How the small Royal Darwin Hospital coped with Bali bombing victims

202 people were killed in the first Bali bombings, and hundreds hurt. With local health services overwhelmed, a plan was set for Defence to fly injured Australians to Darwin.

Bali bombing victims arrive in Darwin to be taken to hospital in 2002

As the closest major centre to Bali, the Royal Darwin Hospital would need to step up as a forward receiving hospital - treating, resuscitating, and triaging patients so they could better survive the hours-long journey to the larger southern hospitals.

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