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03 January 2005
Operation Tsunami Assist

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have been deployed to support Indonesian authorities in provision of humanitarian assistance following the tsunami which devastated large areas of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Boxing Day 2004.

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Australian Army medical personnel Lieutenant Kate Almond and Captain Mark Hanley treat the hand injury of an Indonesian patient, who was injured by the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004.
(Date taken: 2 January 2005)
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Captain Paul Krohn of 1 Health Support Battalion takes a moments rest after an exhaustive around the clock work load, treating severely injured locals at the Banda Aceh Hospital. He is deployed on Operation Tsunami Assist in Banda Aceh, Sumatra.
(Date taken: 2 January 2005)
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Private Anthony Dawson prepares to conduct first aid treatment for injured Indonesian patients at the Banda Aceh Hospital. He is deployed in the Operation Sumatra Assist element of Operation Tsunami Assist.
(Date taken: 2 January 2005)
(Date taken: 27 December 2004)
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Australian Army doctor Captain Mark Hanley releasing an Indonesian patient from Banda Aceh after giving him medical treatment for injuries received in the Boxing Day tsunami. Captain Hanley is assisted by Indonesian military staff in the TNI Army hospital in Banda Aceh.
(Date taken: 2 January 2005)
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Captain Mark Hanley performs emergency treatment on a injured man from Banda Aceh, who was suffering with asthma and pneumonia, at the Indonesian Army hospital in Banda Aceh.
(Date taken: 2 January 2005)
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Australian Army doctor Captain Mark Hanley treats a patient admitted to the Indonesian Army hospital in Banda Aceh suffering asthma and pneumonia.
(Date taken: 2 January 2005)
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Private Anthony Dawson prepares an antibiotic injection for an Indonesian patient admitted to Banda Aceh hospital suffering from pneumonia and asthma. Treatment is performed around the clock by Australian Army medical personnel working with Indonesian colleagues at the TNI Army hospital in Banda Aceh.
(Date taken: 2 January 2005)
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