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Preparedness for treating victims of terrorist attacks in Australia: Learning from recent military experience.

Emerg Med Australas

October 2018

Australian Defence Force Professor of Military Medicine and Surgery, The University of Queensland and Joint Health Command, Australian Defence Force, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The Australian health system is generally well prepared for mass casualty events. Fortunately, there have been very few terrorist attacks and these have involved low numbers of casualties compared with events overseas. Nevertheless, Australian health professionals need to be prepared to treat mass casualties with blast and ballistic trauma.

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