Medivac
tv show
48 total episodes
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3 seasons
First Aired September 10, 1996
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Overview
Medivac was an Australian television drama series that ran on Network Ten from 1996 to 1998. There were 48 episodes produced. Medivac is an abbreviation of the term medical evacuation. The series was also known as Adrenaline Junkies overseas. Medivac was set in the emergency department of Brisbane's fictional Bethlehem West Hospital, where a dedicated medical team work in the demanding world of emergency medicine. The team specialises in the evacuation of disaster areas, journeying by helicopter to remote areas inaccessible by ambulance. They also work in the city streets and the suburbs involving themselves with the patients, their families and the police.
Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - 1h 50m
Air Date
October 08, 1996
Overview
A terminally ill cancer patient, brought in by medivac after crash landing his glider, has his controversial last request granted and is quietly euthanised by one of the nursing staff during the night. Incensed over the ""murder"" of his patient, Wayne wants to call in the police but Harry, not wanting to draw further attention to the incident, prevents the matter from going any further. Macy is found guilty of exceeding her duties and is given a two week suspension for performing the tracheotomy in the hospital's parking lot. Arch loses the lucky drumsticks that were given to him as a child by his violin teacher.