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The pre-hospital role of nurses: The 2009 Black Saturday Victorian Bushfires
Mr Jamie Ranse: Clinical Manager, Emergency Department – Calvary Health Care ACT Chief Nursing Officer, St John Ambulance Australia
Mr Shane Lenson: Manager of Emergency Department Services– Calvary Health Care ACT
Mr Brett Aimers: State Professional Officer, St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria)
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Overview
• Background• Aims• Method• Results• Discussion
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Background: Black Saturday Bushfires 2009
• 7th February:– Temperature 48.8oC, wind 115km/hr
• Loss:– 2,000 properties– 61 businesses– 173 lives– Numerous displaced persons
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Background: Disaster Response
• Australia's health care response to disasters– Familiar with the threat of natural disasters– Real world disasters not tested
• St John Ambulance Australia– Clinical accreditation framework– Health care professionals in St John– Role of St John in the bushfires– Cross boarder arrangements
• Education• Previous experiences
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Aim
To describe the clinical experience, disaster training / education, and disaster experience of nurses who participated in the February 2009 Victorian Bushfire response and recovery.
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Method
• Exploratory and descriptive• Purposive sample
– ~35 Victorian nurses– ~20 Nurses from other jurisdictions– Identified from a membership database
• Survey• Descriptive statistics• Response rate 45%
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Results
• Participant demographics
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Results
• Work area and years of experience
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Results
• Qualifications
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Results
• Course type and participation
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Results
• Mock disaster type and participation
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Results
• Roles during the Black Saturday Bushfires
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Results
• Nursing and Midwifery Experience: Nursing Years
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Discussion
• Males overrepresented• More medical / surgical nursing experience• Postgraduate qualifications in critical care• Disaster education• Disaster training – not bushfire related• Experience – bushfires• Roles – caring for firefighters in staging areas
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The pre-hospital role of nurses: The 2009 Black Saturday Victorian Bushfires
Mr Jamie Ranse: Clinical Manager, Emergency Department – Calvary Health Care ACT Chief Nursing Officer, St John Ambulance Australia
Mr Shane Lenson: Manager of Emergency Department Services– Calvary Health Care ACT
Mr Brett Aimers: State Professional Officer, St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria)