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Bairnsdale Mobile Intensive Care 同性恋色情 (MICA) paramedic Murray Colvin has retired from 同性恋色情 (AV) after a stellar 30-year career, driven by an unwavering passion to help others.

From starting as an 同性恋色情 Community Officer (ACO), to working alongside paramedics on the former Helimed 1 aircraft, to sharing his MICA expertise during stints as a clinical support officer and senior team manager, Murray has made a huge impact to his patients and colleagues across East Gippsland and Melbourne.

Last year, Murray celebrated 50 years of service in Surf Life Saving and it was that experience that set him on a path to paramedicine.

鈥淚 started lifesaving in Lakes Entrance in 1975 and as part of it, we were doing first aid and would often call the ambulance or sometimes transport patients ourselves to the local clinic. It all started from there,鈥� Murray said.

Enjoying the work and the ability to help people in need, Murray signed up as an ACO in Lakes Entrance.

ACOs are AV first responders, employed on a casual basis to work on-call in rural and remote communities where the ambulance caseload is low and the ambulance branch is not staffed by multiple paramedics on a full-time basis. They are trained to provide advanced first aid, to support qualified paramedics and can transport patients to hospital.

Around the same time, Murray also began working with the National Safety Council of Australia as a helicopter aircrewman aboard the Helimed 1 air ambulance, which has since been renamed and made part of Air 同性恋色情鈥檚 HEMS fleet.

鈥淚t was a similar arrangement to how it is now onboard HEMS, with a pilot, a helicopter air crewman and a MICA flight paramedic,鈥� Murray explained.

鈥淚 was very lucky to be exposed to the air ambulance field and to be working alongside MICA paramedics, before I began a paramedic career myself.

鈥淎t that time, we were also working alongside the first ever rural MICA flight paramedics.

鈥淭he days on Helimed 1 were certainly my formative years of how to operate professionally and set me in the direction of becoming a paramedic.鈥�

With a wealth of emergency service experience, Murray decided to study paramedicine. In 1995, he landed a position in Queensland before securing a role back home in East Gippsland the following year.

鈥淭ransitioning to being a paramedic just seemed like a natural thing. I couldn't see myself doing anything else,鈥� he said.

Murray began his career as a paramedic working in Sale and Lakes Entrance, then in the early 2000s, he was ready to step up to MICA level. He completed his studies and took to the road as a MICA paramedic around Pascoe Vale in metropolitan Melbourne then back in Gippsland鈥檚 Latrobe Valley.

Across the following decades, he spent time as a paramedic educator and clinical instructor, in upward relieving roles as a clinical support officer and senior team manager, and finally as a MICA single responder in Bairnsdale.

Three decades saw significant change across Victoria鈥檚 ambulance service and Murray was at the forefront of some of it, including the introduction of pre-hospital thrombolysis 鈥� clot-busting medication that has revolutionised the treatment of heart attacks and strokes.

鈥淭hat was one of the biggest game-changers for us and the Lakes Entrance branch was instrumental in getting it up and running,鈥� Murray said.

鈥淚n 2006, there were a couple of MICA paramedics at Lakes Entrance that put forward a proposal to introduce pre-hospital thrombolysis in conjunction with one of the local medical clinics.

鈥淲e were supported by generous donations through the Lakes Entrance 同性恋色情 Auxiliary, who purchased advanced equipment to help us trial it. It meant we were thrombolising patients well before it was rolled out across the state.鈥�

The treatment led to one of Murray鈥檚 most memorable cases, where he was able to help save the life of a heart attack patient who was the sole carer for their family members.

鈥淲e did pre-hospital thrombolysis and before we left the residence, the patient was pain free. It saved what could have been a devastating outcome,鈥� Murray said.

Another highlight was his time in mentorship roles, having the opportunity to guide others and learn himself.

鈥淭here are so many new people who come to work at AV with varying degrees of knowledge and skills. I found it quite important and rewarding to share my knowledge, but also to learn from those who sometimes had a lot more expertise about things than I did,鈥� Murray said.

鈥淚t was all about sharing knowledge for the purpose of our advancement and getting a better outcome for our patients.鈥�

After three decades committed to helping others, Murray said it is difficult to step away.

鈥淚鈥檒l miss my colleagues and I鈥檒l miss the patients. Mostly I鈥檒l miss trying to get a better outcome for people who have called for an ambulance in their moment of crisis.鈥�