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Preventable ladder falls causing severe injuries

19 December 2018

Trauma specialists are urging Victorians to take care cleaning gutters and preparing the home for Christmas as the number of patients arriving at The Alfred with life-threatening injuries caused by ladder falls continues to rise.

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The Alfred’s multi-million-dollar Emergency & Trauma Centre upgrade complete

25 June 2018

The Alfred has increased its capacity to care for the state’s sickest and most severely injured patients thanks to a multi-million-dollar upgrade of the Eva and Les Erdi Emergency and Trauma Centre.

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Revved up and ready at the Grand Prix

22 March 2018

The Alfred has provided medical service to the Australian Grand Prix for 22 years, setting up a portable medical centre equipped with the essential tools and medicines needed to respond to everything from minor medical issues through to life-threatening injuries. 

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Geelong youth face the consequences of risky behaviour

13 March 2018

Teaching students about the consequences of risky behaviours is the focus of The Alfred’s Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program.

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Caution urged around flames this long weekend

25 January 2018

Burns experts at The Alfred are asking the community to be vigilant around fires this Australia Day long weekend.

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DIY jobs and tripping hazards sees trauma increase

17 January 2018

The number of serious injuries sustained from falling or tripping is increasing – impacting more lives than vehicle accidents. 

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Road trauma patients keep emergency staff busy over festive season

4 January 2018

Emergency and trauma specialists at The Alfred helped save the lives of more than a dozen road accident patients over the Christmas and New Year period. 

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Don’t spend Christmas in Emergency

24 December 2017

This festive season, The Alfred emergency team is urging everyone to stay safe and avoid spending their holiday in the emergency department (ED).

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Media enquiries and family support for incident at Flinders Street

21 December 2017

The Alfred is caring for patients and families following the incident that occurred in Melbourne's CBD early on Thursday evening.

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ED redevelopment enters final phase

15 December 2017

The corridor linking The Alfred’s main reception to the Emergency and Trauma Centre reopened this week, as redevelopment works continue to progress.

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