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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now joining me on the line right now is Telea Dawson,
Saint John Int, Manager of Emergency Communications and Systems. Good
morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Talah, Morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Hey, going not too bad, Talia. It looks like it's
been a busy weekend before we get there though. Obviously
police just confirming that they're responding and I'm assuming Saint
John as well, to a collision at the Humpty Doo
traffic lights.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Yeah. So all emergency services have been on scene since
around just after nine point thirty and we're treating a
sixty year old male with a motorbike rider as a
result of that.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Internet Okay, so I'm sure we'll probably get some further
detail as the day goes on. Do we have any
idea if there were like, if there were other vehicles
involved at this point.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Or this point, it looks like a motorbike versus another vehicle,
But I believe the injuries and mainly to the motorbike
rider at this stage.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
All right, Well, Talia will keep an eye on that. Now,
Let's move into some of the incident and set Saint
John were called out to over the long weekend. On
Friday out at Dundee, a vehicle with four occupants colliding
with a large power pole.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Yeah, pretty nasty this one, Katie. It was around ten
pm out at Dundee on the Bend there. There were
four occupants in the vehicle when it collided with the
powerpole at about eighty kilometers an hour. It's dislodged that
powerpole from the concrete that sort of past high mechanism.
Two patients were transported in a serious but stable condition
(01:34):
with CareFlight and another two patients were transported a by
road with Saint John. They did have a range of
injuries to their head, neck, leg, as you can imagine
from that kind of crash.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Sounds like a nasty one, Talia. Then on Saturday in
the morning, east of Croger Island, a nineteen year old
was stung on the face by what was believed to
be an ira kanji jellyfish.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yes, so the Emergency Communicy Center received this call. I
believe they were potentially out on the boat and he
was stung as just said, on the face, believed to
be by the rakanji. Transported by CareFlight who attended and
we handed them over to us at the airport and
continued his stable transport to the Royal darn.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Goodness, mate, it can be I mean, being stung by
an irakanji can be like fatal, can't it.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yeah, certainly it caused a significant resperu ery distress. So
this gentleman was extremely lucky.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Sounds like it now. Then on Saturday on Baggett Road, unfortunately,
another pedestrian strike.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah. So this one, the patient was witnessed to have
walked across the traffic and it looks more like he's
walked into the vehicle that was traveling at about eighty
coves an hour. But again at that speech, hitting the
side of a vehicle does send them a little bit further.
So that patient was transported, thankfully in a stable condition,
again with soft tissue injury the leagus, the hands in
the face.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Very very lucky with that such. I mean it just
like along the road there, we just seemed to be
seeing more of those pedestrian strikes, and I think that
there needs to be some further work. I'm not sure
who by, but to make sure that people understand the
dangers of you know, walking across that road and that
there are vehicles that are traveling incredibly quickly along there.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yeah, I mean, being an adk zone or the K zone.
Still quite significant to be struck even to the side
of a vehicle. Yep, you know, I don't know whether
it's lighting or signage or built pedestrian crossings.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Yeah, I don't know. We'll certainly continue to have a
discussion about it. Taliah. Then on Saturday night, by the
look of it, out at the Adelaide River Rodeo, a
twelve year old female fell from a steer, sustaining hip
and head injuries.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Yeah. So there was two young ones that were participating
in the rodeo and now volunteers and paramedics being out
there to assist. So there's a twelve year old female
hit fall of them the steers. She had hip and
head injuries that were stable and sick. Seen year old
male later presented after probably the adrenaline war off and
presented with a dislocated shoulder. So they were both treated
(04:07):
and transported together up to World Dal and event staff.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Yeah, I'm glad to hear that they had, you know,
had people their events staff there and people that could
support while waiting for you guys. Now tell me. On Sunday, unfortunately,
two incidents of assault against staff now tomorrow, I believe
is actually the day where we should be thanking our
(04:33):
first responders, but unfortunately, you guys continuing to have to
deal with this kind of incident.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
No exactly. You know, staff go to work to save
lives and to do their jobs, not to be assaulted.
So again a reminder, hands off our paramedics. You know,
Coconut Grove, one of our female paramedics, was struck with
a closed fist to the torso and you know it's
not what they go to work to experience. They're there
to save lives and help people and it's deplorable to
(05:01):
have this happen again. Yeah, a glass bottel was also
thrown at an ambulance and Catherine thankfully no injuries of damage,
but you know, it adds to the violence that we're
seeing and the concern of our paramedics and they're just
trying to do their job.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Now, tell me, you know, in terms of you know
that paramedics struck in the tour so with a closed feast,
is that personal? Okay?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Yes? And she's receiving support.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Yeah, I mean it's just like it is just unacceptable behavior,
you know, absolutely, there's no other way to put it,
and you shouldn't have to deal with that when you're
hitting out to do your jobs.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
No, definitely not. And you know police are there on
scene with us with that one and assisted us in
transporting the patient. But you know, our paramedics, that is
their main concern is always for the patients that they're treating,
also themselves, but you know then they have to worry
about themselves a lot of these days, and it's disgusting.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Yeah, it is. It's disgusting and unacceptable behavior. Taliah. Before
I let you go, I know that the Northern Territory
there were so many events on over the weekend and
obviously fantastic for all of us to be able to
attend all of those wonderful events, but I know it
means a busy weekend for you guys as well. You know,
the Pink Desert Race, the Glenty, the Beer Can Regatta,
(06:19):
you name it. It was all happening. In terms of
the think, how did you guys go these I mean,
there is injuries, There's always going to be injuries. How
did it go from your perspective?
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Yeah, I mean from the reports that we'd received, it was,
you know, it's always improved on previous years, and you
know there was no major spectator into it this year,
and in fact that we've been asked to shout out
to those spectators that everyone behaved wonderfully and we're very
assisting to the race control and our medical team calling
an events and you know, hitting all of the safety requirements.
(06:51):
So as it a fantastic year. I think injury numbers
are on par but probably not a serious that we've
seen in previous years. We treated about fifty patients and
transported over thirty of them to the hospital over the
three days. There's probably about you know, fifteen to twenty
per day that made up of the normal fractures and dislocations. Unfortunately,
(07:13):
one did suffer a serious head injury on the Sunday
and was flown to the Alice Springs Hospital where he
was then transported onto Adelaide, and just yesterday one with
quite a significant fructured FEMA. But these are tough buggers,
I'll say. Most of them turned up I think at
the end of the first day and the end of
the last day at the tents, you know, battered and bruised,
(07:33):
and I think one refused to seek treatment until he'd
gotten on the podium. So tough buggers. I'll give it
to them, but you know, we really want to thank
all of our amazing staff and the volunteers who've been
working entirely across the Northern Territory this weekend. As you said,
number of events, the Roneos Beer Can Regatta. You know
they're not just they're treating those that into themselves, but
(07:53):
we have you know, they were coming up and strapping
people for their rides and you know everyone chipped in
and couldn't go ahead without them. So, as you said,
thank us first responder today tomorrow. So if you see
a first responder out, say thank you for their hard
work and their dedication. They truly make a difference every
single day.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
They really really do. Taliah Dawson, it is wonderful to
catch up with you as always. Thank you so much
for your time this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
You two
Now joining me on the line right now is Telea Dawson,
Saint John Int, Manager of Emergency Communications and Systems. Good
morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Talah, Morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Hey, going not too bad, Talia. It looks like it's
been a busy weekend before we get there though. Obviously
police just confirming that they're responding and I'm assuming Saint
John as well, to a collision at the Humpty Doo
traffic lights.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Yeah. So all emergency services have been on scene since
around just after nine point thirty and we're treating a
sixty year old male with a motorbike rider as a
result of that.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Internet Okay, so I'm sure we'll probably get some further
detail as the day goes on. Do we have any
idea if there were like, if there were other vehicles
involved at this point.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Or this point, it looks like a motorbike versus another vehicle,
But I believe the injuries and mainly to the motorbike
rider at this stage.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
All right, Well, Talia will keep an eye on that. Now,
Let's move into some of the incident and set Saint
John were called out to over the long weekend. On
Friday out at Dundee, a vehicle with four occupants colliding
with a large power pole.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Yeah, pretty nasty this one, Katie. It was around ten
pm out at Dundee on the Bend there. There were
four occupants in the vehicle when it collided with the
powerpole at about eighty kilometers an hour. It's dislodged that
powerpole from the concrete that sort of past high mechanism.
Two patients were transported in a serious but stable condition
(01:34):
with CareFlight and another two patients were transported a by
road with Saint John. They did have a range of
injuries to their head, neck, leg, as you can imagine
from that kind of crash.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Sounds like a nasty one, Talia. Then on Saturday in
the morning, east of Croger Island, a nineteen year old
was stung on the face by what was believed to
be an ira kanji jellyfish.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yes, so the Emergency Communicy Center received this call. I
believe they were potentially out on the boat and he
was stung as just said, on the face, believed to
be by the rakanji. Transported by CareFlight who attended and
we handed them over to us at the airport and
continued his stable transport to the Royal darn.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Goodness, mate, it can be I mean, being stung by
an irakanji can be like fatal, can't it.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yeah, certainly it caused a significant resperu ery distress. So
this gentleman was extremely lucky.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Sounds like it now. Then on Saturday on Baggett Road, unfortunately,
another pedestrian strike.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah. So this one, the patient was witnessed to have
walked across the traffic and it looks more like he's
walked into the vehicle that was traveling at about eighty
coves an hour. But again at that speech, hitting the
side of a vehicle does send them a little bit further.
So that patient was transported, thankfully in a stable condition,
again with soft tissue injury the leagus, the hands in
the face.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Very very lucky with that such. I mean it just
like along the road there, we just seemed to be
seeing more of those pedestrian strikes, and I think that
there needs to be some further work. I'm not sure
who by, but to make sure that people understand the
dangers of you know, walking across that road and that
there are vehicles that are traveling incredibly quickly along there.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yeah, I mean, being an adk zone or the K zone.
Still quite significant to be struck even to the side
of a vehicle. Yep, you know, I don't know whether
it's lighting or signage or built pedestrian crossings.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Yeah, I don't know. We'll certainly continue to have a
discussion about it. Taliah. Then on Saturday night, by the
look of it, out at the Adelaide River Rodeo, a
twelve year old female fell from a steer, sustaining hip
and head injuries.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Yeah. So there was two young ones that were participating
in the rodeo and now volunteers and paramedics being out
there to assist. So there's a twelve year old female
hit fall of them the steers. She had hip and
head injuries that were stable and sick. Seen year old
male later presented after probably the adrenaline war off and
presented with a dislocated shoulder. So they were both treated
(04:07):
and transported together up to World Dal and event staff.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Yeah, I'm glad to hear that they had, you know,
had people their events staff there and people that could
support while waiting for you guys. Now tell me. On Sunday, unfortunately,
two incidents of assault against staff now tomorrow, I believe
is actually the day where we should be thanking our
(04:33):
first responders, but unfortunately, you guys continuing to have to
deal with this kind of incident.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
No exactly. You know, staff go to work to save
lives and to do their jobs, not to be assaulted.
So again a reminder, hands off our paramedics. You know,
Coconut Grove, one of our female paramedics, was struck with
a closed fist to the torso and you know it's
not what they go to work to experience. They're there
to save lives and help people and it's deplorable to
(05:01):
have this happen again. Yeah, a glass bottel was also
thrown at an ambulance and Catherine thankfully no injuries of damage,
but you know, it adds to the violence that we're
seeing and the concern of our paramedics and they're just
trying to do their job.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Now, tell me, you know, in terms of you know
that paramedics struck in the tour so with a closed feast,
is that personal? Okay?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Yes? And she's receiving support.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Yeah, I mean it's just like it is just unacceptable behavior,
you know, absolutely, there's no other way to put it,
and you shouldn't have to deal with that when you're
hitting out to do your jobs.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
No, definitely not. And you know police are there on
scene with us with that one and assisted us in
transporting the patient. But you know, our paramedics, that is
their main concern is always for the patients that they're treating,
also themselves, but you know then they have to worry
about themselves a lot of these days, and it's disgusting.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Yeah, it is. It's disgusting and unacceptable behavior. Taliah. Before
I let you go, I know that the Northern Territory
there were so many events on over the weekend and
obviously fantastic for all of us to be able to
attend all of those wonderful events, but I know it
means a busy weekend for you guys as well. You know,
the Pink Desert Race, the Glenty, the Beer Can Regatta,
(06:19):
you name it. It was all happening. In terms of
the think, how did you guys go these I mean,
there is injuries, There's always going to be injuries. How
did it go from your perspective?
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Yeah, I mean from the reports that we'd received, it was,
you know, it's always improved on previous years, and you
know there was no major spectator into it this year,
and in fact that we've been asked to shout out
to those spectators that everyone behaved wonderfully and we're very
assisting to the race control and our medical team calling
an events and you know, hitting all of the safety requirements.
(06:51):
So as it a fantastic year. I think injury numbers
are on par but probably not a serious that we've
seen in previous years. We treated about fifty patients and
transported over thirty of them to the hospital over the
three days. There's probably about you know, fifteen to twenty
per day that made up of the normal fractures and dislocations. Unfortunately,
(07:13):
one did suffer a serious head injury on the Sunday
and was flown to the Alice Springs Hospital where he
was then transported onto Adelaide, and just yesterday one with
quite a significant fructured FEMA. But these are tough buggers,
I'll say. Most of them turned up I think at
the end of the first day and the end of
the last day at the tents, you know, battered and bruised,
(07:33):
and I think one refused to seek treatment until he'd
gotten on the podium. So tough buggers. I'll give it
to them, but you know, we really want to thank
all of our amazing staff and the volunteers who've been
working entirely across the Northern Territory this weekend. As you said,
number of events, the Roneos Beer Can Regatta. You know
they're not just they're treating those that into themselves, but
(07:53):
we have you know, they were coming up and strapping
people for their rides and you know everyone chipped in
and couldn't go ahead without them. So, as you said,
thank us first responder today tomorrow. So if you see
a first responder out, say thank you for their hard
work and their dedication. They truly make a difference every
single day.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
They really really do. Taliah Dawson, it is wonderful to
catch up with you as always. Thank you so much
for your time this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
You two
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