‘He needed intensive care and a team of specialists. He got me instead’: an outback doctor on treating patients a long way from help
By Damien Brown
After working in post-conflict zones, <strong>Damien Brown</strong> thought he was ready for anything. Then he moved to the Northern Territory, where his 20-bed hospital had to serve an area the size of Norway
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‘He needed intensive care and a team of specialists. He got me instead’: an outback doctor on treating patients a long way from help
After working in post-conflict zones, Damien Brown thought he was ready for anything. Then he moved to the Northern Territory, where his 20-bed hospital had to serve an area the size of Norway
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