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Editorial Comments— Preliminary Investigation into the Role of Physiotherapists in Disaster Response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Graeme McColl*
Affiliation:
Regional Coordinator–Emergency, Management (Southern), Emergency, Management Team, Risk and Assurance, Ministry of Health, New Zealand
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Too often during major emergencies, those with specialty skills are perceived as unnecessary and are left sitting on the sidelines. Sometimes, they are not even considered. When they are utilized, they often are assigned menial tasks that, understandably, do not encourage a willingness to “buy in” to a response.

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