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Kaumatua DayThis year’s Kaumatua Wellbeing Dayat Waitara was again a great success,attracting more than 150 older peoplefrom as far away as Parihaka and Patea.The annual event was one of a seriesof Wellbeing Days organised by NewPlymouth injury Safe, in partnershipOn AlertTaranaki DHB took part in a recentTaranaki Civil Defence EmergencyManagement exercise to test responseplans in the event of a tsunami threat.It was a table top exercise, using arealistic scenario based on the 2009Samoan earthquake. The exercisefocussed on the functions andrelationships within the Emergencywith Mahia Mai A Whai Tara, to raiseawareness of health and wellbeingissues among Kaumatua in Taranaki.The Kaumatua Wellbeing Day was heldin April at Owae Marae and promotedactivities such as dancing, waiata,raranga (weaving), Tai Chi, mirimiriOperations Centre at the TaranakiEmergency Management Office.Several organisations were representedin the various roles, including TDHBEmergency Management CoordinatorMike Broker as Health Liaison, andCommunications Advisor Krysti Wettonin the Public Information ManagementTeam.(massage), free health checks and theopportunity to have a free flu jab.More than 20 organisations, includingthe DHB, were represented on theday, providing information to raiseawareness of health, wellbeing andsafety issues.Mike found the day useful and says healthis now well recognised and integratedinto Taranaki’s Civil Defence EmergencyManagement planning, response andrecovery. “It was great to see continuedimprovement in the function of theEmergency Operations Centre as a resultof the ongoing training and exercises wehave been involved in.”The most interesting part of the dayfor Mike was seeing the New PlymouthDistrict Council’s geographic informationsystem for modelling the probable tsunamiwave surge inland along our coast. Itidentified high-risk areas and populations,allowing relevant warnings and resourcesto be focussed in the right places.Coming up in October will be anational tsunami exercise, involving allGovernment departments. Taranaki DHBwill take part in some capacity and Mikewill be in touch with the relevant peoplewith more details.14// PULSETaranaki Whanui He Rohe OrangaTHE
LaboratoryCosts• Did you know that full blood count tests cost the DHB on average $42,725 amonth? That’s for 3712 tests.• For the 3804 urea tests taken on average each month the cost is $12,667.• It costs $26,586.00 for 3798 tests for electrolytes, and $5,064 for 1521 glucosetests.• To carry out 1509 liver function tests a month the cost is $32,066.Here are some more interesting figures, taken as an average over a month.Test Number Total CostCoag screen464 $9,242Troponin TCRPUrineBlood gasBlood group and holdBlood culture1161 $15,9172071 $13,399783 $13,624352 $7,634403 $6,443224 $6,435Taranaki Together, A Healthy Community PULSE //THE15
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