Medivac — Season 1, Episode 11: Episode 11
Drama • 50 min • 3 seasons, 48 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
A needle prick received while treating a patient places Julia in a difficult position when the woman, a recovering drug addict, refuses to give her consent for a blood test. Told of Julia's predicament, Wayne illegally obtains a blood sample for testing but when the results come back, Julia, feeling compelled to inform the patient that she has syphilis, makes an anonymous phone call to the woman's GP. Wayne is subsequently arrested and charged with assault when the woman goes to the police after being discharged. While returning to the hospital with a man who has attempted suicide, Arch and Macy's medivac helicopter is forced to make an emergency landing.
About Medivac
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.