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Examination of the "all hazards" approach to disaster management as applied to field disaster management and pre-hospital care in Australia

Denys Cato

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Presented as a 5 sectioned folio. major section - The health aspects of dealing with disasters in Australia was written as a textbook for those students undertaking the Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) course in Australia. It deals with the nature of disasters and pre-hospital management (with emphasis on site command and control, communication, triage, treatment and transport) as it applies to Australian situations.

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Presented as a 5 sectioned folio. major section - The health aspects of dealing with disasters in Australia was written as a textbook for those students undertaking the Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) course in Australia. It deals with the nature of disasters and pre-hospital management (with emphasis on site command and control, communication, triage, treatment and transport) as it applies to Australian situations.

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Presented as a 5 sectioned folio. major section - The health aspects of dealing with disasters in Australia was written as a textbook for those students undertaking the Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) course in Australia. It deals with the nature of disasters and pre-hospital management (with emphasis on site command and control, communication, triage, treatment and transport) as it applies to Australian situations.

Key concepts: Emergency management, Triage, Folio, Medical emergency, Incident management, Disaster medicine, Suicide prevention, Engineering

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