The Torres Strait is a unique environment to work as a paramedic.
The region is home to a series of islands scattered over a stretch of ocean spanning 48,000 square kilometres from the tip of Queensland s Cape York, towards Papua New Guinea, and over to Indonesia.
Most of the staff at the Thursday Island ambulance station, where the area s main hospital is located, are trained to fly on a rescue helicopter.
On a busy day, the flight paramedics could be required to do back-to-back jobs across the 18 inhabited islands.
They, along with the helicopters, are on standby 24 hours a day.
An aerial view of one of the 18 inhabited islands in the Torres Strait.