concerned about cost,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31but he has got cover, it's been confirmed, so...
0:06:31 > 0:06:32He'll be fine, but just at the moment,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34it's in the back of his head.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35It's looking pretty good at the moment,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37all your vital signs are looking good.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40But Dr Tom's focus is his head injury.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- Have I broken me hip? - No, don't think so, mate.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Joel is still not making much sense.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53If he has a bleed on the brain, his life is in danger.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57They need to get him to hospital in Newcastle 80 miles away - quickly.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59And they're running out of time.
0:07:03 > 0:07:0625, 26...
0:07:06 > 0:07:10His concern about the bill could be another sign of a brain injury.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14'Westpac 1 has departed Muswellbrook Hospital for John Hunter.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16'Estimating John Hunter at 13.35.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19'One-three-three-five.'
0:07:21 > 0:07:22RINGING TONE
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Hi, this is Tom, doctor aboard Westpac 1.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Tom is briefing his colleagues at the Newcastle trauma unit,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39where he works when he is not flying.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Good to go, boys.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01X-rays and scans await Joel in hospital.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05They reveal that, aside from minor concussion, he has been very lucky.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10His wound is stitched up and he soon returns home with severe bruising.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12His insurance covered his treatment.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26It's the evening rush hour in Perth in Western Australia.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- CAR HORNS HONK - '96 FM - Traffic.'
0:08:28 > 0:08:31'The techies have been doing a great job through Balcatta,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33'just the one set of lights out there now,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35'and we're really incident-free.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38'9221 1396, if you see a drama, let us know.'
0:08:38 > 0:08:40But as the commuters head home,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43another shift is just beginning for the officers
0:08:43 > 0:08:47of Clarkson Police Station in the city's northern suburbs.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53We've got six on our shift, and I think all but one are British.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Here in the state they call WA, the law is enforced
0:08:56 > 0:08:59by policeman like Rob Rixson, originally from London.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Can you just wait up there on the pavement for us?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Rob is a veteran of the Met.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06His partner, Colin Todd, was in the Royal Navy.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08You can see the blood that has been left behind.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- A shift full of Englishmen. - And a Scottish man.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12ROB LAUGHS
0:09:14 > 0:09:17The area they police is Australia's Little Britain.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22In some streets, half the residents are expats, many from the UK.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27And some of them have been affected by the rising use
0:09:27 > 0:09:29of crystal methamphetamine.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31A drug that can have a devastating effect.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35The prices are coming down and there is just more of it
0:09:35 > 0:09:37coming in by the day.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Unfortunately, we just can't keep up
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and can't keep it off the streets.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Tonight, Rob and Colin are monitoring
0:09:47 > 0:09:49the home of a suspect they know well.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55KNOCK ON WINDOW
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Looks the same, eh?- No, these curtains were down, were they not?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- No.- Yesterday, but tonight they were...
0:10:01 > 0:10:02KNOCKING ON WINDOW CONTINUES
0:10:04 > 0:10:07The owner is under a court-imposed curfew,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11but for the second night running, no-one is answering the door.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13He should be here, seven o'clock.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15He is on a curfew at the moment, so he needs
0:10:15 > 0:10:19to be at home between 7pm and 7am.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23But, erm, he's either not in or he's not answering the door.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27He has been building a wall today, this wall was not here yesterday.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Has he got a plumb line in there?- Yeah.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Look how straight it is.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34God, you'd think he'd get a job easy as a bricklayer, eh?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Their only choice is to come back later.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42POLICE RADIO CHATTER
0:10:44 > 0:10:45It's a few hours later,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49and the hunt for drug dealers and users continues.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54A parked car has caught their attention.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- How are you, mate?- All right. - What's happening?- Not much.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Just having a cigarette.- Just keep your hands where I can see them.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- WOMAN:- Oh, sorry.- That's all right.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- Mate, is there any drugs in the car? - Uh, no.- No?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Are you a drug user? - I used to, not any more.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Do you have anything on you you shouldn't have?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14No, I don't have anything.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Just go round that side, mate, she's opened the door,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19don't know if she's dumped something out the car.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- I think she was going to try and ditch it out the car.- Yeah.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Inside the car is a glass pipe. The kind used to smoke crystal meth.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Mate, I'm going to give you a search.- Yep.- A drug search, OK?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Just hop out the car for me.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Just keep your hands out of your pockets for a second,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53just put them on there for me. Do you have anything sharp on you?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- No, I don't, no.- I have to tell you,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58obviously if you obstruct the search, you commit a offence.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- WOMAN:- But I do...
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- Have you ever been in trouble with the police?- No, just drink-driving.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07OK, just traffic stuff.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13The driver is in the clear, but his female passenger is in trouble.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Is it yours?- No comment.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21You can... Being honest is the best way. Being honest is a lot simpler.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Yeah.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33There is nothing to be scared of.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I'm going to summons you for possession of drug paraphernalia.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39For containing methamphetamines, OK?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42She won't be arrested, but she will get a court summons.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45And you will receive some paperwork in the mail.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47OK. Thank you. Thanks for that, guys.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Good night.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52For Rob and Colin,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56this type of incident is becoming a regular occurrence.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01We could go out every day on shift, and you could pretty much come back,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05if you wanted to, with a glass smoking pipe.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07This is probably the most common charge that
0:13:07 > 0:13:09certainly I do at Clarkson Station,
0:13:09 > 0:13:14possession of drug paraphernalia or possession of drugs, namely meth.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20Because it is highly addictive and it is easily accessible,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23it is really prevalent in WA.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27And it is only getting more so as time goes on.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I don't think she has really had much dealings with the police,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32so I don't think she is that sure what to do,
0:13:32 > 0:13:33so having watched a bit of CSI,
0:13:33 > 0:13:38she has decided to go "no comment" when she is asked questions.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Which is fine, that's her legal right.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Officers Rob and Colin have decided to head back
0:13:49 > 0:13:51to the home of the man on curfew.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53See someone looking out the window?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58KNOCKING ON WINDOW
0:13:58 > 0:14:00KNOCKING ON DOOR
0:14:03 > 0:14:06But there is apparently still no-one in at his house.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- The dog is there.- TV's on.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Yeah. Dog's in.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17DOG BARKS
0:14:17 > 0:14:20It appears there's still no-one at home.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23The trouble is, the police have no power to enter the man's house,
0:14:23 > 0:14:28and even if he IS inside, it is his right not to answer the door.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31If the court had given his conditions properly then we could
0:14:31 > 0:14:35lock him up, like a proper court, but unfortunately, sometimes they...
0:14:35 > 0:14:37They put a condition for him to observe a curfew,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40but they don't put a condition that he has to present to us.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Which then means, if you don't have to present,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46he can say he is in the house sleeping in the back room.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49He can argue that he is complying with his conditions.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52The night shift is almost over.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- But there is always tomorrow. - Knock-off time, mate.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Spot-on.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09'WSFM 101.7, hello there, it is Jonesy and Amanda.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10'A nice-looking morning,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12'mostly sunny today, 25 degrees in the city,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15'30 in the west. It's 20 past eight.'
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Every year, the Aussie health service
0:15:20 > 0:15:23recruits hundreds of British doctors.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27And this year's helicopter unit newbies have just arrived.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29First stop - medical boot camp.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31We're going to need to bag valve mask her
0:15:31 > 0:15:33cos she is gasping. Hello, can you hear me, ma'am?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35We've got another critical patient in the car.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37We have given them a hard week this week.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Some of them have only been here for a couple of days before
0:15:40 > 0:15:42they come into our induction programme, and from day one,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44we are hitting them with the hard stuff.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46There are really long, really busy days,
0:15:46 > 0:15:47very confronting days.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Helmet's on the wrong way round.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51I thought it felt a bit funny.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53LAUGHTER
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Dr Sarah Coombes grew up in York, trained in London
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and is now one of Sydney's top trauma consultants.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03But today, she is pretending to be a stressed-out country doctor
0:16:03 > 0:16:05dealing with a very sick patient.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07This is exactly what happened the last time the HEMS team came,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09they came and they slowed down
0:16:09 > 0:16:11time-critical intervention for the patient.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13I didn't ask you to come here, so if you will go
0:16:13 > 0:16:16and stand over there, I'm going to manage this patient.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20'I have to psych myself up to be the doctor from hell.'
0:16:22 > 0:16:24OK, tube is in.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28It's tough to do, because they actually did all the right things.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33And yet, we want them to know that sometimes that is going to fail.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Will you please not interrupt my handover?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38This is a stressful situation, the patient's safety
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- has to come first. - Well, it wasn't stressful
0:16:40 > 0:16:42until you arrived, young man.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45'We have actually based that scenario on an amalgamation'
0:16:45 > 0:16:49of three or four similar episodes we have come across.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53It can be quite confronting for people to arrive unannounced
0:16:53 > 0:16:54and want to take over your patient.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56OK, guys, sorry, I'm going to interrupt there.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I'm going to be very rude here,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00but we don't think you are tubed in, you have no CO2 ready,
0:17:00 > 0:17:02So we are going to have to get you out of the way
0:17:02 > 0:17:04so we can rescue this airway, please.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06So what would you like me to do, young man?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08To move out of the way and let the doctor in, please.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10This is my patient, so what would you like me to do?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12If you don't move now, this patient is going to die.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15'They are life skills, they are not just health skills,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17'they are certainly not Australia-only skills,'
0:17:17 > 0:17:19they are going to take them back home, they are going
0:17:19 > 0:17:21to use them in their home life,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23in their work life, across all boundaries.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26These are really useful skills for them to have.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32At the Wollongong air ambulance base south of Sydney, Dr Ian Scott
0:17:32 > 0:17:37from Aberdeen is about to put his new skills into practice.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38It's two cars, one rolled over.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45One occupant is trapped, but seems stable at this stage.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51The accident is on a major road 100 miles south of Sydney.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55First report is that someone is trapped with pelvic injuries.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56The second car has a family in it,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59but I don't have a report on their condition as yet.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02So we'll get going and see.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04There are some cars on scene hopefully doing some
0:18:04 > 0:18:08preparatory work for us, and we will have a report once we get airborne.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10RADIO CHATTER
0:18:13 > 0:18:18INDISTINCT
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Good afternoon, we have departed Woolongong base
0:18:30 > 0:18:32en route to the MVA at Jaspers Brush.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I believe supervisor 102 is on scene.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Ground paramedics want Dr Ian to examine one of the patients.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Copy that, just landing adjacent to the accident,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57in a green grass area just off a dirt road.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Despite his years of NHS experience, Ian will be relying on
0:19:05 > 0:19:08veteran helicopter paramedic Monty for advice.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Patient's stable, so I'm not going to worry about getting any gear out
0:19:11 > 0:19:13until we've shut down - we'll have enough time for
0:19:13 > 0:19:15that two-minute shutdown period.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Can you see where the flare's going off,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22can you see further up the hill, the H?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Monty, with you as well, mate, is it not just landing there?
0:19:24 > 0:19:28I reckon just go for the H cos you're well clear of
0:19:28 > 0:19:30the power lines over there.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32It's a stable patient
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and we've got a nice defined helipad on the hill, you happy with that?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Yeah, I'm happy with that.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Doors back and locked.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41The only concern we've got though, just before you do, Monty,
0:19:41 > 0:19:46we do have horses right next to that H, and obviously people near there.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47And people as well, yeah.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52The chopper crew are responsible for getting the flying doctors
0:19:52 > 0:19:56to their patients, then it will be time for Ian to take over.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02OK, dusters down, the wheels at my door, your door,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05with 30 to run...ten to run.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Forward, mate. With five to run.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Three, two, one - stand by, and steady.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17The most seriously injured patient is already
0:20:17 > 0:20:19in the ambulance, waiting for Ian's help.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Hey, guys.- Hi there. Ian. Nice to meet you.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I'm Dave. You too, Ian. This is Brian.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Brian is 56 years of age.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34He was actually the driver of that Mercedes convertible.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- When we arrived, that was on its side.- Yep.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38He was trapped by his seat belt.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40No recollection of the events pretty much,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42little bit confused about time and place.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47With wreckage like this, the crash could easily have been fatal.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Hi there, Brian. - Hi.- My name's Ian.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53I'm one of the doctors with the helicopter, OK?
0:20:53 > 0:20:54I just had a wee update.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56I will have a quick look at you myself,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00and then we will come up with a plan as to where to take you, all right?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Brian, do you remember what day of the week it is?
0:21:04 > 0:21:09- Monday.- And do you know what month it is at the moment?- Not really.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11You're not sure what month it is. What year is it, do you know?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Ian is trying to rule out a head injury.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15They are common in rollover crashes.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Just open your eyes for me, nice and wide. Good, good.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Going to look in your ears, OK? Can you open your mouth for me?
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Good, good. I'm going to have a feel of your chest, all right?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Not sore at all, round here?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34INDISTINCT
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Hello, how are you? - I'm his wife.- OK.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40I just wanted to say goodbye because I can't go in the helicopter.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42That's right, but once he gets...
0:21:42 > 0:21:44My doctor is just having a quick look at him in here,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46he's nice and stable, but stay here.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48The driver doesn't seem too badly hurt,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52but he will need X-rays to rule out internal injuries.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Good man, OK. You're doing fine, all right?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58You've had a bit of a bang to your head,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and we are just concerned about maybe around your pelvis.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06So we are going to get you loaded into the helicopter,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and we'll take you to St George's, OK?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11That is a precautionary thing really,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15just because of the speed involved in the accident and everything.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Dr Ian's first reaction is to fly his patient, but all
0:22:19 > 0:22:23chopper flights involve a minor risk, and there is an alternative.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Can't find anything. Primary survey, airway is fine, breathing is fine.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29What I'm just thinking...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31The only thing is, yes, does he need to go to...?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Does he need to go to a...?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Yeah, Wollongong is a big hospital, isn't it?- Yeah, it's a royal trauma.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38That would be fine.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Look, I'm quite happy.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- If it is just that, and all his obs have been fine.- I agree.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47He will go by road to a local hospital.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50The driver's wife has arrived and needs reassurance.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52It's a good job she wasn't with him.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Yeah, we are happy there is nothing major to send him to Sydney for.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Wollongong Hospital has got all the imaging facilities
0:22:58 > 0:23:00like CT and orthopaedics.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06He doesn't need to go to a major trauma centre,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09he is going to a regional trauma hospital by road ambulance.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13We are going to go back to base, because after assessing him,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15he hasn't got any injuries that require
0:23:15 > 0:23:19any interventions from us or to go to a major trauma centre.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22He has been very lucky there was no passenger in the car,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24if you see the damage to the sports car, he would have...
0:23:24 > 0:23:27probably been killed if someone had been in there.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36He was quite stable, looking at all the observations they had done
0:23:36 > 0:23:39since the accident, they had all been stable.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41The accident was very severe,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45in the sense that they had significant damage to the car
0:23:45 > 0:23:47he was in, but very luckily,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50the driver's compartment was really undamaged.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53For Dr Ian, it is time to return to the base.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Like most of the British flying doctors,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59one day he will take his Australian training back to the NHS.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01But for now, down under is home.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02That stuff is really useful.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04So whether it is Australia or the UK,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07emergency theatres, at the roadside -
0:24:07 > 0:24:10all those techniques will stand them in great stead.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Back in the suburbs of Perth, British police officers
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Colin and Rob, and their colleague Darren Lumb, are back on duty.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- And they've just spotted a familiar face.- Whoa!
0:24:37 > 0:24:41It is the suspect on curfew who they spend several nights
0:24:41 > 0:24:44trying to contact at his apparently deserted home.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53SIREN WAILS
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Stand there, mate.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05The suspect is travelling with his girlfriend.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09They are going to search the car.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13And it is not long before they find something suspicious.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Just tell me what that is.- Um...
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- That's speed, methamphetamine? - I actually don't know what it is.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Nice. That a hobby of yours?
0:25:29 > 0:25:34This suspect shouldn't be driving. His licence is suspended.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37At the moment, you are under arrest for driving with no licence.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I know you were caught suspended, you know you were caught suspended,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44so you are going to have to come with us to the police station, OK?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47There is also a CCTV system on the back seat.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Whose camera system is it, mate?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57And more evidence of crystal meth use.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Just tell me what that is.- Uh, that looks like a glass pipe.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- OK. Tell me about that.- A glass pipe, hasn't got anything in there.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It's been used for something, what has it been used for?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- I actually don't know what is in there.- OK, why do you have it?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Mate, she's got a pipe in her bag in the car,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- is there anything else in there? - Not that I know of.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26The suspect's dog can't choose his owner,
0:26:26 > 0:26:30and Rob is happy to keep him amused as the search continues.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I don't mind the dog. We have met a few times,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35he is a pretty good dog.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Moving 10,000 miles to Australia means adapting
0:26:38 > 0:26:41to a different kind of crime.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Different drugs here to the UK.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I worked in south London,
0:26:45 > 0:26:50so the main drug I would see was crack cocaine.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Obviously on the other end of the scale, cannabis,
0:26:52 > 0:26:56which is pretty prevalent here as well.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59But here, predominantly, people use methamphetamine, which is,
0:26:59 > 0:27:03in my opinion, probably a lot worse than crack cocaine.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Certainly the effects of it seem to be.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10The term used is probably "drug-induced psychosis."
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Certainly take people to hospital on a regular basis in regards
0:27:14 > 0:27:17to the side-effects to using the drug
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and coming down off of the drug.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25The Clarkson police have got their man.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29He will be joining them for a ride to the station.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- The CCTV kit turns out not to be stolen.- Have a nice evening.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35His girlfriend and dog are free to go,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38but she will face charges over the drugs.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45How you doing? It's Cosmopolitan-November-Bravo 104.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48We're just heading back to Clarkson Station now, where we will...
0:27:48 > 0:27:52We have got some drugs and some paraphernalia.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Contraband from the car will be kept as evidence.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Their suspect doesn't seem fazed to be
0:27:58 > 0:28:00back behind the walls of a police station.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02That is one charge against you today,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04and that is of no authority to drive,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06never held an Australian licence
0:28:06 > 0:28:08and disqualified from holding or obtaining.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11He will be up before the magistrate soon, but in
0:28:11 > 0:28:17a country the size of Australia, at least most suspects get a ride home.