Dog food, valium and a V8: My night shift in the ‘badlands’ of Adelaide

Dr Ralph Vida recounts three unusual cases during his house-call locum shift.
Staff writer

As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, we have been publishing stories by readers about their most memorable day as a doctor.

This account, by Dr Ralph Vida, now a GP on the Gold Coast in Queensland, dates back to 1985.