title: Operation Shaddock--the Australian Defence Force response to the tsunami disaster in Papua New Guinea.
abstract: Operation Shaddock was the name given to the deployment of a major field medical unit of 58 Australian Defence Force medical and other personnel to Vanimo, in northwestern Papua New Guinea. Hundreds of victims of the tsunami disaster were treated and more than 200 surgical procedures performed in a 10-day mission.
authors.affiliation: 1st Field Hospital, Manunda Lines.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Emonson
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Schlimmer
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004190:Disasters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009512:New Guinea; D018635:Rescue Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery