Medivac — Season 1, Episode 8: Episode 8
Drama • 50 min • 3 seasons, 48 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Julia finds herself taking a personal interest in a severely depressed patient after he talks about killing himself and his family. Julia attempts to have the man committed to protect his wife and child, but an improperly filled out form allows him to be released back to his family. Arch, Bree, and Wayne are called out to rescue an injured sky diver but discover that they must also locate the man's detached arm. A man believed to be a Jehovah's Witness dies when the doctors cannot not give him a required blood transfusion
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.