Presented to students of the University of Canberra – Postgraduate Critical Care Nursing, Canberra, ACT, 11th September.

1. ROLE OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES IN
DISASTERS
Jamie Ranse www.jamieranse.com
Assistant Professor twitter.com/jamieranse
University of Canberra youtube.com/jamieranse
linkedin.com/in/jamieranse
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2. definition

3. INTERNATIONAL

4. NATIONAL

5. HEALTH-AFFECTED DISASTER?

6. EDUCATION-PRACTICE
MISMATCH

7. WILL YOU ASSIST?

8. role
In-h
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9. role: in-hospital
• What is your role?
– Little research / literature, therefore anecdotal
– Triage
– Decontamination
– Accommodate surge

10. surge capacity?

11. surge capacity?
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12. surge capacity?

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14. role
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15. WHAT WILL YOUR
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16. ROLE OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES IN
DISASTERS
Jamie Ranse www.jamieranse.com
Assistant Professor twitter.com/jamieranse
University of Canberra youtube.com/jamieranse
linkedin.com/in/jamieranse
http://lifelineenergy.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/jap-11.jpg