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Dinesh Palipana is Queensland’s first quadriplegic doctor – Report by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne)   Dinesh Palipana is a doctor working in one of the busiest emergency departments in the country. But he isn’t your average doctor. Eight years ago, his car aquaplaned and rolled multiple times, changing his life forever. Dinesh Palipana is a doctor working in one of the busiest emergency departments in the country. But he isn’t your average doctor. Eight years ago, his car aquaplaned and rolled multiple times, changing his life forever. “I was on top of the world, enjoying the outdoors, travelling, and in a matter of seconds I become paralysed,” he said. “To not be able to use your fingers and legs and things like that was a bit of a shock and it took a long time to adjust and to come back to life.” After a seven-month stay in hospital and three ...