“(We) see a fair few adults as well with the same kind of injuries.”
Dr Hovinga said the older patients “get a bit over confident” while trying out a child’s new toy and had a fall themselves.
“They think oh that’s a new skateboard, I’ll give that a go,” he said.
“It’s important that kids are always … closely supervised especially when they have new toys.”
Dr Hovinga also recommended any use involve the appropriate safety gear.
He said a number of injuries have also been linked to people who “climb on roofs just to hang up their Christmas decorations”.
High-tech CPR device welcomed at Mackay Base Hospital Mackay Base Hospital Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit staff members have started training sessions to use the Corpuls CPR device in our simulation centre
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The Mackay Base Hospital can now deliver lifesaving CPR with a high-tech device instead of manual chest compressions.
The Corpuls CPR delivers effective and consistent compressions throughout resuscitation on patients as young as eight years of age.
The device will primarily be used in the Emergency Department but can also be used in other areas such as the Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Catheter laboratory.