A landmark agreement between the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) Institute of Trauma and Injury Management and the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA), will help advance the trauma care patients receive, and provide an opportunity for NSW to become a national leader in the management of […]
A quick decision, a bit of bravado, and Andrew Leslie’s life changed forever. “As my head hit the ground, l knew instantly I was in trouble. My body went completely numb. I was paralysed instantly.” In March 2020 he dropped his daughter off at a mountain biking class and rode his own bike into Wellington’s […]
Mick Andrews is sitting on his surfboard out amongst the waves on Mangawhai Beach, Northland, as the sun rises over another set of golden waves. He takes a moment to soak up the idyllic surrounds of his home beach and remembers a surf that could have changed his life. Mick suffered a nasty head injury […]
It’s estimated 90% of all injuries are preventable. Research shows that these injuries aren’t random, unconnected or unpredictable – and we all have a part to play in stopping them. ACC accepts two million injury claims in Aotearoa every year – that equates to more than 5,000 injury claims every day. These claims cost more […]
Scaffolder Jono van Echten had suffered through 10 years of back injuries before his back gave way just before the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. “I couldn’t feel my legs and I thought I was paralysed. I thought, this might be it. “I was scared because I have a four-year-old son,” he says. Jono is […]
As the popularity of mountain biking surges New Plymouth health professionals are warning young riders to take head knocks seriously and get checked by a doctor before getting back on their bike. In Taranaki much of the growth in mountain biking has come via the New Plymouth Mountain Bikers Club, which has gone from 250 […]
New research is shedding light on the impact of COVID-19 Alert Levels on injury-related hospital admissions across the Midland region and how people were injured during lockdown. The study by the Midland Trauma System (MTS), published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today, shows a marked decrease in admissions during Alert Levels 4 and 3 last year, […]
A Covid-induced drop in injuries serious enough to send people to hospital didn’t last long, a study shows. There were almost 40 per cent fewer trauma cases admitted to hospital in the Waikato and its surrounds during lockdown, a Midland Trauma System study by Waikato DHB staffers found. But there was an Alert Level 2 […]
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has released the results of a comprehensive new survey of New Zealanders’ attitudes to road safety issues and driver behaviour. The Public attitudes to road safety – 2020 report details the results of responses provided by over 3,300 New Zealanders to a broad range of questions focussed on specific road safety topics, […]
Whangarei grandmother Dorothy Hutchinson-Fitzpatrick has struggled with balance her whole life and says the Nymbl balance training app has made a huge difference. The 76-year-old, who has lived in New Zealand for more than 45 years, suffers from vertigo and motion sickness, and has been using Nymbl every day since early December. “It’s helped enormously […]
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...
New trauma patient system expected to save lives
A new approach in dealing with trauma patients launched in Hamilton is expected to save about 20 liv...