Aeromedical Rescue & Retrieval

Jun 05 2024 13 ep. 47 mins 7
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The Aeromedical Rescue & Retrieval Podcast is brought to you by the Aeromedical Society of Australasia! Each episode we speak to those involved in the industry, hear their inspirational stories, and perhaps learn some lessons along the way. If you’d like to get in touch please drop us an email and let us know what you think! [email protected] https://www.aeromedsocaustralasia.org/

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Ep 13 - Simon Cradock, Team Leader Training and Standards Special Operations

Jun 05 2024 64 mins  
On this episode Paramedic Team Leader Simon Cradock discussess his obvious passion for special operations in particular the Road Crash Rescue space. Simon has been a pioneer in South Australia's Road Crash Rescue scene forming the first interservice South Australian team to compete in the Australasian Rescue Organisations Road Crash Rescue competition, and win it! Simon discusses t

Ep12 - Diane Tremain MBA, General Manager, Mental Health Pioneer.

Feb 11 2024 38 mins  
On this episode Cam and James chat with Diane Tremain. Diane wears many hats! As we find out, Diane is the General Manager of the ACE Training Centre in Bankstown NSW Australia, HEMS contract manager, marketing guru, and one of the most important roles having pioneered the pyscological support program PRIME supporting Pilots and Aircrew Officers in managing the mental impacts of wo

Ep 11 - Adrian Wilson - HEMS Pilot, Afghanistan Veteran, Business owner and innovator.

Dec 16 2023 56 mins  
On this episode Cam and I speak with Adrian Wilson. Adrian has a career a mile long spanning Airforce, Army, Aeroplanes, Helicopters, Air Vehicle Operator (Drone Pilot), and more recently a HEMS Helicopter Pilot and business owner. We discuss how Adrian came to be where he is today, the significant challenges and setbacks along the way, his experience as a HEMS Pilot, and what made

Ep 10 - Steve Lobley ASM, Paramedic, Zone Manager.

Sep 24 2023 42 mins  
On this episode we chat with Paramedic and Zone Manager Steve Lobley. Steve has an interesting history having been introduced to aeromedicine after becoming a patient himself at the age of 17 whilst going through the application process to join NSW Ambulance as a paramedic.It would be this life changing incident that would shape Steve for years to come. Most notably his 'bedside ma

Ep9 - Tim Frankel - HEMS Pilot, Military Veteran, Senior Contract Manager.

Mar 15 2023 60 mins  
On this episode Cam and James chat with Tim Frankel. Tim was born in the UK, grew up in a hotel in Ethiopia, joined the UK Military deploying to Northern Island before becoming a helicopter pilot with service in Kosovo, and later in East Timor with the Australian Army. Tim is now the Senior Contract Pilot for the Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopters based in NSW and ACT, Australia. Ti

Ep8 - Dr Chris Denny - HEMS Medical Director, Emergency Specialist, Astronaut Candidate

Jan 25 2023 34 mins  
On this episode Cam and the ASAs past president David Waters, interview Doctor Christ Denny. Chris is the Medical Director for the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust, Senior Medical Officer in Emergency Medicine Auckland City, Honorary Senior Lecturer The University if Auckland, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Toronto, and a former Canadian Space Agency Astron

Ep7 - Christmas Wrap Up!

Dec 23 2022 16 mins  
On this brief episode Cam and James wrap up the year and briefly introduce what’s coming in the new year!

Ep6 - Flight Nursing, remote critical care at 25,000ft from anywhere!

Nov 12 2022 61 mins  
On this episode we speak with Flight Nursing Australia (FNA) President Colleen Reid, the Aeromedical Society of Australasia (ASA) President Diane Fuller, Flight Nurse and secretary of FNA Judi Shields, and award recipient Flight Nurse Margaret Tabone. Over the course of the episode our flight nurses discuss what it was like in the early days of remote medicine and flight nursing co

Ep5 - The Pause Point!

Oct 20 2022 69 mins  
During this episode Cam and I introduce the 'pause point'! The 'Pause Point', or known in other industries as the 'Strategic Pause' or 'Sanity Check', refers to a deliberate pause in the mission or task (often presented as a question) to assess any number of considerations before proceeding, for example; "is this the safest and best option?"...."Can anyone think of anything we have

Ep4 - Pat Crowe - Human Factors Instructor, Senior Aircrew Officer, Ex Police Officer

Oct 04 2022 43 mins  
On episode 4 Cam and I chat with Pat Crowe. Pat is a veteran police officer having served as a general duties police office before moving into the police air wing conducting search and rescue and aerial law enforcement, after what would be a near death confrontation with a criminal whilst on patrol. Pat then found himself on an ambulance helicopter eventually becoming the senior co