Unintentional Injuries in the Auckland Region – how and where
Auckland Council have created an ‘injuries website’ – it makes interesting reading. If you live in Auckland have a look to see how well your community does at preventing injury. If you live outside of Auckland, ask your Council for the same.
Come along and support the Burn Support Group at Alexandra Park, Auckland on the 8th November 2013. If you are organising an end-of-year party for colleagues, friends or family, then this is the perfect night for you!!
Carrie Trow Secretary/Administrator carrie@burns.org.nz
Burn Support Group Charity Race Night !!! – don’t miss out.
Injury 2013
The Trauma Service Annual Conference is coming up fast. Thursday and Friday 1st & 2nd August 2013
Trauma Services 17th Annual Injury Conference Programme & registration form
International and local speakers – excellent programme – a must for all those interested in trauma care.
For more information click here Trauma Service at ADHB
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is welcoming the announcement from Associate Transport Minister Michael Woodhouse confirming that new rules to improve the safety of child passengers will come into force later this year.
From 1 November the mandatory use of child restraints in vehicles will be extended by two years, with all children required to be correctly secured in an approved restraint until their seventh birthday.
NZTA Road Safety Director Ernst Zollner said the rule change would bring New Zealand into line with the requirements of Australia, and was an important step forward in improving the safety of children on New Zealand roads.
For more information visit – New Zealand Transport Agency
Conference Photos
The team at work preparing for registrations
Kids Dental Trauma Poster - presented by Alison Meldrum
Networking at Morning Tea - Dr Elizabeth Harding and Jan Brebner
Networking at Lunchtime
The Waikato Team
Kids Trauma Conference was on Friday May 3rd 2013.
Click here for the Programme : Kids Trauma Conference 2013
Make sure there is a child restraint on every trip for every child. That’s the first recommendation in the Paediatric Society of New Zealand’s newly adopted position statement. It’s a phrase that’s been used before – acknowledgement to Plunket – but with child passenger injuries still a significant cause of paediatric trauma, its an important one.
Keeping children in car seats (boosters) until they are 148cms tall, or about age eleven is also important for preventing trauma.
And if you are a health care service looking after children, find your nearest certificated Child Restraint Technicians and work with them. You can also train staff to become Child Restraint Technicians. This training is now part of the Qualifications Framework.
Safe Passenger Travel – Paediatric Society of New Zealand Position Paper
The Road Safety Education Coordination Group (NZ) has just released a set of best practice guidelines for assessing and developing road safety education projects for children and young people.
http://education.nzta.govt.nz/guidelines-for-assessing-road-safety-education-for-young-people2
The Coordination Group was established by the National Road Safety Management Group (NRSMG) and is made up with representatives from the following Central and Local Government agencies: ACC, Auckland Transport, Ministry of Education, NZ Police, NZTA, and SASTA.
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