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Article: INTENSIVE CARE CALLS ON NEW ZEALANDERS FOR VITAL SUPPORT.
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- April 3, 2006
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AUCKLAND, April 3/MediaNet International-AsiaNet/ --
Annual Intensive Care Appeal 2nd- 16th April 2006: The Intensive Care Foundation is urging the New Zealand public to "band together" during its annual Appeal to raise funds for critical research.
Approximately 170,000 people, including 8,500 children are treated in New Zealand and Australian intensive care units each year with life threatening conditions resulting from accidents, surgery and disease. Of these, sadly, 22,000 adults and 300 children still lose their lives.
According to Alistair Somerville, a West Auckland GP, who was ...