The Star: April 18, 2019

•As at April 1, patients have
spent 2271 hours in the
intensive care unit.
•Since March 15, the CDHB
diverted patients from other
districts who would be likely
to require intensive care.
This includes diverting acute
spinal work to Counties
Manukau.
•Lockdown of hospital
facilities meant staff were
unable to leave and
patients unable to attend
so ED patients were
diverted to urgent care
facilities, in particular, the
24-Hour Surgery
that brought in additional
staff to manage the
workload.
•A social worker was
allocated to each patient
as they arrived in the ED.
Specialist mental health
staff were deployed to
support the families and
worked throughout the
weekend.
•On discharge, the
patients are receiving a
wrap-around package of
care for what is likely to
be a long-haul recovery
or in a number of cases,
permanent disability.
•A decision was made to
manage the 50 deceased
at the Christchurch Hospital
mortuary including
providing CT scans of all
deceased before the end
of the weekend. This was
undertaken to shorten
the time to complete
post-mortems so that the
deceased could be returned
to their families as quickly as
possible.
•Before the end of the
weekend, Mana Ake and
the school-based mental
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saving shooting victims
health team had worked
with education services to
determine which schools
would need the most
intensive support.
•Mana Ake is a CDHB
initiative which provides
well-being support for
children aged five to 12
across Canterbury.
•During the first two
weeks following the attack,
it provided 75 drop-ins or
guidance/support sessions
on site for 50 Canterbury
schools.
•It responded to 44
individual children
identified by schools as
adversely impacted.
Some children had
families involved in the
attack and others were
affected by what they saw
or heard directly or through
media.
The Star Thursday April 18 2019
NEWS 7
Continued
support for
community
AGENCIES ARE working
together to ensure a seamless
response for the survivors,
families and the Muslim
communities affected by the
March 15 terror attack.
Government and non-
Government agencies say they
are determined to ensure that
everyone affected receives support
and assistance.
Senior representatives of the
agencies, including the city
council, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi
Tahu, Canterbury District Health
Board, Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Social Development,
police, Oranga Tamariki and
Department of Corrections, have
joined together to pool resources,
expertise and share information.
However, they have identified
a number activities that require
immediate or long term coordination
and support.
“The agencies have joined forces
so none of those affected ever
faces a wrong door. Whoever they
approach can help, even if the
agency they first make contact
with isn’t the right place, they will
find a solution and ensure help is
provided,” Mayor Lianne Dalziel
said. Each of the families is being
provided with someone to help
them navigate the support they
need.
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