Outback ER
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Outback ER

Season 1
From the red earth of Broken Hill comes this eight-by-half-hour observational documentary series looking at one of the most unique emergency departments in the country, the Broken Hill Base Hospital.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - John's Heart Attack

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    February 11, 2015
    28min
    16+
    The Broken Hill doctors call upon the Royal Flying Doctors Service to transfer a critically ill patient; they tend to a farmer who has a severe hand injury and treat a burns victim.
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  2. S1 E2 - Young Cowboy

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    February 18, 2015
    28min
    13+
    The Emergency Department is sent into a spin when vital hospital equipment fails. An ex-miner has his skin turn blue from drinking a homemade concoction while a young cowboy weighs up whether to get treatment for his injured leg or go drinking with his mates.
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  3. S1 E3 - Grey Nomad

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    February 25, 2015
    28min
    13+
    A grey nomad has a horrifying accident on a remote stretch of road, baby Chloe is flown into hospital with gastro but doctors find a more worrying symptom, and the city doctors get a taste of the outback at the local races.
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  4. S1 E4 - Roo & Emu Accident

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    March 4, 2015
    27min
    16+
    The emergency department deals with two extraordinary motorbike accidents at the same time, one hit an emu, the other a kangaroo. A mystery illness has the doctors completely baffled, and we meet Kirsti, a transgender taxi driver who found acceptance in Broken Hill.
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  5. S1 E5 - Circular Saw Accident

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    March 11, 2015
    26min
    16+
    Two brothers require urgent treatment after they both cut their hands in a freak circular saw accident. Paramedics attend to a child with a suspected spinal injury, a young man has an embarrassing pain in his bottom and the hospital staff come to terms with the death of a patient.
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  6. S1 E6 - Mining Town

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    March 18, 2015
    27min
    13+
    Joseph is struggling to breathe, but attempts to help him send him into a further panic. Ex-miner Ron takes a nasty fall when his prosthetic leg gives way. A skate park stunt goes terribly wrong for a drunk man and Fay's simple hospital procedure takes a dramatic turn in the hospital toilet.
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  7. S1 E7 - Young Doctors

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    March 25, 2015
    27min
    16+
    Young doctor Alex is put under pressure when he needs to attend to two critically ill patients at the same time and perform delicate hand surgery on a station owner. A motorbike accident victim suffers worsening headaches, and 14 year old Patrick has a mysterious seizure.
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  8. S1 E8 - Doug's Roof Fall

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    April 1, 2015
    27min
    13+
    Doug falls off his roof and shatters his leg, but complications with internal bleeding require emergency surgery. Housebound Margaret is cut from her home in a bizarre rescue, and a late night feast sees Geoffrey with serious burns.
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