Aboriginal ambulance cadets are teaching other paramedics to build bridges between some of the state's most vulnerable First Nations people and the health system.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleKalkadoon woman Lurlene Slater has lived in the rural Queensland mining city of Mount Isa her whole life.Queensland Ambulance Service cadet Lurlene Slater began six months ago, but she's had a huge impactShe hopes to become an advanced care paramedic
"I think it's great for me as an Indigenous cadet to be able to help fill in the gaps we have with servicing our Indigenous people out here," she said.Ms Slater said teaching her colleagues how to get the best interaction with Indigenous patients could be simple. "Health issues that are almost eradicated in south-east Queensland are very prominent here, especially around alcohol and diabetes," he said.
Sometimes it is as simple as knowing the right words to use when interacting with a patient, Mr Brownlie said.
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