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Reality of Christmas in Emergency
16 December 2019
Trauma specialists from The Alfred have spoken out about the reality of Christmas in the Emergency and Trauma Centre in an attempt to curb the ever-increasing number of people seriously injured over the festive season.
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Be car seat safe
21 October 2019
At a recent education event, our Emergency Department team learnt some important things about child car seat safety. We hope sharing these messages with you will help keep our community safe on the roads, especially as we head into the holiday season.
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Crash survivor’s community thanks The Alfred
6 September 2019
Two months after a car crash nearly took the life of 18-year-old Harry, he’s back to visit the intensive care unit and trauma ward where he spent two weeks recovering.
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Elderly at risk of hypothermia at home
17 June 2019
Elderly Australians are dying in hospital of hypothermia developed living in their own homes, a study by The Alfred's Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah has found.
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Easter break warning from road trauma survivor
17 April 2019
Graham Arkle was driving an eight-tonne army vehicle to an exhibition in March when a b-double crashed into the back of him on the Hume Freeway near Glenrowan.
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Take care this holiday season
21 December 2018
The Alfred emergency team is ramping up for the festive season – after last year’s holiday period saw a spike in road trauma injuries, falls and alcohol-related presentations to the Emergency Department (ED).
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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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