New Zealand has one of the highest fatal drowning rates in the OECD1. This report is our way of drawing a line in the sand. We, Surf Life Saving New Zealand, are saying “enough is enough”. No more unnecessary deaths from drowning on our beaches and along our coastline.
MAJOR FIRST AID INCIDENTS PER REGION
MINOR FIRST AID INCIDENTS PER REGION
“Major First Aid - Any incident where a patient is administered some form of advanced
medical treatment, or requires hospitalization”
“Minor First Aid - Where a patient is administered some form of
minor medical treatment”
Figure 09
R FIRST 2018–19: Major AID First INCIDENTS Aid Incidents per RegionPER REGION
Figure 10
MINOR FIRST
2018–19:
AID
Minor First
INCIDENTS
Aid Incidents per Region
PER REGION
Northland
15
Northland
142
96
Auckland
Bay of Plenty
55
468
Auckland
Bay of Plenty
388
96
Waikato
Gisborne
3
821
Waikato
Gisborne
30
7
Taranaki
32
Taranaki
Hawke’s Bay
8
Hawke’s Bay
49
4 Manawatu-Wanganui
3 Nelson
ND Tasman
18 Manawatu-Wanganui
20 Nelson
ND Tasman
Wellington
19
Wellington
132
Marlborough
0
Marlborough
27
0
West Coast
Canterbury 13
Key to Major First Aid Incidents
1 - 5 Incidents
0
West Coast
Canterbury
135
Key to Minor First Aid Incidents
1 - 20 Incidents
6 - 10 Incidents
21 - 50 Incidents
11 - 20 Incidents
51 - 150 Incidents
21 - 60 Incidents
151 - 500 Incidents
> 61 Incidents
> 501 Incidents
Otago
7
ND
No Data
Otago
34
ND
No Data
1
Southland
0 40 80 160 Kilometers
3
Southland
0 40 80 160 Kilometers
SURF LIFE SAVING NEW ZEALAND
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NATIONAL BEACH & COASTAL SAFETY REPORT
SECTION ONE
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CAPABILITY
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