| Description |
xix, 187 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Ch 1. Legal principles -- Ch 2. First aid / prehospital care -- Ch 3. Fire-fighting and rescue -- Ch 4. Ambulance, fire and emergency services -- Ch 5. Disaster planning and response -- Ch 6. Liability of emergency services -- Ch 7. Driving emergency vehicles -- Ch 8. Compensation for rescuers -- Ch 9. Conclusion |
| Summary |
This invaluable handbook is a must for any person who may be called upon to assist in an emergency, whether as a member of an emergency service organisation, or as part of their work duties (as medical or nursing practitioners, company first aid or fire safety officers), or as a volunteer. It outlines legal rights and obligations |
| Analysis |
Emergency services |
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Liability |
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Legal standing |
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Duty of care |
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Professions |
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Voluntary workers |
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Legislation |
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Cases (Law) |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Civil law (Australia) |
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Law |
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Legal Rights |
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Voluntary Workers |
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Emergency Services |
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Australia |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Emergency management -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Assistance in emergencies -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Volunteers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
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Emergency medical personnel -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
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Fire fighters -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004544
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Victoria -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007556 -- 1851-1891
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Keneally, Thomas.
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| LC no. |
2005391591 |
| ISBN |
1862875367 : |
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