A paramedic had to call triple-0 for himself after he was stabbed in the stomach by a woman demanding drugs on Fraser Island.

Phil Switzer, 56, was attacked on Friday afternoon by a woman who turned up at Happy Valley ambulance station seeking medical help.

Queensland Ambulance Service commissioner Russell Bowles said Mr Switzer "escorted the woman to the examination room where it will be alleged she produced a box knife and demanded medication".

"During a struggle the paramedic received a cut to his arm, a single stab wound to his abdomen and was rendered unconscious."

"The women then fled the scene. Police attended, provided assistance to the paramedic and established a crime scene."

The RACQ LifeFlight rescue helicopter from Bundaberg airlifted Mr Switzer to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, where he is now in a stable condition.

Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Switzer, who has been a paramedic for more than nine years, thanked the first responders who came to his aid.

"They were amazing," he said.

Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick offered words of support for Mr Switzer on behalf of the state.

"You've got a strong community that want to help and support you there," Mr Dick told

"Everyone in the service and in the state wants to see you up on your feet.

"There's a lot of people thinking about you."

Mr Dick also said he was open to recommendations on improving safety after asking the Ambulance Commissioner to assess what happened on Fraser Island.

"It's something we do in the normal course of events when we face an incident like this," he said.

"If there's any further action that needs to be taken to provide greater security to paramedics, to provide greater security at stations, we'd be happy to receive those recommendations from the commissioner.

The woman is described as Caucasian, approximately 175 centimetres tall, of a slim build, aged in her late 20s or early 30s, and with an Australian accent.

Detectives and Scenes of Crime Officers from Maryborough are on Fraser Island to assist with the investigation.