Accident and Emergency
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Technology making change amid quad bike crash spike AAP - 04-11-2024
An 82-year-old man was killed when a quad bike rolled down a levee bank on a remote NSW property. The next day, a teenage girl and a woman in her 70s were flown
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Brazil's Lula suffers minor brain haemorrhage from fall AAP - 21-10-2024
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has cancelled his trip to Russia for the BRICS summit, following medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flights after
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Pilot's death sparks emergency landing in New York AAP - 10-10-2024
A pilot on board a Turkish Airlines jetliner travelling from Seattle to Istanbul has blacked out and died, sparking an emergency landing in New York. Pilot
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Worst Injuries Suffered by Australian Sports People HealthTimes - 17-09-2024
In the realm of sports, physical prowess and agility are quite rightly celebrated. However, as is presumably the case with elite sportsmen and women,
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Family's close call after indoor barbecue gas poisoning AAP - 30-06-2024
A family of five in western Sydney are lucky to be alive after almost succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning from an outdoor barbecue brought inside to use as a heater.
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Falls behind one in three child injury hospital visits AAP - 18-04-2024
One in three injury hospitalisations among Australian children and young people are caused by a fall, with playground equipment the main culprit. A new report
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One dead, another in ICU after drug overdose AAP - 31-03-2024
One woman has died and another is in a critical condition after drug overdoses on Queensland's Gold Coast. Emergency workers were called to an apartment
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Spinal injuries rise due to falls and road accidents AAP - 07-03-2024
Everyday more than 53 Australians arrive in hospital suffering spinal injuries. That's according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare which
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Nearly 100 die as India battles sweltering heat wave AAP - 19-06-2023
At least 96 people have died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials say, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat
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Woman on life support dies after power outage AAP - 18-05-2023
A woman who died when her life support shut off during a power outage has prompted plans for more safeguards covering those vulnerable during unplanned blackouts.
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Victorians lose 150 limbs, fingers at work AAP - 10-01-2023
Victorian workers lost 150 limbs, fingers and thumbs in workplace accidents over the past year. There were 137 claims accepted by WorkSafe for amputation injuries,
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Xmas, New Year red-hot for burn injuries AAP - 24-12-2022
As the festive season kicks into full swing, health experts are urging the public to take extra precaution during what is otherwise known as the busiest period for burns injuries.
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Vic injury spike prompts festive warning AAP - 19-12-2022
Victorians are being warned to keep themselves out of hospital this "silly season" as doctors report a recent spike in traumatic injuries. Melbourne's
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Fears of a spike in child drownings AAP - 07-12-2022
It is feared there could be a jump in the number of children who drown this summer because of a deadly combination of kids missing swimming lessons and too many parents being
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Top doctors warn of medical 'dark age' AAP - 20-11-2022
Australia needs to establish its own Centre for Disease Control to help lead a global coordinated effort to prevent a looming medical "dark age", doctors say.
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High Darwin injury toll from e-scooters AAP - 22-10-2022
Injuries from electric scooter accidents in Darwin cost the medical system more than $350,000 over the past eight months, with booze a significant contributing factor, a study
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Burns and injuries treated via video in WA AAP - 03-08-2022
A boy who accidentally slashed his throat when he rode his motorbike into a fence, a burns victim, and an elderly Indigenous woman who wanted to die on country - all are among
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A new report shows bushfire smoke fuelled emergency treatment AAP - 25-11-2020
A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found emergency department presentations for respiratory conditions shot up during the bushfires.
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Vic emergency departments during COVID-19: overall presentations down but assault & DIY injuries up Health Times - 12-08-2020
COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria have had a marked effect on how and where we spend our time. For many people, home has
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Fewer Young People are Buying Health Cover, But Here's Why They Should Health Times - 03-10-2019
Over the past few years, the Australian healthcare system has been experiencing some worrying trends. It seems people are waiting
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