Nurses - are we disaster ready?

Authors/Creators

Sara K. Geale, Edith Cowan University
Christine M. Duffield, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Abstract

Australia is not considered by most to be a disaster prone country. However, in January 2009, 347 people were killed by extreme temperatures; in 2010 175,000 people were affected by floods; in 2013 13,000 people were affected by floods and 98,000 by bush fire. Heat waves and flooding will not only continue in Australia but are likely to increase (UNISDR, 2014).

RAS ID

19441

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2015

Location of the Work

Australia

Faculty

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

Comments

Geale, S. K., & Duffield, C. (2015). Nurses - are we disaster ready? Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 23(1), 23. Available here

Recommended Citation

Geale, S. K., & Duffield, C. M. (2015). Nurses - are we disaster ready?. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/1738