About ARO
Research shows that worldwide there is one road trauma fatality every 26.9 seconds and that for every road fatality in developed countries such as Australia, there are three life-long disablements, 10 major trauma patients requiring surgery and 30 cases requiring medical care.
ARO strives to reduce this toll by improving the science and quality of road and trauma rescue services provided to casualties, directly reducing the severity of injuries.
ARO encourages its members to act independently and explore opportunities in the development of techniques, skills and innovation that may lead to better rescue outcomes. As an independent organisation, it has the capacity to broker new directions that may otherwise by restricted by government agency rules.
ARO Governance
ARO is a membership-based Association, which applies all of its assets and income in the development and exchange of information, knowledge and skills in the fields of road and trauma rescue.
If you want to read up about the structure and management of ARO, take a look at our founding document: Rules of the Association
Our Committees
Kerrie Kent
Executive Officer
Jeremy Fewtrell
President
Brenton Charlton
Vice President
Darryl King
Governance and Compliance Officer
Michael Vanderzalm
Challenge Coordinator
David Cockbain
Stakeholder Engagement and Business Development Coordinator
Anthony Northbrook-Hine
Command Specialist
Peter Bradow
Technical Specialist
Troy Jones
Medical Specialist
James Boland
Research & Education Officer
Quentin Botha
Trauma Specialist