The case for an Australian Disaster Reserve Force

The black summer bushfires and the current COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the establishment of Disaster Medicine (DM) into a mainstream medical subspecialty. The systematic healthcare flaws exposed by these two unprecedented events have reiterated the importance of disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. As a result, there have been calls for changes to Australia's disaster management system and specifically for greater involvement of the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to combat this existential national security threat [1].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research