This presentation illustrated the preliminary findings from a research project that explored the role of nurses who assisted in the response and/or recovery during the 2009 Victorian Bushfires. Whilst the focus was on the role of nurses during this event, this research highlighted other interesting findings, such as; nurses often trained for disaster using mock scenarios such as, aviation accidents or CBR incidents, however, in the Australian context they are more likely to participant in a bushfire or flood event.
Ranse J, Aimers B, Lenson S. The pre-hospital role of nurses during the Victorian Bushfires; paper presented at the 7th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Gold Coast, Australia, 8th October 2009.
