Emergencies only : an Australian nurse's journey through natural disasters, extreme poverty, civil wars and general chaos /
McClelland, Amanda,author.
Ubaldi, Simone,contributor.
This is the memoir of an extraordinary Australian Nurse. Recently awarded the Florence Nightingale medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross for exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict and natural disasters, Amanda is a young Australian making big waves in the international aid world. Amanda started her career nursing in remote Aboriginal communities but later shifted her focus to public and emergency health. Working with the Australian Red Cross she currently lives in Geneva, but works wherever a health epidemic explodes. Amanda has been on the ground after typhoons and tsunamis, amid famine and war in places as diverse as South Sudan, Banda Aceh and dealing with horror of Ebola the forefront of the Red Cross's response in West Africa. Her memoir is told with humour, empathy and a vivid eye for detail.
A town like Alice -- Guerrillas in the mist -- The Beirut of the Cape -- Love your cows, just don't 'love' your cows -- That escalated quickly -- There is nothing funny about tsunami -- That lid looks sharp -- Gulliver in the land of the little people -- Fifty kilos of betel nut -- What would Ray Martin say? -- The donkey express -- I thought only pirates got scurvy -- Tea with Colonel Innocent -- You'll have to google it -- Gastro or heatstroke? -- We're going to need a bigger chainsaw -- Famine, in a burka and Ray-Bans -- Saving the world, one email at a time -- Love in a time of Ebola -- If we don't do it, who will? -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements
This is the memoir of an extraordinary Australian Nurse. Recently awarded the Florence Nightingale medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross for exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict and natural disasters, Amanda is a young Australian making big waves in the international aid world. Amanda started her career nursing in remote Aboriginal communities but later shifted her focus to public and emergency health. Working with the Australian Red Cross she currently lives in Geneva, but works wherever a health epidemic explodes. Amanda has been on the ground after typhoons and tsunamis, amid famine and war in places as diverse as South Sudan, Banda Aceh and dealing with horror of Ebola the forefront of the Red Cross's response in West Africa. Her memoir is told with humour, empathy and a vivid eye for detail.
McClelland, Amanda
McClelland, Amanda
Australian Red Cross Society.
Australian Red Cross Society
Australian Red Cross Society.
Nurses
Public health nursing
Humanitarian assistance, Australian
Nurses.
Public Health Nursing.
Red Cross.
Relief Work.
Memoirs.
Humanitarian assistance, Australian.
Nurses.
Public health nursing.