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- Title
Black Saturday: the immediate impact of the February 2009 bushfires in Victoria, Australia.
- Authors
Cameron, Peter A.; Mitra, Biswadev; Fitzgerald, Mark; Scheinkestel, Carlos D.; Stripp, Andrew; Batey, Chris; Niggemeyer, Louise; Truesdale, Melinda; Holman, Paul; Mehra, Rishi; Wasiak, Jason; Cleland, Heather
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study which analyzed the response of the Victorian State Trauma System to the February 2009 bushfires in Melbourne. The strategic response required to treat patients with bushfire-related injury in the first 72 hours of the bushfires that started on February 7, 2009 was retrospectively examined. It was found that most victims suffering from serious burns were triaged to and managed at burns referral centres. The study also revealed that burns referrals centres continued to have substantial surge capacity throughout the disaster.
- Subjects
MELBOURNE (Vic.); VICTORIA; EMERGENCY medical services; MEDICAL triage; MEDICAL emergencies; RESCUE work; WILDFIRES; DISASTER victims; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2009, Vol 191, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02666.x