Burns and scalds

Date: 6 Nov 2000 - 06 Nov 2000

From: Wartime nurses project

By: Hardy, Christina Dorothy, 1916-2015

Reference: OHInt-0731/08

Description: Christina Dorothy (Dorothy) Hardy (nee Mackay) born Gore. Recalls attending Tapanui District High School and working for a firm in Heriot, Otago Farmers before commencing to train as a nurse at Dunedin Hospital 1939. On completion of training specialised in theatre work and in 1944 volunteered for WWII. Describes time at Burnham Camp, experience at Taiaroa Heads for one month and eventually leaving New Zealand on the Maunganui hospital ship. Describes journey and stop overs en route, eventually arriving at destination, Helwan Hospital. Gives details of hospital, uniforms, conditions, type of injuries, treatment for burns and social life. Mentions Mess dances and the New Zealand Club in Cairo. Refers to Lady Freyberg and the Tuis. Talks about meeting future husband and gives reasons for his Maori name, Kiwa, even though he wasn't Maori. Recalls being transferred to northern Italy, a place called Senigallia near Ancona. Recalls villages being badly bombed. Talks about Dr Charles Burns from Wellington. Recalls shortly after arriving in Italy contracting Amoebic [Dysentery] which resulted in finally being sent home on the Tamaroa (ship) arriving New Zealand March 1946. Recalls passengers on board the homeward journey which included Selwyn Toogood, Father Ryan and Father Spring (Roman Catholic padres) Martin Sullivan (Anglican padre) and many war brides. Describes homcoming and marriage December 1949. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Anna Rogers Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-012496 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-4305, OHDL-000842.

Date: 1980-2005

From: Safekids Aotearoa (Collector): Posters and video recordings about child safety. ca 1990-2005

By: New Zealand Fire Service; New Zealand. Ministry of Consumer Affairs

Reference: Eph-D-FIRE-Safekids

Description: Includes: New Zealand Fire Service. Be fire wise this summer. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. Car fires kill; carry a fire extinguisher and know how to use it!. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. Check your building evacuation plan. C'mon guys - get fire wise New Zealand Fire Service. Fire station open day; a Kidsafe Week event. Mt Wellington Fire Station, Sunday 17 October [1999 or 2004?]. C'mon guys - get fire wise New Zealand Fire Service. Halloween fire safety. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. Have your electric blanket checked - before you use it this winter. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. If there is a fire, get out, stay out - dial 111. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. Kitchen fires are preventable. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. Put yourself in the clear; surround your home with a safety zone. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. Remember the heater-metre rule - keep all combustibles including furniture, clothes and curtains at least one metre from heaters and fireplaces. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service. Smoke alarms, escape plans. Change your clock - check your smoke alarms. C'mon guys - get fire wise (Laminated poster) New Zealand Fire Service Commission. Plan for escape from fire. 1981 (2 copies) New Zealand. Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Do your children sleep in a firetrap? Dress them safely at night. New Zealand. Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Po'o momoe lau fanau laiti i se potu e le o tulaga lelei mo le puipuiga pe a fa'afuase'ia on mu se fale o nonofo ai? Fa'aoofu tamaiti i ni lavalava e puipuiina ai latou i le po (Samoan version of the above) New Zealand. Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Whakamoe hia ai o tamariki i roto i te mura-o-te-ahi. Whaka-kakahu tia ratou i nga po kia moe-ora-ai (Māori version of the above) Starship Foundation / Burn Support Group Charitable Trust / ACC / New Zealand Fire Service / Safekids Campaign. Burned once; scarred for life. Photo Peter Mills, Burn Support Group Charitable Trust Auckland Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, sizes up to 600 mm.

Date: 1970 - 1982

By: New Zealand. Accident Compensation Commission

Reference: Eph-D-ACC-1973/1982

Description: Includes: Accident Compensation Commission. Cut the stress... Bend your knees NOT your back [1970-1980s?] Accident Compensation Commission. Cut the stress. In all uplifting moments: hold close; bend knees; use legs [1970s?] Accident Compensation Commission. Cut the stress ... your spine is delicate. Bend your knees, not your back (2 copies) Accident Compensation Commission. Cool it quick! Plenty of cold water is best for either burns or scalds. Continue 5-10 minutes [ca 1976?] (2 copies) The Accident Compensation Commission used that name from about 1973-1982. Earlier name was National Safety Association of New Zealand, and later name was Accident Compensation Corporation. Quantity: 4 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters (plus duplicates). Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes around 595 x 425 mm.

Date: [ca 1970]

From: Willis, Carol Shiley (Dr), 1922-2008: Transparency slides relating to Willis's service as a medical doctor during the Vietnam War

Reference: PA12-11336

Description: Transparency slides relating to Dr Carol Shiley Willis's service as a medical doctor during the Vietnam War. Photographs taken circa 1970, probably by Willis. WARNING: Contains graphic images of injuries and surgery. Contains two images of "Tom" on top of a water tower, two images taken on the road showing local transportation of livestock and people, and two aerial photographs of Bong Son. Also contains one graphic image of a female burns victim in surgery [debriding?]. Arrangement: Contains part II of II of slides from a box labelled "F" Quantity: 7 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: 1974 - 1976

By: Accident Rehabilitation & Compensation Insurance Corporation (N.Z.); Stimson, Ian James, active 1970s

Reference: Eph-C-SAFETY-Fireworks-1970s

Description: 1974: Teach your family the fireworks code. Never fool with fireworks! [1974] (2 copies) 1976: Accident Compensation Commission. Beverley Pentland MBE the "Fireworks Lady" reminds you! ... Teach your children the fireworks code. Learn not to burn; Happiness is safety with fireworks. Sponsored by the Accident Compensation Commission. Artwork donated in cooperation with the Accident Compensation Commission by Ian Stimson of Rotoscreen Limited Petone, New Zealand [1976] (2 copies) Quantity: 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print and screenprint, sizes varying up to 500 mm.

Date: 1976 - 1979

By: New Zealand. Accident Compensation Commission; New Zealand. Ministry of Transport

Reference: Eph-D-SAFETY-1976/1979

Description: Includes: 1976: Accident Compensation Commission. Lollies or drugs; would your child know the difference! Lock up all medicine immediately after use. Poster reference number 9/76 [1976] Accident Compensation Commission. Your home is poisonous; ordinary household products are potential killers. Keep them out of reach of children. Poster reference number 10/76 [1976] Accident Compensation Commission. Cool it quick! Plenty of cold water is best for either burns or scalds - continue 5-10 minutes. Poster reference number 28/76 [1976] (2 copies) Accident Compensation Commission. It's hard to learn braille ... easier to wear your safety glasses. Issued by the Accident Compensation Commission [ca 1976] (2 copies) 1979: Accident Compensation Commission. Ladder logic; 4 up - 1 out. ACC publication ref. 2/79 [1979] N.Z. Ministry of Transport. Transport of hazardous substances; lables for Hazardous Substances and Restricted Articles for all modes of transport in New Zealand. E C Keating, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand, 1978. Revised and reprinted June 1979 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying around A2 size. Provenance: Acquired from various sources.

Date: 1982 - 1984

By: New Zealand. Accident Compensation Commission; New Zealand. Department of Health; New Zealand. Department of Labour; New Zealand. Ministry of Works and Development

Reference: Eph-D-SAFETY-1982/1984

Description: Includes: ca 1982: Accident Compensation Corporation. Cut the stress in all uplifting moments; hold close, bend knees, use legs [ca 1982] 1982: Departments of Labour and Health. Isocyanate spillages (toluene di-isocyanate TDI). In the event of a spillage of isocyabate, evacuate ALL personnel from the area. IW65/P173/6000/82 [1982] New Zealand. Ministry of Works and Development. Safety manual; read it! P D Hassleberg, Government Printer, Wellington New Zealand, 1982. 87115G-500/8/82D Plunket says "Watch out; kids are about" / 1982 Trish Gribben and Dick Frizzell 1983: New Zealand Department of Labour. Overall protection means more than overalls. Published by the Department of Labour 1983. 7822D - 6,000/11/83D New Zealand Department of Labour. Safety in confined spaces; danger exists in ... Published by the Department of Labour. P D Hassleberg, Government Printer, Wellington New Zealand, 1983. IW82/p76/7,000/82 New Zealand. Industrial Design Council. Tredlite; smart, comfortable. You'll forget they're safety footwear ... until the crunch comes [1983] 1984: Accident Compensation Commission. Cut the stress ... your spine is delicate. Bend your knees, not your back [1984] Accident Compensation Commission. No hard hat? You need your head examined [1984] (2 copies) New Zealand Department of Health. protect us from hot water. Supervise your children in the bathroom; ask your plumber; wetbacks; gas water heating; ask your electrical supply authority [1984] (2 copies) New Zealand Department of Labour. Basic rules for logging operations. P D Hasselberg, Government Printer, Wellington New Zealand, 1984. 10185A-1000/1/84PT. IW88/p76/1000/83. New Zealand Ministry of Transport. Labels for the transport of hazardous substances. Ministry of Transport, March 1984 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying around A2 size. Provenance: Acquired from various sources.

Date: 1990-2015

From: Safekids Aotearoa (Collector): Posters and video recordings about child safety. ca 1990-2005

By: Safekids Aotearoa

Reference: Eph-C-SAFETY-Safekids

Description: Includes: ACC: Safety begins at home. A blocked gutter could make you miss our greatest sporting moment ACC: Safety begins at home. Falling down steps ruins more rugby seasons than sprigs to the head ACC: Safety begins at home. Falls from ladders ruin more weddings than stag nights gone wrong ACC: Safety begins at home. A mossy path could stop you seeing the world's best players ACC: Safety begins at home. Pruning hedges ruins more fishing trips than stray fish hooks ACC: Safety begins at home. A spill could stop you being there when our boys make history ACC: Safety begins at home. Stairs could make you miss the best tournamnet this country has ever seen ACC: Safety begins at home. Wet floors ruin more holidays on the Gold Coast than sharks ever will ACC. Safety tips for your trampoline. Bouncing not bumping. The information is from the IPRU fact sheet no. 5: Trampolines ISSN 1172-8388 ACC. 50 [degrees] C is hot enough (Laminated poster) ACC. Wet and cold; first aid for burns. Animal Control Services Limited. Stay safe around dogs. Dog bites can be prevented. For free advice, conact your local Animal Control Office (Laminated poster) Animal Control Services Limited. Stay safe around dogs. If you feel threatened by a dog, stand still, "be like a tree". For free advice, conact your local Animal Control Office Health Promotion Centre, Napier. Hey! What about us? Please don't smoke [pre-1995?] Caustics burn; never store them under the bench [1990s?] (Laminated poster) Change for our Children. Everyone please ... in every place, for every sleep, check that I am safe / NZ College of Midwives, Plunket, New Zealand Government. 2009 Children are curious ... remember Grandmas purse [1990s?] (Laminated poster) Dump old drugs; return them to your pharmacy [1990s] (Laminated poster) Give your old medicines the boot [1990s?] (Laminated poster) Kidsafe Week. Tohu whanau ora, Kidsafe family WOF. Win a family computer [1990-2000?] Hapai Re Hauora Tapui. Hohou te ora [2003?] (2 copies) Is this your medicine cabinet? Spring clean it! [1990s?] (Laminated poster) Karitane Products Society Ltd. Play it safe; don't fence them in ... fence them out! (Laminated poster) Karitane Products Society Ltd. Play it safe; prevention goes before a fall (Laminated poster) Karitane Products Society Ltd. Play it safe; save them with a childproof top (2 copies, one laminated, one unlaminated) Keep your medicine under lock and key [1990s?] (Laminated poster) Never underestimate a child's capabilities; lock medicines away [1990s?] (Laminated poster) NZ Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Kia tūpato ki ngā taputapu tākaro [shows hand grenade] NZ Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Play it safe with toys [shows hand grenade] NZ Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Spot the dangers. How safe is your home? Me pēhea rawa te haumaru o tō kāinga?. May 2001 (2 copies) New Zealand Ministry of Health. Poisons around the home. Revised 2003; reprinted October 2004 (Laminated poster) (2 copies) Safekids Aotearoa. Falls ruin the fun [2014] (2 copies) Safekids Aotearoa. Falls ruin the fun [2015] / Safekids Aotearoa, Starship Foundation, Auckland Council (2 copies) Safekids Campaign [and] Starship Foundation. Take action; be sharp [ca 2014?] Safekids Campaign. Tiakina ā tatou tamariki kei Paihanatia (Laminated poster) Tiakina a tatou tamariki / Ngarimu [1990s?] What kills fleas kills kids. Lock away the dog shampoo [1990s?] (Laminated poster) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, some laminated, sizes up to 450 mm.

Date: 2008, 2011

From: Safekids Aotearoa (Collector): Posters and video recordings about child safety. ca 1990-2005

By: Accident Compensation Corporation (N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-D-ACC-Safekids-2

Description: Includes: Safety begins at home. A blocked gutter could make you miss our greatest sporting moment. July 2011 (2 copies) Safety begins at home. Each year over 36,000 Kiwis require hospitalisation from home injuries. July 2008 Safety begins at home. Falling down steps ruins more rugby seasons than sprigs to the head. July 2011 Safety begins at home. Falls from ladders ruin more weddings than a stag night gone wrong. July 2011 Safety begins at home. Falls make up over half of all home injuries. July 2008 Safety begins at home. For children this can be the most dangerous road to play on. July 2008 Safety begins at home. A mossy path could stop you seeing the world's best players. July 2011 (2 copies) Safety begins at home. One in seven New Zealanders were injured in the home last year. July 2008 Safety begins at home. Pruning hedges ruins more fishing trips than stray fish hooks. July 2011 Safety begins at home. A spill could stop you being there when our boys make history. July 2011 (2 copies) Safety begins at home. Stairs could make you miss the best tournament this country has ever seen. July 2011 (2 copies) Safety begins at home. Wet floors ruin more holidays on the Gold Coast than sharks ever will. July 2011 Seconds to burn, 10 minutes to cool. Cool it quick ... cold water. (Double-sided banner poster with instructions on verso) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, sizes up to 600 mm.

Date: 1980-2005

From: Safekids Aotearoa (Collector): Posters and video recordings about child safety. ca 1990-2005

Reference: Eph-C-FIRE-Safekids

Description: Includes: 1984: New Zealand Fire Service. Crawl under smoke. FSD 18/84 [1984?] (2 copies) 1988: Accident Compensation Corporation. When it burns - cool it quick! And cool it for 10 minutes. [1988] (2 copies) 1990: New Zealand Fire Service. EDITH the firedog. Smoke alarms save lives! / Perry Bradley P 38/90 [1990] (2 copies) New Zealand Fire Service. EDITH the firedog. Make an EDITH* plan for your home (EDITH=Exit Drills in the Home) / Perry Bradley P 38/90 [1990] (2 copies) 1990s?: New Zealand Fire Service. Clothing burns. Please make sure your kids are always a metre from the heater. SSO Quinn Webster, Takapuna Fire Station [1990s?] (2 copies - 1 laminated, 1 unlaminated) New Zealand Fire Service. Kei wera ngā kākahu. Me kotahi mita āu tamariki i te mihini whakamahama i ngā wā katoa. SO Faye Brown, Wainuiomata Volunteer Fire Brigade [1990s?]. Laminated poster 2000s?: Accident Compensation Corporation. Hot water burns like fire [2000]. Laminated poster Burned once; scarred for life [ca 2000s?] (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, sizes up to 420 mm.

Date: 2000-2004

From: Safekids Aotearoa (Collector): Posters and video recordings about child safety. ca 1990-2005

By: Accident Compensation Corporation (N.Z.); Safekids Aotearoa

Reference: Eph-D-ACC-Safekids-1

Description: Includes: Undated: ACC Take care out there. Cold water; the first first aid for burns. Hot water burns like fire. ACC Take care out there. Hot water burns like fire. Cold water; the first first aid for burns. ACC Take care out there. Seconds to burn; 10 minutes to cool ca 2001 "Watching out for kids" series: If they can swallow it don't let them have it (2 copies) If you leave it out they'll play with it Keep an eye on adventurous kids (2 copies) Kids and cars don't mix Kids burn easily Kids will eat anything Watch kids around water 2003: Don't let a fall land your child in hospital; always use the safety harness in prams, high chairs and shopping trolleys. ACC 2003 ACC1287 Don't let a fall land your child in hospital; change nappies on the floor rather than on a high surface. ACC 2003 ACC1285 (2 copies) Don't let a fall land your child in hospital; use stair gates at the top and bottom of stairs. ACC 2003 ACC1289 He Ārai i te Takanga angā Tamariki nonohi; whakamahia i ngā wā katoa ngā whītiki haumaru i te waka pēpi, te tūru teitei me ngā taiki panapana. ACC 2003 ACC1288 (2 copies) He Ārai i te Takanga angā Tamariki nonohi; whakamau kēti ki te pito whakarunga, pito whakararo o ngā arapiki. ACC 2003 ACC1290 2004: For safety's sake buckle them in. It only takes a second for a toddler to topple. ACC2086 2004 (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, sizes up to 600 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1990

By: Stimson, Ian James, active 1970s

Reference: Eph-B-SAFETY-Fireworks-1900s

Description: Includes: 1950s?: [Australian poster]. Chief Inspector of Explosives. Fireworks *Carry firworks in a case not in your pockets ... [1950s?] 1977: "Learn not to burn". Another friendly reminder from the Fireworks lady, Beverley Pentland. Happiness is ... safety with fireworks [illustration by Ian Stimson[?], Wellington]. Sticker [1977] 1987: Accident Compensation Corporation. Fun with fireworks. ACC/Department of Education. 10/87 [1987] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 1957-2000

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-003

Description: Photographs relating to accidents, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1957 and 2000. Including images of the Rangiatea Anglican Church fire of October 1995, and DIC scaffolding collapse of 1957. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.

Date: 1998

By: Bowker, Greg, 1976-

Reference: PA1-o-923

Description: Photographs of the work of nurses in the Burns and Plastics Unit at Lower Hutt Hospital Exhibited in 'Within Memory' Exhibition at the National Library Galley, 6 April - 16 July 2006. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1998

From: Massey University. School of Design :Photographs

By: Bowker, Greg, 1976-

Reference: PAColl-6201-01

Description: Photographs of the work of Ward 2 of the Burns and plastics Unit, Lower Hutt hospital. This collection also contains documentation such as consent forms, the photographers notes on the subject, and a personal statement from the photographer Arrangement: Negatives at 35mm, 28327 to 35mm, 28419 Quantity: 224 colour original photographic print(s). 37 b&w original photographic print(s). 79 b&w original negative(s) 35mm strips comprising 307 images. 19 colour original negative(s) 35mm strips comprising 71 images.

Date: 1998

By: Bowker, Greg, 1976-

Reference: PA1-q-728

Description: Photographs of the work of nurses in the Burns and Plastics Unit at Lower Hutt Hospital Quantity: 1 album(s).

Date: 1998

By: Bowker, Greg, 1976-

Reference: PA1-o-922

Description: Photographs of the work of nurses in the Burns and Plastics Unit at Lower Hutt Hospital Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 2005

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0000550

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. When a secretary smells burning she is told that the minister had a grilling during question time. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

By: Accident Compensation Corporation (N.Z.)

Reference: EPHDL-0110

Description: Includes: Work can be part of a healthy recovery Take a stand against falls Falls make up over half of all home injuries Every 48 seconds, someone in New Zealand has an injury at home One in seven New Zealanders were injured in the home last year For children this can be the most dangerous road to play on [home driveway] 40% of New Zealand homes have dangerously hot water Triage managers - how we work Quantity: 8 Electronic document(s).