Guidelines on Disaster Management
» Australian Emergency Manual Series
The Australian Emergency Manual Series has been developed to assist in the management and delivery of support services in a disaster context. It comprises principles, strategies and actions, compiled by practitioners with management and service delivery experience in a range of disaster events. [Read More...]
» Hospital Incident Command System Guidebook (California)
This link to the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) guidebook from the Californian Emergency Medical Services Authority may be useful during the planning phase of disaster management. [Read More...]
» NSW Displan
The NSW State Disaster Plan (Displan) details emergency preparedness, response and recovery
arrangements for New South Wales to ensure the coordinated response to emergencies by all
agencies having responsibilities and functions in emergencies. [Read More...]
» NSW HEALTHPLAN
NSW HEALTHPLAN identifies the NSW Health emergency management arrangements to coordinate a whole of health response in the event of an emergency. NSW HEALTHPLAN provides for five major contributing health service components (Medical Services, Ambulance Services, Mental Health Services, Public Health Services and Health Communications), which constitutes the whole of health response incorporating an all-hazards approach and outlines their agreed roles and functions. NSW Health will be the combat agency for all health emergencies within NSW. [Read More...]
» Triage Medical Disaster Plan - Use of Casualty Labels
Specifies the triage of patients and attachment of coloured labels to denote priority for treatment. [Read More...]