''Emergency Call '' is an Australian
factual television
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series on the
Seven Network
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. It follows emergency telephone workers as they field calls and dispatch emergency responders. This series, unlike
Ambulance Australia, is based in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria, Australia
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(police and ambulance) and
Brisbane
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,
Queensland, Australia
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
(ambulance only). The series is based on the Belgian French series ''Emergency Call'' with local versions of the format also produced by Germany's VOX, the Netherlands EO/NPO1, Italy's RAI2 and C8 in France.
Episodes
Season 1 (2018)
See also
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Paramedics
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Not all ambulance personnel are p ...
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Ambulance Australia
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Ambulance
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Ambulances are used to respond to medi ...
References
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Seven Network original programming
2018 Australian television series debuts
2018 Australian television series endings
Australian factual television series
English-language television shows
Emergency communication