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Chemical Warfare and Medical Response During World War I by Fitzgerald, Gerard J

“…The first large-scale use of a traditional weapon of mass destruction (chemical, biological, or nuclear) involved the successful deployment of chemical weapons…”
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Chemical warfare and medical response during World War I by Fitzgerald, Gerard J

“…The first large-scale use of a traditional weapon of mass destruction (chemical, biological, or nuclear) involved the successful deployment of chemical weapons…”
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Resilient health systems: preparing for climate disasters and other emergencies by FitzGerald, Gerard J, Capon, Anthony, Aitken, Peter

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The long-term physical and psychological health impacts of flooding: A systematic mapping by Zhong, Shuang, Yang, Lianping, Toloo, Sam, Wang, Zhe, Tong, Shilu, Sun, Xiaojie, Crompton, David, FitzGerald, Gerard, Huang, Cunrui

“…Flooding has caused significant and wide ranging long-term health impacts for affected populations. However, until now, the long-term health outcomes,…”
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Projecting Future Heat-Related Mortality under Climate Change Scenarios: A Systematic Review by Huang, Cunrui, Barnett, Adrian Gerard, Wang, Xiaoming, Vaneckova, Pavla, FitzGerald, Gerard, Tong, Shilu

“…BACKGROUND: Heat-related mortality is a matter of great public health concern, especially in the light of climate change. Although many studies have found…”
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Paramedics and scope of practice by FitzGerald, Gerard J

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Disaster Management in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review by Willson, Katie A., FitzGerald, Gerard J., Lim, David

“…This scoping review aims to map the roles of rural and remote primary health care professionals (PHCPs) during disasters. Disasters can have catastrophic…”
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Occupational injury risk among Australian paramedics: an analysis of national data by Maguire, Brian J, O'Meara, Peter F, Brightwell, Richard F, O'Neill, Barbara J, Fitzgerald, Gerard J

“…Objective: To identify the occupational risks for Australian paramedics, by describing the rate of injuries and fatalities and comparing those rates with other…”
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Development of hospital disaster resilience: conceptual framework and potential measurement by Zhong, Shuang, Clark, Michele, Hou, Xiang-Yu, Zang, Yu-Li, Fitzgerald, Gerard

“…Despite 'hospital resilience' gaining prominence in recent years, it remains poorly defined. This article aims to define hospital resilience, build a…”
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Improving the response to disasters by enhancing the incident command system by Bradley-Smith, Karen, Tippett, Vivienne, Gerald, FitzGerald

“…Climate change is having a significant effect on disasters worldwide. In response, societies have attempted to mitigate the consequences by developing…”
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Private equity investment in private for-profit healthcare in Australia and New Zealand: A scoping review by McInerney, Moira, Hinchcliff, Reece, Fitzgerald, Gerard, King, Robyn

“…OBJECTIVES Private Equity (PE) involvement in healthcare has been evident in the United States (US) for some time, with questionable benefits reported. There…”
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General Practitioners’ Roles in Disaster Health Management: Perspectives of Disaster Managers by Burns, Penelope L., FitzGerald, Gerard J., Hu, Wendy C., Aitken, Peter, Douglas, Kirsty A.

“…General Practitioners (GPs) are inevitably involved when disaster strikes their communities. Evidence of health care needs in disasters increasingly suggests…”
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Do Biometeorological Indices Improve Modeling Outcomes of Heat-Related Mortality? by Vaneckova, Pavla, Neville, Gerard, Tippett, Vivienne, Aitken, Peter, Fitzgerald, Gerard, Tong, Shilu

“…Various biometeorological indices and temperature measures have been used to assess heat-related health risks. Composite indices are expected to assess human…”
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What 'sparks' innovation in rural health settings: A case study by Lloyd, Sheree, FitzGerald, Gerard, Collie, Jean, Cliff, Cynthia

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine how innovation occurs and identify the factors that support innovation in a rural hospital in New South Wales, Australia. DESIGN:…”
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Validation of a framework for measuring hospital disaster resilience using factor analysis by Zhong, Shuang, Clark, Michele, Hou, Xiang-Yu, Zang, Yuli, FitzGerald, Gerard

“…Hospital disaster resilience can be defined as "the ability of hospitals to resist, absorb, and respond to the shock of disasters while maintaining and surging…”
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Outcomes of a tertiary-based innovative approach to engage primary care providers in provision of hepatitis C treatment in community settings by Pourmarzi, Davoud, Thompson, Hayley, Thomas, James A, Hall, Lisa, Smirnov, Andrew, FitzGerald, Gerard, Rahman, Tony

“…Australia is committed to eliminating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030. Despite regulations in Australia that enable the prescription of subsidised direct…”
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General practice patients in the emergency department by FitzGerald, Gerard J, Toloo, Ghasem

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Impact of the Four-Hour Rule in Western Australian hospitals: Trend analysis of a large record linkage study 2002-2013 by Ngo, Hanh, Forero, Roberto, Mountain, David, Fatovich, Daniel, Man, Wing Nicola, Sprivulis, Peter, Mohsin, Mohammed, Toloo, Sam, Celenza, Antonio, Fitzgerald, Gerard, McCarthy, Sally, Hillman, Ken

“…In 2009, the Western Australian (WA) Government introduced the Four-Hour Rule (FHR) program. The policy stated that most patients presenting to Emergency…”
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Can publicly reported data be used to understand performance in an Australian rural hospital? by Lloyd, Sheree, Cliff, Cynthia, FitzGerald, Gerard, Collie, Jean

“…Background: Despite agreement among policymakers, funders, consumers and researchers about the value of public reporting of health information, limited…”
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Air ambulance outcome measures using Institutes of Medicine and Donabedian quality frameworks: protocol for a systematic scoping review by Edwards, Kristin H, FitzGerald, Gerard, Franklin, Richard C, Edwards, Mark Terrell

“…Dedicated air ambulance services provide a vital link for critically ill and injured patients to higher levels of care. The recent developments of pre-hospital…”
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