❓ The WA government outlines which healthcare facilities are designated to function and provide triage care in the event of a nuclear detonation or incident, referencing the Westplan Health subplan for deployment procedures.
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With reference to question without notice No. 982 of 17 September 2014, in the event of a nuclear detonation or other nuclear incident: (a) which healthcare facilities are assumed to function; and (b) what staff would be available to provide triage care?
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14 October 2014
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Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
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26 days
(a) Perth metropolitan tertiary hospitals and secondary and regional hospitals with equipment and training for responding to Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear incidents.
These hospitals are:
Royal Perth Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Fremantle Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital
Peel Health Campus
Rockingham General Hospital
Joondalup Health Campus
Nichol Bay Hospital (Karratha)
Kalgoorlie Hospital
Southwest Health Campus (Bunbury)
Northam Hospital
(b) The Hospital Response Team Subplan, which is a Subplan of Westplan Health, outlines the procedures for deployment of triage and treatment teams in the event of a major event, including a nuclear incident. Personnel deployed are dependent on the extent of the incident, the number and severity of casualties and the distance from the nearest tertiary hospital.
The plan is publicly available at the following address:
http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/cproot/2527/2/wa-health_disaster-hospital-response-team-subplan-final-may-2012.pdf
These hospitals are:
Royal Perth Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Fremantle Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital
Peel Health Campus
Rockingham General Hospital
Joondalup Health Campus
Nichol Bay Hospital (Karratha)
Kalgoorlie Hospital
Southwest Health Campus (Bunbury)
Northam Hospital
(b) The Hospital Response Team Subplan, which is a Subplan of Westplan Health, outlines the procedures for deployment of triage and treatment teams in the event of a major event, including a nuclear incident. Personnel deployed are dependent on the extent of the incident, the number and severity of casualties and the distance from the nearest tertiary hospital.
The plan is publicly available at the following address:
http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/cproot/2527/2/wa-health_disaster-hospital-response-team-subplan-final-may-2012.pdf
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