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QAS staff reflect on Ambulance Australia experience Last year while Australia’s southern states were dealing with the challenges of COVID-19 lockdowns, Queensland Ambulance Service again hosted camera teams shooting Channel 10’s fourth season of Ambulance Australia. This season of eight episodes kicked off on Wednesday 9 February and Insight caught up with some of our frontliners who reflected on their experiences after the final episode went to air on Wednesday 6 April. (QAS also featured in Ambulance Australia’s Season 3) Here are some of our cast’s thoughts on the most recent season.
Andrew Colen – HARU
What was your title/position during filming on the show? CCP at Kedron station.
Why did you apply/ reapply for the Show?
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I purely saw it as an opportunity to do something different and experience a different aspect to our job.
What were your expectations going into filming? I was very nervous about how the dynamics of having a camera following us around would be and also how the end result would turn out.
How did you find the filming process? I was pleasantly surprised how easy and normal it was, probably because our cameraman was so nice and easy going.
Any challenges/ surprises/funny stories? I think it was a real eye opener for the cameraman who came out with us, he said multiple times that he was surprised about some of things we experienced together.
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What’s it been like seeing yourself on TV? I found it quite uncomfortable hearing and seeing myself on TV as I normally prefer to be less visible.
What has been the reaction from colleagues/ family/friends? There was an understandable amount of ribbing from colleagues, which I expected. But it was good for non‑medical family and friends to see the whole series.
What have you learnt about yourself and/or the QAS from the process? I enjoyed seeing other paramedics and the EMDs on it, how they interacted, and treated patients.
What do you think/hope the audience has learnt from Series 4? Hopefully the audience has been given an insight into our unique cases and has seen the human side of our paramedics and EMDs.
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