1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Mix one at four point nine dot com for all 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: the latest news and information now three sixty with Katie Wolf. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: Everyone is listening Mix one oh four point nine one 4 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: hundred percent. 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 2: Joining us on the line right now is the Emergency 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 2: Communications Center manager for Saint John Paramedics. Good morning to 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: Craig Garaway. 8 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 3: Good morning, Katie. How are you? 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? Really well, Craig. I know it was a busy 10 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: weekend for you with the number of incidents that we call. 11 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: Will you're called out to before we get into those, 12 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: can I just ask how did you go? Did you 13 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: have your volunteers at Base in the Grass and various 14 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 2: other events on the weekend. 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, Katie, National Volunteer International Volunteer Week this week, 16 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 3: and yes, we had I think twenty five volunteers helping 17 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 3: out along with paramedics and other staff at Base in 18 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 3: the Grass. I actually did the drags on Survey night. 19 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: We have four volunteers out there helping us with the drags. 20 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 3: And so look, our volunteers are out and about a 21 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 3: lot of events on with that dry season. Now, how 22 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 3: everyone's trying to run an event and they need volunteers, 23 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: so please you know when you see them walk up 24 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 3: and say thank you because they're giving up their time 25 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 3: with their families to be there to ensure you have 26 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 3: a great time. 27 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, and doing a phenomenal job always, Craig, was there 28 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 2: anything that they are any concerns for the map based 29 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: in the grass well for you guys at the drags 30 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 2: or anything like that, or did everything run pretty smoothly? 31 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: No, I need things ran pretty smoothly. Obviously a lot 32 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: of people and you always have incidences and there will 33 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 3: always be something going on. But our volunteers are very 34 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 3: well trained along with our paramedics, and you know what 35 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 3: we probably thinks are pretty major, they take it in 36 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 3: their stride and so you know a lot of cups 37 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 3: and bruises and you know, probably with the dehydration and 38 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: things like that, people not bring enough water. So nothing 39 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:47,919 Speaker 3: too serious, which is fantastic. 40 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. 41 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: Hey, let's talk about well some of the terrible incidents 42 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: that your crews had to attend on the weekend. Firstly, 43 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: on Saturday in Jabaru, there was a single vehicle crash. 44 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: A person was trapped in the vehicle which was on fire. 45 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, okay, not a great start to National Road Safety 46 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 3: Week really, but we did have a lot of crashes 47 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 3: across the territory and you're right out at Jabaru. This 48 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: vehicle has rolled over. A male person was trapped in 49 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: that vehicle for a period of time and the vehicle 50 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 3: did catch on fire. Thankfully he was able to release 51 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 3: himself from that vehicle. We obviously responded the health clinic 52 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 3: from out there. Carefulight worked with us and we saw 53 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 3: the coordinated through our Triple Low call center to ensure 54 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 3: the appropriate people got to him and got him back 55 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 3: to care. So very lucky escape, I suppose. 56 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, it sounds like it Sunday morning, two twenty am 57 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: in Aloa a two car motor vehicle crash, a lot 58 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: of damage to the vehicle, very sadly and as has 59 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: been widely reported, we know that one person passed away 60 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: at the scene, four others were transported to hospital. Sounds 61 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: like it would have been a difficult one for our paramedics. 62 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, look at tragic incident and obviously a fair bit 63 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 3: of damage there. Four people required transport to the Royal 64 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 3: Daln Hospital. We had to bring additional resources in to 65 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 3: help cope with that and everything else that was sort 66 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 3: of going on at the time. But yeah, look, paramedics, 67 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: police buy you know, everyone did a fantastic job with 68 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 3: that incident, and obviously police will be investigating. 69 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, doubt full investigation underway. And look, I know 70 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: we don't expect you to go into any sort of detail, 71 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 2: but Craig, it must be tough, you know, when you're 72 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: talking about that number of people who've been injured, triarging 73 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: everybody on the scene, you know when you first arrive. 74 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, it is. It's one of the big complex 75 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: processes that parameds have to go through because it's not 76 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 3: just the people. You know, we talk about the four 77 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 3: people that were injured, but there are other people who 78 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 3: are uninjured. There's bystanders. Obviously a lot of people become involved. 79 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: So you know, for police, fire and paramieds, it's all 80 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 3: about trying to control the scene and manage the scene 81 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: and at the same time trying to give the best 82 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 3: care to the patient. So yeah, it's not a matter 83 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 3: of just running in and looking after the people that 84 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 3: are injured. It's about the whole complex situation that's going on. 85 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. In Howard Springs, then later in the day, a 86 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 2: fifty three year old female went over the handbrakes of 87 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 2: a dirt bike and sustained a number of injuries. 88 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 3: Yep, she did go over the handlebars at the back 89 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 3: of the prison there, I believe, out in the bush area, 90 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 3: and we also so we attended that one, and pretty 91 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 3: much straight after that out on Gunpoint Road in the 92 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 3: same area there, we had a vehicle there roll over 93 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,239 Speaker 3: the male there with shoulder injuries, a couple of fractures 94 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 3: I believe, and he was transferred at the hospital as well. 95 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 3: So I think last weekend we had four motorcycle accidents 96 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 3: out in the rural area, and obviously this weekend we've 97 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 3: had a few more. So, yeah, be careful that they got. Yeah, 98 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 3: you have to be. 99 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: Hey, you said behind the prison. Was it anything to 100 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 2: do with the prison although just riding behind there? 101 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 3: No, No, there's fair few tracks out and about in 102 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 3: that Howard Springs area and basically right across to Robertson Barracks. 103 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 3: There's a lot of the tracks in that area. I 104 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 3: used to ride them myselfs So, yeah, nothing to do 105 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 3: with the prison. 106 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: Hey, at nine o'clock. Then last night, sorry, on Saturday 107 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 2: night in Nunamar, a fifty year old male came off 108 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: a bike and had a number of fingers amputated. 109 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, look this did happen last night, Katie and outside 110 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 3: Nunama there. Yeah, you're right, and my understanding is quite 111 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 3: traumatic injury to one of his hands, which did see 112 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 3: a number of fingers partially amputated. Obviously paramedics got him 113 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 3: to hospital where obviously they're working on his hand to 114 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 3: try and do something with it. But yeah, a bit 115 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 3: of a nasty incident and obviously quite aimful. 116 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 2: Yeah it sounds like it. And Craig, as you mentioned earlier, 117 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 2: it is indeed National Road Safety Week kicked off yesterday. Unfortunately, 118 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: by the sounds of it, quite a few crashes there 119 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: on that initial day, but a really good reminder for 120 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 2: us all really to make sure that we're doing the 121 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 2: right thing on our roads. 122 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 3: Oh look at these, Katie. You know, seatbelts are the 123 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 3: most important thing. Don't drink and drive. And you know 124 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: people who are speeding that they increase the likelihood of 125 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 3: having serious injury at an incident. And I think one 126 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 3: of the biggest things there was Two things that really 127 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 3: get on my goat at the moment is the amount 128 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 3: of people who drive through red lights. I see this 129 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 3: every morning coming to work, and people on their mobile phones. 130 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: It is so frustrating. It takes your attention away from driving, 131 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 3: and you know it's going to kill someone, so be careful, 132 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 3: stop doing it and just follow those rules. 133 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, very sage advice and very important advice. Emergency 134 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 2: Communications Center Manager Craig Garraway, it's always good to catch 135 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 2: up with you. Thanks so much for your time this morning. 136 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 3: No, it's been great talking to you, Katie. Thank thank you. 137 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, you two. 138 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: And well, I tell you what a couple of important 139 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 2: weeks this week obviously National Road Safety Week, but it's 140 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: also a Volunteer Week, and we know that there are 141 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 2: so many wonderful volunteers, as Craig Garaway rightly pointed out there, 142 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: particularly on a busy weekend like the one that we've 143 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 2: just gone through, and you sometimes forget. You know that 144 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 2: a lot of these events just wouldn't be able to 145 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: happen if we didn't have wonderful volunteers like our Saint 146 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 2: John Crue and there are so many others, So hats 147 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: off to all of you who do volunteer. I would 148 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 2: know that we're going to be speaking more about that 149 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 2: throughout the week as well.