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- Title
Australian Medical Assistance Teams (AUSMATs): Views from an AUSMAT leader.
- Authors
Little, Mark
- Abstract
The article offers information on the development and operations of the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) system, highlighting its role in disaster response and the experiences of the author, who has been involved with AUSMAT for 18 years. Topics include the formation of AUSMAT in response to the 2004 tsunami, its evolution into state-based teams for disaster response, and its transition to a national response team during events like the bushfires in Eastern Australia.
- Subjects
MASS casualties; MEDICAL assistants; HUMANISM; LEADERSHIP; EMERGENCY medical services; EXPERIENCE; EMERGENCY management education; DISASTERS; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; EMERGENCY management
- Publication
Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2024, Vol 36, Issue 3, p472
- ISSN
1742-6731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1742-6723.14426