title: Anaesthesia in a delightful setting: Gull Force Medical Aid Project in Ambon.
abstract: Civil aid projects in developing countries and military experience in South Vietnam have enabled numerous Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists to experience and evaluate anaesthetic techniques, drugs, unfamiliar apparatus and the anaesthetic training of paramedical personnel under unusual conditions. Supply problems, economic conditions, climate, educational standards of trainees, and the health of the community are some of the factors which influence the methods which have been adopted. The value of this experience is seen in its continuing commitment to civil aid projects in developing countries, and parallels are also seen in the anaesthetic requirements for major disasters, whether civil or military.
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation; D000777:Anesthetics; D001315:Australia; D004501:Education, Medical; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004986:Ether; D006769:Hospitals, General; D007214:Indonesia; D008493:Medical Missions
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D004986:Ether