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1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 min. 21 sec.) ; 330647739 bytes |
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*Adult Themes, Coarse Language**This program depicts surgical procedures*Fifty three-year-old Danny Hudswell has Parkinson's disease. The uncontrollable tremors limit his day-to-day life to the extent he can't even drink a cup of tea. Surgeons perform an awake craniotomy adjusting the signals of the brain to try to control his symptoms.In Brisbane, nine-month-old Ariana has a hole in her heart that must be repaired. Her mother and father face a very difficult day, made much harder when mum's health complication forces her to seek treatment at a nearby emergency hospital.Boigu is the most northern island in the Torres Straits and is the outer limit of our health system. This is frontier medicine, still dealing with illnesses like tuberculosis and leprosy. A machete injury comes in from Papua New Guinea and a young girl arrives with mysterious pain and swelling in both knees.A patient is rushed to emergency in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital suffering severe internal burns after an electrical accident at work. The medical team work urgently to control his pain and save his leg.PRODUCTION DETAILS:7x60 minutes. ITV Studios Australia. Executive Producer Karen Dewey. Series Producer Elle Gibbons. ITV Head of Content Ben Ulm. ABC Commissioning Editor Matt Scully. ABC Head Factual Steve Bibb.#KeepingAustraliaAlive |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2016-04-05 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Chronic diseases -- Treatment.
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Emergency medical services.
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Heart -- Surgery.
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Parkinson's disease -- Treatment.
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Queensland -- Brisbane.
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Queensland -- Torres Strait Islands.
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Streaming video
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