Keeping Australia Alive (2016)
Season 1
100 cameras, 24 hours... a landmark documentary event capturing the Australian health system in one snapshot...telling the story of who we are, what we value and how we live and die.
Released March 15, 2016
Episode 57 min
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Genres: Documentary
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Production Companies: ITV Studios Australia
Network: ABC TV
S1E1 - Cradle To Grave
The Australian health system in one snapshot. From the thin blue line on the pregnancy test to the flat line on the ECG, this episode examines the role of our health system in our lives from cradle to grave.
March 15, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - What's In A Postcode?
With a health system as vast as Australia's, a postcode can mean the difference between life and death. Archie Lauriston places the lives of both his wife AND daughter into the hands of the medicos for complex surgery.
March 22, 2016, midnight
S1E3 - Heal Thyself
Annie & Gerry from Perth face a tough day as Annie is wheeled into theatre to have a double mastectomy; Larry McArthur is obese & hopes to change his life when he undergoes gastric sleeve surgery.
March 29, 2016, midnight
S1E4 - Love And Sacrifice
In Boigu, the most northern island in the Torres Straits, a machete injury comes in from PNG. Meanwhile, a patient is rushed to emergency in Melbourne suffering severe internal burns after an electrical accident.
April 5, 2016, midnight
S1E5 - Children Are Our Future
As medical research advances, we look at the future of the health system through children in treatment. 10 years ago baby Jada would not have survived... today she's a normal little girl.
April 12, 2016, midnight
S1E6 - The Front Line - GP v Emergency Department
From seizures to footy falls to a motor vehicle accident victim who is rushed to Bendigo emergency fighting for life, this episode looks at the front lines of our medical system.
April 19, 2016, midnight
S1E7 - The Costs, The Challenges and The Future
Kerrie needs bypass surgery; Jack is half way through his transition from female to male; in a world first clinical trial, Adam prepares himself for the results of his melanoma scans.
April 26, 2016, midnight
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ABC TV
57 min/ep
399 min
March 15, 2016
April 26, 2016, midnight
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NR
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