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In a first of its kind, the Health Quality and Safety Commission has examined whether Māori who were hospitalised for a life-threatening trauma - such as a car accident or fall - received equitable care and had the same survival rates as non-Māori.
The review, conducted by the commission s Perioperative Mortality Review Committee found inequity was clear for Māori youth aged 15 to 18 years.
They were over three times more likely to die in the 30 days following major trauma than non-Māori in the same age group.
Overall, it found Māori were 56 percent more likely than non-Māori to die in the first month after a major trauma, excluding serious brain injury.
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Report finds inequities for Māori following major trauma
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Institutional racism in hospitals may be contributing to the deaths of young Maori - 20-Apr-2021
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