Ranse J. (2011). Disaster health: An Australian nursing perspective; paper presented to delegates of the Mahidol University Thailand, University of Canberra, ACT, 21st October.

1. DISASTER HEALTH:
AN AUSTRALIAN NURSING PERSPECTIVE
Jamie Ranse RN FRCNA www.jamieranse.com
BN, GCClinEd, GCClinEpi, MCritCarNurs, PhD (Candidate) twitter.com/jamieranse
Assistant Professor youtube.com/jamieranse
University of Canberra linkedin.com/in/jamieranse

2. overview
• Disaster definition
• Australian participation in disasters
• Education
• Role
• Future research opportunities

3. disaster definition
Hazard May cause danger
Risk Probability of an event
Event Negative influences
Impact Action of force
Damage Destruction
Disaster

4. Australian participation: on-shore
• Cyclone Tracy, 1974
• Granville train crash and bridge collapse, 1977
• Ash Wednesday, 1983
• Newcastle earthquake, 1989
• Canberra bushfires, 2003
• Black Saturday and Victorian bushfires, 2009
• Pandemic (H1N1), 2009
• Queensland and Victorian extreme weather events, 2011

5. Australian participation: off-shore
• SARS outbreak, 2003
• Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004
• Bali bombings, 2005
• Java earthquake, 2006
• Yogyakarta air crash, 2007
• SIEV explosion Ashmore Reef, 2009
• Pacific tsunami, 2009
• Pakistan floods, 2010
• SIEV sinking Christmas Island, 2010
• Christchurch Earthquake, 2011

6. education
• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate
• Other

7. education

8. role: out-of-hospital

9. role: out-of-hospital

10. role: out-of-hospital

11. role: out-of-hospital

12. role: out-of-hospital

13. role: in-hospital

14. role: in-hospital
• Little research / literature, therefore anecdotal
– Triage (prioritisation)
– Decontamination
– Accommodate surge
• Disasters happen out-of-hours
– Minimal support out-of-hours

15. future opportunities
• Queensland extreme weather events, 2011
• Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake, 2011
• Bangkok, Thailand flood, 2011

16. DISASTER HEALTH:
AN AUSTRALIAN NURSING PERSPECTIVE
Jamie Ranse RN FRCNA www.jamieranse.com
BN, GCClinEd, GCClinEpi, MCritCarNurs, PhD (Candidate) twitter.com/jamieranse
Assistant Professor youtube.com/jamieranse
University of Canberra linkedin.com/in/jamieranse