Trauma injuries continue to inflict an enormous burden on Midland communities, the latest annual report from the Midland Trauma System shows. Midland is the health region covered by five district health boards – Waikato, Lakes, Tairawhiti, Bay of Plenty, and Taranaki. The Midland Trauma System (MTS) team documented over 7000 admissions to Midland hospitals in […]
The three finalists in the Waikato DHB Medical Science Category of the Kudos Awards are Dr Douglas White, the Midland Trauma Research Centre, and Dr Ruth Martis. The Medical Science category is one of eight in the Kudos Awards which provide recognise Waikato’s contribution to research and scientific innovations in agriculture, medical, engineering, environmental, ICT […]
A Toyota Hilux hit Carol Harwood at a Rotorua roundabout, but she doesn’t remember it. The keen cyclist and triathlete was in an induced coma for two days after the crash. She was one of 998 cyclists treated by Midland trauma between 2012 and 2016, and 227 of these, just less than one quarter, were […]
A trauma study found pushbike crashes sent almost 1000 people to hospital beds around the central North Island in the four years from June 2012.
A new study suggests cycling safety is lagging behind cycling promotion.
Waikato Hospital trauma director, Grant Christey, told Kate Hawkesby he’s not opposed to cycling, there just needs to be safer cycling infrastructure.
“It looks like we’re not seeing protection and prevention keep pace with this level of activity,” study author Grant Christie told The AM Show on Friday morning.
On April 5 2019 the Midland Trauma System hosted the Trauma Symposium at Waikato Hospital. The event attracted over 130 staff from around New Zealand. The Symposium was open to all health related personnel including nursing, medicine, allied health as well as St John. Delegates were treated to numerous presentations from a variety of speakers […]
Waikato Hospital has been formally recognised as a Level 1 trauma centre, the first in New Zealand. The Level 1 Trauma Verification was approved by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Trauma Verification Committee last week. Through a rigorous assessment and service improvement program, Waikato Hospital has demonstrated a full range of capabilities to […]
During November Starship offered a paediatric trauma evening where a variety of speakers discussed such topics as paediatric head injury and button battery ingestion. The videos from the evening can be viewed in the playlist below:
The burden of trauma highlighted in annual report
Trauma injuries continue to inflict an enormous burden on Midland communities, the latest annual rep...
Speech notes to launch Midland Regional Trauma System
Thank you for the introduction, Dr Christey. Thanks for inviting me here today to attend the launch...