The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Support given to Vietnamese orphanage; relationship with staff at Australian civilian hospital at Vung Tau; risk of attack by Viet Cong and evacuation plans; curfews; discipline; actions of commanding officers and inspections; evacuation of hospital after tidal wave warning; toilet explosion; Siamese twins; attitude to leaving Vietnam; returning home on RAAF medevac Hercules flight; anti-war movement; teaching in army nursing school on return; involvement with veterans; sexual harassment; discrimination; post war traumatic syndrome; working with soldiers killed in action ('KIA Room'); Joan McLeod; sexually transmitted diseases. Joining army; Korean war; Malaya; teaching medics for service in Vietnam; selection of nurses for service in Vietnam; arriving in Vietnam and first impressions; conditions in first hospital and new hospital; dustoff arrivals and procedures; assistance from US 36th Evacuation Hospital; hours on duty; off duty activities; uniforms; duties as matron; living conditions for nurses.
Joining army; selection for Vietnam; departure; arrival in Vietnam while airport under attack; first impression of hospital; relationship between male army medics and nursing staff; off duty activitie
Nursing training; joining Army; working in Intensive Care Unit in Vietnam; efficiency of Triage; quality of medics; stress; burns injuries; quality of soldiers looking after their mates; discriminatio
Joining army; first group of nurses sent to Vietnam; selection procedures; first impressions of hospital in Vietnam; attitude of male army medics to nurses; changes the nurses brought to the hospital;
Nursing training; reason for joining Army; preparation for posting to Vietnam; first impressions of Field Hospital in Vung Tau; strongest memories of activities and daily life; medics; US nurses; nurs
Joining army; in the first group of four nurses to be posted to 8th Field Ambulance in Vietnam; description of accommodation and hospital facilities; hospital upgraded to 1 Australian Hospital; unifor
Nursing training prior to joining army; joining army; difficulty of getting pantyhose in Vietnam; living conditions; food; water; toilets; duty shifts; training on the job; types of casualties and inj