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YMCA South and Mid Canterbury Mates and Dates youth development facilitators, from left, Jo Skudder, Natasha Dominey, and back, youth and community manager Cath Slee.
What many young people see as normal in relationships is “not normal”, YMCA youth development facilitators say. According to ACC Sexual Assault Statistics of New Zealand, nationally one in five female high school students have experienced unwanted sexual contact or unwanted sexual acts, while one in 10 high school males have. Thirty-seven per cent describe it as severe, and fifty-seven per cent have not told anyone. For the past three years, three YMCA facilitators have delivered a Mates and Dates programme in South and Mid Canterbury, and North Otago, developed and funded by ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation).
Highest in a decade: Trampoline injury costs increase in 2020, prompt safety calls
20 Feb, 2021 06:00 PM
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ACC reports that last year 4000 people injured themselves on December 25, costing the country about $4 million. Video / ACC
ACC reports that last year 4000 people injured themselves on December 25, costing the country about $4 million. Video / ACC
An injury prevention advocate is calling for trampoline owners to keep an eagle eye on user safety after a bounce in injuries last year. In the Bay of Plenty region last year, there were 848 trampoline-related injuries made to the Accident Compensation Corporation for a cost of more than $536,000.
The injuries contributed to the nationwide total of 12,669 in 2020 which came at a cost of $10.6 million, the highest in the past decade.
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Stuart Nash on US military satellite launch in NZ: ‘I have not received an application’
A controversial Rocket Lab mission designed to improve US military targeting capabilities is slated to launch from the Mahia Peninsula next month, but Stuart Nash says he’s yet to approve it.
Update: On 22 February The Spinoff reported that the Minister has now approved the Gunsmoke-J satellite for launch.
The minister responsible for New Zealand’s space regime has yet to sign off on a controversial US military satellite, which Rocket Lab announced yesterday it would launch from New Zealand next month.
The experimental Gunsmoke-J payload, which belongs to the US Army’s Space and Missile Defence Command (SMDC), is designed to improve US military targeting capabilities, as The Spinoff reported yesterday.
Referral for investigation: a redundant SNOMED-CT chief presenting complaint
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The Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) coding system has been adopted by the Ministry of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand.1
SNOMED-CT is designed to provide a standardised method to represent clinical phrases (CT=clinical terms). According to the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), the uses of SNOMED-CT are multiple, including for clinical purposes, population monitoring and audit/research.1 In emergency departments (EDs), the presenting complaint combined with triage category (urgency to be seen) is used by clinicians to decide which patient should be seen next, so its use is primarily clinical and secondarily for audit and research.