Australian doctors in Bali: the initial medical response to the Bali bombing.

نویسندگان

  • Graeme J Southwick
  • Anthony J Pethick
  • Priya Thalayasingam
  • Vijith S Vijayasekaran
  • John J W Hogg
چکیده

Several Australian medical practitioners were holidaying in Bali at the time of the nightclub bombing on 12 October 2002. On learning of the disaster, they went to Sanglah Hospital to assist. With the very limited resources of the hospital, they helped in providing emergency treatment, stabilising patients, and preparing Australian patients for evacuation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Australia

دوره 177 11-12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002