Accident and Emergency
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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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NSW hospital emergency departments have never been busier AAP - 12-06-2019
Almost a third of people heading to a NSW hospital emergency department don't start treatment on time amid the busiest conditions ever, new data shows.
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Investigation shows that labor gets emergency dept wait times wrong AAP - 07-05-2019
Are one-third of people attending emergency departments waiting longer than is recommended? AAP FactCheck Investigation:[subscribe]
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Emergency doctors seek help from federal health minister to intervene in "ramping" at hospitals AAP - 13-03-2019
The peak body for training emergency doctors says "ramping" at hospitals is tantamount to torture in some cases and wants the federal health minister to
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The availability of public defibrillators is helping save lives of heart attack victims AAP - 17-01-2019
The availability of public defibrillators is helping save the lives of increasing numbers of heart attack victims in Victoria, new data shows.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - inside a hospital's trauma unit HealthTimes - 02-01-2019
Jennifer Jamieson, The
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Official data shows Sydney hospitals wait times still too long AAP - 13-12-2018
New data shows 43 per cent of those requiring almost-immediate care aren't seen on time in major Sydney hospitals. Two in five people presenting
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New data shows an increase in NSW emergency department visits AAP - 12-12-2018
There has been an increase in the number of people being treated within the clinically recommended time frame at emergency departments in NSW public hospitals.
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