The research will see the National Trauma base hosted by Midland who have been measuring times over the past five years and modelling who goes where in order to ensure that money is not being wasted. The Regional Trauma Guidelines being developed will help save time and hold ups and this means that the response […]
Dr. Grant Christey, General Surgeon and Director of Trauma at the Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand talks about aspects of traumatic injury Māori people.
The number of people seriously injured in motor vehicle crashes is continuing to climb each year and is now the leading cause of trauma in the Waikato. And with the climbing rate, is the increasing social cost which shows road crashes cost the country $3.14billion a year, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The first one, in 2007, ruptured his spleen, nearly killing him. In November he was sent to the hospital again with five fractured ribs and a cracked sternum. But there’s no quad bike accident that can keep Robert Fitzgerald’s 62-year-old father from farming.
More seriously injured patients in the central North Island are surviving their accidents and getting better care since the Midland Regional Trauma System (MRTS) was set up two years ago.
Too many people die or are seriously injured on our New Zealand roads. These incidents place a huge toll on families, friends and our community. The cost of emergency services, medical care, reparation and human grief is enormous. In the past five years the share of hospital costs alone in the Midland Region was more […]
A new approach in dealing with trauma patients launched in Hamilton is expected to save about 20 lives each year, and even more if it goes national. Waikato, Lakes, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Tairāwhiti District Health Boards are using the system to provide better co-ordination of essential care and rehabilitation for hospital patients. Nearly […]
Thank you for the introduction, Dr Christey. Thanks for inviting me here today to attend the launch of the Midland Regional Trauma System. It is largely due to Dr Christey that we are all here today launching the first organised system of trauma care delivery in New Zealand. Getting this far is due in large […]