When was Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia created?

Answer 1

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia was created in 1928.

Answer 2

The Flying Doctor Service was established by Reverend John Flynn in 1928 and was called the Aerial Medical Service. It was not given the designation of "Royal Flying Doctor Service" until the 1940s.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides emergency and routine medical care to the people of rural and inland Australia. He was also a Presbyterian minister, and was known as 'Flynn of the Inland.' Flynn was first posted as a Presbyterian minister at Beltana, a remote settlement hundreds of kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia. He experienced great difficulties reaching such a widely scattered population, so he was appointed as the first Superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission, the 'bush department' of the Presbyterian Church, in 1912. Flynn served in the AIM during a time when just two doctors served an area of 300,000 sq kms in Western Australia and 1,500,000 sq kms in the Northern Territory. Flynn realised there needed to be better medical care for the people of the outback, so he established numerous bush hospitals and hostels.

By 1917, Flynn saw that new technology such as radio and the aeroplane could help provide a more effective medical service. His inquiries caused him to be contacted by an Australian pilot serving in World War I, Clifford Peel, who outlined the capabilities and costs of then-available planes. An excellent fundraiser, Flynn turned his talents to the task of establishing a flying medical service. On 15 May 1928, the Aerial Medical Service was established at Cloncurry, in western Queensland.

To help communication with such a service, Flynn worked with Alfred Traeger, who developed the pedal radio, a lighter, more compact radio for communication, more easily available to residents of the outback for its size and cost. The pedal radio meant there was no need for electricity, which was available in very few areas of the outback in the 1920s. In this way, Flynn joined the advantages of both radio and aeroplanes to provide what he called a "Mantle of Safety" for the outback.

Although supposed to be just a one-year experiment, Flynn's Royal Flying Doctor Service, or RFDS, has continued successfully through the years, providing a valuable medical service to people in remote areas.

Answer 3

Founded in 1928 by Rev John Flynn, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is a fantastic service that provides medical care to remote Australia. They work by bringing Medical care to the outback and also by collecting patients and bringing them to hospitals when the place is either inaccessible by ambulance or an ambulance would take too long.

They attend an average of 665 patients and fly nearly 60 000 km per day. Their services include: 24 hour emergency services, primary health care clinics, drug dispensing, radio and telephone consultations, provision of radio contact and inter-hospital transfers.

Their website is http:/www.flyingdoctor.net. I would really recommend the book "Flying Nurse" by Robin Miller which gives an insight into some earlier times of the RFDS.

Answer 4

The main role of the Royal Flying Doctor Service was and is to bring medical treatment quickly to those who who are sick or injured in remote Australia. These people usually do not have access to suitable medical treatment, but the RFDS provides what its founder, John Flynn, called a "mantle of safety" to those in the outback. This means, quite simply, the RFDS gives them a fighting chance for survival. Not only are they given necessary life-saving medical treatment, but they can then be brought back to hospitals in towns, if necessary.

In modern times, the RFDS also assists in emergency evacuations in outback regions.

Answer 5

Australia is a vast country, with far-flung communities and settlements which are not large enough to support their own medical service. This is the case now, and it was the case when the service was established.

John Flynn was the one with the vision for a medical service that could reach these isolated communities. He was first posted as a Presbyterian minister at Beltana, a remote settlement hundreds of kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia. He experienced great difficulties reaching such a widely scattered population, so he was appointed as the first Superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission, the 'bush department' of the Presbyterian Church, in 1912. Flynn served in the AIM during a time when just two doctors served an area of 300,000 sq kms in Western Australia and 1,500,000 sq kms in the Northern Territory. Flynn realised there needed to be better medical care for the people of the outback, so he established numerous bush hospitals and hostels. One particular story caught his attention: that of a young stockman named Jim Darcy. Darcy was injured when he fell off his horse, and although considerable assistance was rendered to him via telegraph, by the time the doctor physically reached him, he had died.

By 1917, Flynn saw that new technology such as radio and the aeroplane could help provide a more effective medical service. His inquiries caused him to be contacted by an Australian pilot serving in World War I, Clifford Peel, who outlined the capabilities and costs of then-available planes. An excellent fundraiser, Flynn turned his talents to the task of establishing a flying medical service. On 15 May 1928, the Aerial Medical Service was established at Cloncurry, in western Queensland.

To help communication with such a service, Flynn worked with Alfred Traeger, who developed the pedal radio, a lighter, more compact radio for communication, more easily available to residents of the outback for its size and cost. The pedal radio meant there was no need for electricity, which was available in very few areas of the outback in the 1920s. In this way, Flynn joined the advantages of both radio and aeroplanes to provide what he called a "Mantle of Safety" for the outback.

Answer 6

The Royal Flying Doctor Service began as the Aerial Medical Service. It was established at Cloncurry, in western Queensland, on 15 May 1928.