Doctor Reacts To Dramatic Lifeguard Rescues Bondi Beach

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Bondi Rescue is an Australian reality show about the lifeguards who work at Bondi Beach in Sydney. They have a KZbin channel where they upload a ton of their most amazing clips, so I decided to take a look and evaluate their skills from a medical perspective. Today we talk about drowning, CPR, chest compressions, the difference between CPR on land and in the sea, dislocated fingers, dislocated hips, seizures, diabetes, blue bottles or jellyfish stings, scrapes, and all other injuries that can occur when surfing or swimming in the ocean. Are there any clips I missed? Let me know down below!
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[@BondiRescue]

Cheers Dr Mike! Love watching your stuff - always so interesting and insightful, especially when reflecting on our own rescues! The last two in particular, always get us right in the feelings. Appreciate your analysis mate. 💪

[@David-zb3od]

Yes we do doctor Mike yes we do

[@i.quit.lmaooooooo]

We love you doctor mike ❤

[@ashzilla20]

My two favorite channels to watch. I absolutely adore Bondi Rescue and their team so much. You're all heroes. ❤

[@Palmer_Pr0d]

I love the videos Bondi

[@hummussock]

Hii! I love watching you guys!! :D

[@thisiscait]

Aussie here! They give the green whistle BECAUSE it only lasts a few minutes and they need to transport the person across sand which is not only uneven and painful but can take some time to cross, even by vehicle. It will be well out of his system by the time he gets to hospital, lessening considerably by the time he's with the paramedics.

[@Kravges]

Agreed by the time I got to hospital mine had worn out

[@hez_am_i2448]

yep plus its not really the lifeguards job to diagnose fully

[@zareien2290]

Yep! And the lifeguards also do a good job getting the symptoms to relay to paramedics

[@Mel.and.Kalo_xxx]

I'm aussie too!❤

[@Retxed2055]

The green whistle also makes you very talkative, I remember talking my head off when I was given it (I cut my right thumb off)

[@HF-rr6kt]

Hey Mike! I worked as a lifeguard and was certified for beach rescue, though I didn't work beaches regularly. To answer your question at 9:00, there is no safer way to bring someone back from the ocean then on the board. While it isn't as fast, we have to be aware that we have absolutely no information about this person and they may have an injury that we can make worse by just swimming or dragging them back. Like you said about the man with the neck injury, we need to make the situation stable to understand the problem and the board is about as stable as we can make it, especially since we can begin CPR while still on the board. Edit: Think you to those who read this, including Bondi Rescue themselves for the informative comment on why we use boards and not jet skis or boats. To those wondering how you do CPR on a board, we are trained to immediately start giving breaths as Dr. Mike talked about in this video. More often than not, we do not do compressions until out of the water, but in some situations where we have grabbed someone in deep water and are waiting for a boat or another reason we aren't able to get back to shore, we need to keep in mind how much time we have to help someone and that sometimes means performing chest compressions on the board which is extremely difficult. Thank you for reading and I hope you all have a wonderful and safe day.

[@The-Diplomats_Desk]

how are you able to perform CPR on the board sir ? (It's a genuine question not trying to mock you btw)

[@only257]

@@The-Diplomats_Desk agreed

[@bolbyballinger]

@@The-Diplomats_Desk You get on it with them (I assume straddling the legs or something) and do CPR the way you normally would, albeit perhaps with a bit more force required. The water might have some give, but that board is floating on top of it for a reason. There'll be enough pushback to make it work.

[@The-Diplomats_Desk]

@@bolbyballinger well performing CPR is hard enough on ground, it's would be harder to do it on the board because of constant movement and drag of ocean waves in addition the rescuer will also will be tired because he had to swim all the was into the ocean

[@KidarWolf]

Surfboards are excellent temporary/improvised backboards, particularly long boards. I have a question about that, actually - have there been surfboards specifically designed to function as medical backboards, complete with the in-built handles, device securing points, etc.? That seems like an area where there may only be a relatively small number produced each year, but that may be an excellent way to ensure longer-term stability during transport of patients to hospitals located nearby to beaches.

[@bandmole]

Having met these legends on my many trips down to Bondi, they truly work so hard. Here’s a free tip - SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS! So frustrating to see many tourists ignore this and put these guys at risk too. They have families too!!

[@DavidTurlak-o6l]

I once saved my little brother doing chest compressions chest compressions chest compressions. I pulled him out of the pool unconscious and started doing cpr. Paramedics did come and he, thank God, is alive and healthy

[@worldlinkk]

you’re a hero man, good job 👍. He’s lucky to have someone like you

[@asi411]

Legends stuff bro ❤️‍🩹

[@kingcosworth2643]

Well done for not panicking, way to many people panic

[@murielbuxton6993]

I have always thought CPR should be taught in schools

[@nicfallas9807]

Hehe doctor mike liked your comment because you did chest compressions 😂

[@flufwix]

Lifeguards in Australia are amazing human beings. Courageous and caring

[@LaRussaLand]

I absolutely love Bondi Rescue. I think it's worth explaining that these guys only have basic medical training and often give the green whistle to help patients deal with pain until they get to the hospital. The lifeguards never pretend to be doctors and they highly respect their buddies who are paramedics and come to help.

[@Chazzy0x0]

Also the guy with sunglasses on helping the child in the first clip is a trained paramedic, it's his 2nd job when not lielfeguarding! So that's why he was asking more questions/suggesting things because he's going to relay that info straight to the on duty paramedics and they can see if the pain is changing and give more info to the doctors at hospital.

[@Nigolasy]

Most importantly: They ALWAYS have EMTs come when they administer the whistle. No one who get's the whistle is allowed to just leave afterwards. And due to the medication only lasting a few minutes after you stop administering it, the patient can be properly diagnosed in the hospital

[@Mike__B]

@@Nigolasy Yup the rule is if you suck on the whistle you go to the hospital, no questions asked even if you don't have insurance.

[@fresh8640]

@@Nigolasy Australia doesnt have EMTs, they start from paramedic

[@rptomol]

Yup. Dr. mike sounds a bit condescending on some parts. ✌️

[@JoelWende]

The Bondi lifeguards do an amazing job. It’s impossible to stress just how busy that beach gets in the height of summer. We’re talking stadiums full of people in a small area!

[@nz_puddlehound1617]

Exactly...There are also all the people mostly tourist that go and swim outside the flags in the danger zones.

[@greaterglider]

​@nz_puddlehound1617 it's such a dangerous beach tourists who can't swim well really shouldn't visit it

[@samking7981]

In my opinion, I think that lifeguards are under appreciated and people don't know how impact our community and society! They deserve way more recognition! Thank Dr. Mike for yet another great video!

[@greenbrownblue]

For anybody wondering about the Bondi Beach guy, so what happened is that he went to the beach to exercise with his friends. He was a dancer so he needed to stay in shape. Once they were done, they went towards water to cool off. He indeed dove into the water like they said and he slammed his head in the sand. Did not backflip or anything like that. And obviously he did not recover from that accident and he's currently quadriplegic.

[@thelegioncollective]

Leo the Brazilian guy?

[@nimgibbs6838]

Yup, unfortunately, it just takes one bad wave and a sandbar to cause a spinal at Bondi. Leo was very unfortunate.

[@cannsmith]

That was just a heartbreaking circumstance. I feel like these incidents never to someone who works in a cubicle.

[@ayakotami3318]

I remember that episode. 😢

[@condor2279]

Like Ramon Sampedro in The Sea Inside. When in doubt, any doubt at all, go feet first. That cannot be stressed enough.

[@FlagCutie]

I found Bondi Rescue on KZbin around 2021 and have been obsessed since. The lifeguards are amazing! I am always baffled how careless some tourists with less than great swimming skills are about getting into a body of water so unfamiliar to them.

[@RockinFootball_23]

Grew up watching the show and I could say it's my comfort show now. I love how the youtube channel has been uploading old episodes.

[@jpmasters-aus]

Long ago every airline flying into Australia had to show a Quarantine Video. With the number of beach injuries involving tourists, that video has been expanded to basic water dangers and advisory.

[@infin8ee]

It's been getting worse in the past few years with drownings happening not only here at Bondi but other tourist beaches/rivers etc. I don't know why, particularly poor swimmers won't swim in the patrolled areas.

[@trick351]

As a crime scene/medical photographer for 18yrs I’ve witnessed first responders/doctors do amazing things, split second decisions. It’s amazing to witness.

[@John11620]

Hello 👋complement of the season..how are you doing today hope you’re having a wonderful day

[@Echo_The_Wolf101]

2:04 “ i think its something really simple“ The kid: 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@space_pirate_calamity]

Hi Dr. Mike! I've been a lifeguard for eleven years, and I finally came up with a rhyme to remember what step to do first with CPR (as in, when you pull them out of the water, you start with rescue breaths, and any other time start with chest compressions): "Out on the street, start with the beat. Out of the depths, start with the breaths"! Not a perfect rhyme, but enough to help people remember!

[@Lilli_DeGrey]

That's brilliant! I'll be using that!

[@crownclowncreations]

A few years ago while camping with my family, we saw a girl drown in a pool.. We were so many people there, but none of us had noticed her. All of a sudden we see her dad call her name and jump into the water. And he comes up with this little 10-12 year old girl, and she was completely lifeless and blue. It's the most haunting thing I've ever witnessed.. Luckily she very quickly woke up, vomited a bunch of water, and fell unconscious again, but she was breathing! We helped them as much as we could, moving parasols to give her some shade, while the ambulance was on its way. We were lucky that an old diver was at the pool, who knew what to do. My mom and dad drove to the hospital with a bag of clothes to the girl and her father, and they were so grateful for the help, they came over a few days later with a bottle of wine. We talked to the parents, and the mom told us what had happened. Apparently she got kicked in the head and got vertigo, and didn't know which way was up. And after a while, she said she just gave up. That's not something you ever want to hear from your kids.. I'm so glad she turned out ok.

[@lizxu322]

Omg...goes to show how silent drowning is. Good for the dad for keeping an eye on the daughter. In case of vertigo, follow the bubbles. If you're buried in an avalanches, spit, to find which is up and down.

[@crownclowncreations]

@@lizxu322 I have even more respect for lifeguards than I already did! They have to be so observant and on their toes at all times, I can imagine. Like, when do you start wondering if a kid is just diving and playing, or actually drowning?.. Solid advice on how to deal with vertigo!

[@jpmasters-aus]

At one stage we had a pool. You can't take your eyes off them for a second. One of our kids nearly drowned in the pool, and they gently glided towards the bottom, with no mindset that they should fight to get up. Fortunately they Mum saw them going down and did a rescue.

[@VeronicaGarcia-hf7jb]

The man who ended up a quadriplegic broke my heart. I’ve had a fear of diving into shallow water ever since I watch a movie about Joni Eareckson Tada when I was a kid. Always be careful when diving! You never know what’s right under the surface.

[@Cassxowary]

exactly, never ever dive in shallow water unless it’s like forward not head first…

[@That-Ginger-Chick]

I would love to see Dr Mike react to a show called 24 hours in A&E, basically they film an A&E department (emergency room in the states) for 24 hours and you get to see all the different things the hospital deals with in a day and how they respond. It's great you het to see all sorts of things from broken bones, car accidents, heart attacks to things as minimal as people getting Q tips stuck in their ear. They also interview doctors, nurses, family members and patients. It really makes people appreciate the NHS and especially the emergency teams.

[@lauraelliott6909]

That's a great show!

[@Sarah-si8gs]

Totally second this. It's a great show.

[@bakedslow2530]

Our lifeguards are bloody amazing so proud to be an Aussie right now ❤️

[@ashleyguffington5706]

Bondi is amazing. I was listening to you with the spinal injury talking about what they needed thinking “trust me, they got this”.

[@niek3212]

12:03 that was the most polite way of delivering a joke while talking about something as emotionally charged and serious as this, good stuff Doctor Mike. Video was great and really informative too

[@flux.aeterna]

….that was a joke?

[@mariapaz6379]

i love love love this show and im super happy that you gave it another chance. These are real cases, with real people and it helps to see not only the dangers of the sea, but the incredible effort behind the job.

[@John11620]

Hello 👋complement of the season..how are you doing today hope you’re having a wonderful day

[@chrischan7648]

As an Aussie, I have the utmost respect for the amazing work our lifesavers do. Their record is nothing short of remarkable given the situations they face on a daily basis. 👏🇦🇺

[@Nancy_Amy]

We love paying visits to Bondi. We don't bother the lifeguards, but the kids do admire them from a distance. The show has helped us immensely with understanding rips, staying between the flags, and being safe. I think they're the best lifeguards on the planet!

[@sammidiaz4892]

You should totally invite these lifeguards on your channel or podcast!

[@Mia-her8ii]

awesome idea😀

[@GenZAdventure_podcast]

Absolutely

[@sueothman7550]

Every Aussie loves Bondi rescue and it’s real life and we get to how these lifeguards deal with these situations 😢❤️

[@rakuloe]

So happy you are watching Bondi Rescue. Absolutely loved the series.

[@knytestorme]

In my life spent on the beach I've never needed them but am always thankful for all the lifesavers that give up their free time to keep surfers and swimmers safe here on as many beaches as possible so always great to see them getting some recognition that will then hopefully lead to increased donations etc, in any country that have them.

[@q-kumbah7435]

so glad to see you react to more bondi rescue!! loved the first vid, and as an aussie i was raised on this show

[@GamePlays_1230]

@3:43 your correct but these people are trained in beach rescues for that reason , their is a reason why they did not bring a backboard and that is possibility of drowning , they are trained to worry more about the airway then they are the quality of life

[@susanwills4723]

Please don’t forget dr. Mike our Bondi guys get intense training but they are not doctors and they have saved so many lives. We love our Bondi boys. So we are very proud of them. They also watch thousands of people. They do an incredible job saving lives. So people can’t swim. But head to the water anyway. I love your show and I hope you watch more of Bondi . Thank you.

[@QTKLo]

Oh my goodness! When that baby started crying, my eyes welled up with happy tears

[@LivRogers-tw6oe]

Id also like to add that bondi beach is packed during summer so traffic is crazy. Those paramedics got there as fast as they could.

[@John11620]

Hello 👋complement of the season..how are you doing today hope you’re having a wonderful day

[@kadewade351]

To all the lifeguards out there, y’all are awesome! 😎

[@Alex54672]

2:39 that’s why you wait to go into the water after you eat😅

[@isabellarosario2459]

😅

[@LaRussaLand]

Yes, there is a faster way of getting them to land via a jet ski that has a rescue board at the end of it. But they only launch that one if it's a very busy day or they need to retrieve someone further out in the water. This looked like a somewhat calm day, so I am sure the last thing they expected were two people drowning.

[@gcm747]

It’s taken me a few years but I’m now convinced Dr Mike is a real Dr.

[@Sarahhedger]

I remember Leo’s episode it’s crazy how quickly your life can change, I love bondi rescue been watching it since it started.

[@Han__8798]

The Bondi Lifeguards are amazing! The 15mins was including their rescue time not just first responder response time, It sounds like a long time but that is pretty incredible considering the situation and location.

[@sindalari]

That last episode you showcased always makes me tear up when I come across it. What a horrifying situation to occur for a family during what's meant to be a fun family vacation. May he rest in peace.

[@HackiePuffs]

I’ve been checking these guys out here and there since your first time reacting to them. They’re amazing lifeguards and people I really respect them!!

[@JustCallMeTiff.]

Dr Mike I really love how you're so calm about everything and actually put in a serious talk with supporting context. Love your videossss!

[@drepeyderpey]

6:48 Don't listen do this without context.

[@SubroOrbus]

do what?

[@K3V1N-Iman]

Like just hear what he said without knowing what happened

[@Commander_Appo]

I love listening to babies crying, and I’m so glad Mike immediately after taught the best way to do it

[@natalieholverson242]

As a lifeguard, I'm impressed with these lifeguards ability to handle some of these insane rescues

[@Sydvicious_studios]

I remember when I was younger I didn’t know what the little dip was in my little brothers head so I would mess with him by pressing on it… he would giggle. My parents got pissed when they found out. He’s fine. Lol

[@slipknotmaggot6077]

Oh man I had to pause the video after I heard the baby scream. Thank god they were able to save the baby! ❤🎉

[@czipcok1994]

This is one of the darker episodes of Dr Mike but I still feel like its a much needed one. Havih someone with actual experience look at those scenes and break them down while also explaining stuff makes you realise how close you always are to a possibly fatal accident, and how important it is for anyone who can to go through a first aid course. Stay safe people.

[@thenerdytiger9306]

1:56 the life guards aren't trying to find an exact diagnosis they are trying to help and get the info they need to be sure they can move him

[@stocksconfidential8862]

Dr. Mike !!! I saw your CPR station at the airport in Houston!! When I saw your face and you were talking I stopped dead in my tracks !! My action in doing this actually got other people to stop and watch. Pretty cool.

[@AsAfterlife]

Seeing the man and woman get pulled out of the water reminded me of my brother when he had to be resuscitated after drowning when we were kids, it was absolutely traumatizing, but they were able to bring him back. I'm glad they were able to do that for her also, but I am sorry about their family member who could not be saved.

[@lauraelliott6909]

I'm pretty sure it was her husband from what I remember of the episode.

[@scarlettapplejaxsaj1767]

I just went down the rabbit hole and stumbled on to the “darker side” of some of our fave lifeguards. From DUIs, to pill addictions, these men and women don’t have it easy. I believe Jesse’s lawyer stated something to the effect of seeing numerous suicides and traumas led to him quitting being a lifeguard. Kerrbox was in court for stalking and harassing behavior towards his ex. Hoppo had a DUI Nicola had a sleeping pill addiction. Life is difficult for all of us. Imagine seeing the horrific stuff they see all the time. The effect of that must be huge. Same with police, fire, rescue and EMT/EMS workers. How can they possibly not let things get to them? Wishing them ALL nothing but the best in their lives! ❤❤

[@DaimyoD0]

6:16 I mean, the first responders would have to be clueless not to know the difference between those two things. Surely he meant that the patient started breathing unassisted.

[@linkin0983]

8:32 Oh man, I remember seeing this one... it's really sad 😔 They've episodes were they've found bodies in open water and all that, I don't think in the beach. Except for the case of the brother-in-law. You can make a lot of reaction videos from them, because they've a lot of cases of injuries.

[@jessiekalff]

The Australian Life Guard service are an invaluable resource here in Oz…. Last year just over 900 rescues were undertaken by them in the State of NSW alone!!!! The beaches have unpredictable conditions….and can be quite dangerous…. 🌊🌊🌊

[@John11620]

Hello 👋complement of the season..how are you doing today hope you’re having a wonderful day

[@EMMAISABOONER]

Harries is an amazing lifeguard. He has been working at Bondi for years!

[@SB_AE]

Hey man! Love your videos! Thanks for inspiring people to peruse medicine! ❤❤🎉

[@JamesConnolly1994]

“After the 8th/9th breath, I hear the baby cry.” No sir, that’s me 🥲

[@keidwyn]

Our lifeguards are absolutely incredible , ,they risk thier own lives daily and are some of the most dedicated individuals known ,they really do a lot of the work that many ambulance officers do ,they literally save lives and NO there is no faster way to get hem back the surf is incredibly dangerous with its rips and other dangerous conditions ,life savers read the ocean so so well ,sure it looks like. affably process but they are battling incredibly harsh conditions to get them even onto the boards itself is incredibly hard

[@melissagallagherr]

Hearing you say that doing chest compressions doesn’t always mean you’re out of the woods sunk in quite a bit. My mum passed in 2010 and my brother and I who were 16 and 17 took turns doing chest compressions and rescue breaths. I was devastated when they called her time of death, it will forever be stuck with me 🥺❤️

[@EmilyRose4343]

My dad has a anoxic injury from a massive heart attack. Love to anyone else who has has one. Its been one of the hardest things to deal with, especially in the US system that isnt very forgiving to those who dont make a linear recovery.

[@John11620]

Hello 👋complement of the season..how are you doing today hope you’re having a wonderful day

[@skydelight]

Rewatching these has got me so emotional 😭 This is such a great show.

[@Mr-bombastic34]

0:11 where’s the pee woop

[@eightdogstreet]

I think he said in one of his videos that he doesnt say peewoop when it’s a serious video

[@robynlynch4992]

The one about the baby made me bawl my eyes out! As soon as the baby cried I just kept saying good baby baby good baby, give baby to mummy ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@WifeWantsAWizard]

(4:57) For those of you who are curious, Leandro Lazaro Pinheiro, a former dancer, was paralyzed after diving head-first into two feet of water and striking a sand bank. (7:13) Magnes, the baby in question, did survive the incident in which he slipped out of someone's arms and suffered severe head trauma. He was reunited with the lifeguard who saved him in 2023. Other than talk of unspecified "medical bills" that were "difficult on the family", the article didn't discuss the child's condition.

[@MitchellMcdonald-nb1vu]

I cant believe that these injuries can happen it makes my anxiety bad

[@LovelyLawla]

I mean, I wouldn't worry too much, these are clips from several different seasos of the show. The lifeguards work at Bondi for months of the year and Boni gets millions of visitors per year, so these few people are literally a handful of people out of millions who visted the beach. If you follow the signs about where to swim (so you don't get caught by the current), you should be fine. Most people that need to be resuced by the lifeguards have ignored the "don't swim here" signs and gone into water that has dangerous currents that drag you out from the shore - which is why the lifeguards put the signs up to warn people. The lifeguards also mark areas with red and yellow flags that is it safe to swim between them.

[@MitchellMcdonald-nb1vu]

@@LovelyLawla ik just seeing that this could happen freaks me out

[@RobbieBeswick]

Feel so sorry for the guy who got paralyzed, he looked in shape, assuming he goes to the gym.. his whole life would’ve changed forever, also thankyou to Harris for saving the baby, I bet that’ll stay with him forever

[@lukacabra7209]

To clarify on the 15 minute response time- Bondi is in Sydney, even with sirens going getting through traffic here is a nightmare, hell getting anywhere in Sydney is a nightmare imo. Much worse getting all the way down into the beach. And as for the board, it is 100% the quickest way to get a patient out of the water, allows the lifeguard to get there as fast as possible, and get back as fast as possible, however its much harder with a completely unconscious patient naturally. Swimming would be worse, longer and more dangerous to the lifeguard too. The only other thing is the JetSki, which does work really well, but it’s impractical to launch in a situation like that so really only works in those situations if they already had a guy in the water on it.

[@anirai1516]

Thanks for reacting to Bondi Rescue again. I had been obsessed with it a while back.

[@AdmiringObserverR]

Mike your hair looks so good in this video. The little waves coming lose from the pompadour and falling forward is *chef's kiss*

[@codyherben6270]

It took them over 30 minutes to resuscitate someone and this is your takeaway from the video?

[@sarahpaul9418]

Dr. Mike I also watch Bondi rescue and there is a jet ski but, most of the time it is busy because there is around 30 million people on the beach everyday ( 30 mil. is what I rember from the top of my heart)

[@cathnz9726]

30 thousand, not million :)

[@sarahpaul9418]

@@cathnz9726 i remembered that after I sent that

[@leahbee73855]

It's insane that she was up and moving three days after her cardiac arrest. I was a relatively healthy person in my thirties before my acute health situation ended in a cardiac arrest and I was only dead for three minutes. The pain that I experienced as a result of the damage to my ribs and cartilage sustained during CPR made it so that I couldn't stand fully upright for like two weeks. Props to her!

[@spaceguy20_12]

“To hear this baby scream, was just the best moment ever” sounds like some sort of speech a villain would say if the baby was fine before

[@dothedo3667]

Having heard of several cases of permanent paralysis (typically guadriplegia) following diving into a sandbank (which I wouldn't call gentle), I'm unfortunately not at all surprised at the outcome of that case. I was quite surprised at Dr. Mikes comments during that.

[@hiswoundsmyfreedom]

I don’t know you, a lot of your followers don’t know you, but i’ve been watching your content for awhile unsubscribed and subscribed, and I just want to say how much I appreciate your empathy you have for others and the job you do. Health care is such a draining hard place to work but yet so fulfilling and done right can be positively life changing but done wrong can harm many. You appear to be so humble and so caring and ready to help any at any point and it’s such amazing. Thanks for being you 🫡

[@QueenShireen]

YES! Another Bondi video. Love both Doctor Mike and Bondi Rescue. Yes I know i'm behind on watching. ;)

[@The_Other_Dan]

They're lifeguards. Not doctors. They're not diagnosing anything. They're much better giving the poor kid temporary pain relief so they can get him to someone who can do a diagnosis.

[@zareien2290]

Exactly. That's why they get all the info beforehand, so they can pass it accurately to paramedics, and the patient can get pain relief

[@Livie_4_life_37]

Yeah

[@GenZAdventure_podcast]

Pain in the middle of the lower abdomen can also be a tall tail sign of a a ruptured spleen, especially if you have had a hit to the area were the spleen is located

[@carenann918]

Thanks Dr, Mike! I just started watching this show recently it's nice to see you apply your mediical acument.

[@THEDisciple1]

hey mike quick question what was the thing under the mans chin at 3:05??

[@pap-fr]

Question for a dermatologist

[@kitkat_the_avgeek]

i thought it was sand

[@cottemonyy]

that happens when you shave the same area many times, I have those in my intimate area and armpits. I thought everyone knew about this but apparently not lol

[@stylishlyheartless979]

I love Bondi rescue, even with some of the more severe injuries and accidents, the good old Aussie attitude and sense of humour can still make me laugh even in that

[@doninis1354]

You should watsh the alergic special as well. I have a huge respect for all lifeguards and first responder

[@nabkle]

more of this pretty please big fan of bondi and you

[@victorfabro107]

2:16 lil bro's hairline got cooked even before puberty, now thats a rip

[@Quackers2642]

You Forgot at the start BE WOOP!🤣🤣

[@eliz_scubavn]

It’s interesting as a rescue diver and emergency first responder watching something like Bondi Rescue and seeing that probably 90% of what they do is what I’ve been trained to do so I find myself saying ‘hey I know how to do this’ or ‘rescue divers would do it like this too’.

[@adamnagy4544]

Hi Dr Mike! At 3:30 the second patient could be suffered from poisoning? Many neurotoxin can cause paralysis in the limbs, and due to being in the sea he could be exposed to some kind of creature with neurotoxin.

[@Caroline-rv8wy]

He dove into the water and hit his head on a sandbank.

[@mom1349]

I'm learning from you Dr.Mike!

[@ChokyoDK]

We need more of your reactions to Bondi 👍

[@Shetookoffherwig]

This is the guy that got me into medical stuff so now I go to a pre-medical school and I love it so much

[@eileenbelanger3029]

I feel really bad for all the people that got injured and got pain but good thing is that there are multiple

[@eileenbelanger3029]

People that all medical professionals sorry my thing was working😅😅😅😅

[@SweetSunsetBaby]

When it came to the baby one, I remember watching that one forever ago and I started bawling my eyes once I heard that baby cry

[@akaValeria7]

yesterday me and my class went on a school road trip and there we learnt how to do chest compressions but i already knew bc of dr Mike

[@captainlundgren5871]

Thanks Mike for getting me trough my CPR test in school!

[@lorgerdat]

From dancer to quadriplegic is probably the hardest thing. I’ve a friend who had a similar injury who after 12 years committed suicide by driving his wheel chair into an oncoming train. Only consolation is he probably didn’t feel it when it hit…

[@irhonda31]

I just discovered the Bondi Rescue channel, and then I see this! So interesting to get the medical perspective!

[@drewsunboxing9536]

Love your videos keep up the good work

[@Pain.-]

"to hear the baby scream, was just the greatest moment ever" I know this is serious n everything, but that line was funny af

[@shandrabrooks6431]

I’d love it if you talked about issues diagnosing appendicitis in lupus. I had chronic appendicitis that went undiagnosed for years. Because I take immunosuppressants and anti-inflammatory meds I was treated as drug seeking until the day my husband blew up at the ER doc and demanded more testing along with a surgical consult.

[@angeh9995]

Hey Doctor Mike, an Aussie here. There is nothing gentle about diving head first into a sandbank; I feared/expected quadriplegia when I head that’s what happened. Think of it more like hitting a brick wall under water with your head. We are taught from a young age not to dive into shallow water of any kind, and especially not into murky water in a river, dam nor ocean without a safety check first. Also just to let you know that these are surf lifeguards with some first aid training, not paramedics. Most lifeguards in Australia are volunteers. Bondi Beach is probably one of the few places that they are paid, likely due to the sheer number of tourists visiting and getting into trouble.

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

4:17 I was a volunteer lifeguard on Sydney’s northern beaches growing up and sadly serious cervical spine injuries were not uncommon from people diving in the shallows. They specifically teach you in nippers to only dive parallel to the water and not down for this very reason as you can’t see the sand banks.

[@kaylamoonshoes]

I love Bondi Rescue!!