Beyond The Call Experiences of High Trauma Occupations

Today I had the privilege of talking to Poppylillac (Poppy) from The Poppy Project.  Poppy is the daughter of a 37 year now retired Queensland Police Officer growing up in a small town about 60km North of Townsville.   Poppy discusses the journey of being a First Responders family, and in particular the effects of the job and PTSD on the whole family. In 2023 in grade 12, Poppy started "The Poppy...

Shane Martin is a medically retired former QPS officer, and now President of Team Code Blue, an NFP organisation setup to assist QLD First Responders in Crisis with Financial assistance and advocacy. We take an in depth look into Shane's career, trauma's, mental health battle and ongoing recovery. Team Code Blue can be found at www.teamcodeblueinc.org   Please let me know what you think of this ep...

Lara Stevenson is a current serving NSW Paramedic, former London Ambulance Paramedic, Wife and Mother.  Lara has been living with PTSD for 6 years.  This is her story.

In episode 3, Peter discusses some of the rural cases he went to, the challenges that that can present.  Graphic content warning.

In this episode, Peter goes through some jobs from his time in the Urban environment.  First week memories and a variety of jobs.

Beyond The Call is a podcast by veteran Paramedic Peter, who is exploring the stories and consequences of working in High Volume Trauma Occupations.  Episodes include some graphic descriptions, so listener discretion is advised. First Responders, Emergency Dept Nurses and Doctors, Corrections, and Defence Personnel are exposed to traumas that most humans should not see. This is their stories In th...