The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
First dustoff, relationship with other Australians in Vietnam, attitude to war, compassion, image of nurses, leave in Bankok, willingness to return to Vietnam, caring for Vietnamese civilians, leaving Vietnam, arriving in Australia, effects of war on people after they returned to Australia, "Code of Silence" about acknowledgement of service in Vietnam.
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; 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; 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
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
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