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FIRST EDITION 2018
helping
kids in
hospital
THE GOOD EGG
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EDITORIAL TEAM
Editor in Chief:
What’s Inside
Julie Abbott
Production/Design:
Sally Robinson
Writer:
David Gillan
Writer: Message from the Chairman 1
Ray Martin AM
Livia’s Story 2
The Great Humpty Ball, Darwin 2018 4
Writer:
Hiam Sakakini Mother’s Intuition Rules! 6
Balmoral Burn – Sydney’s True Family Event 8
Writer:
Humpty’s Good Egg 2018 – James Halliday AM 10
Peter Ireland
Grazia’s Challenge 11
Writer: Humpty’s Kokoda Challenge 12
Louise Moule
Baby Eva’s Update 14
Humpty’s Reach 15
Writer:
Fiona McCowan How Humpty’s Wish List Works 17
Chairman’s Medical Wishes 18
Writer:
Humpty’s Wish List 19
Tracey Azzopardi
Matilda’s Story 26
Ways You Can Help 28
Humpty Dumpty Foundation Board
Paul Francis OAM
Prof Martin Kluckow
Kerry Chikarovski
Judy Cotton
Merran Edwards
Jane Flemming OAM
Paul Jeffery
Dr Jonny Taitz
Nigel Watts
John Bevan
THANK YOU
A huge thank you to our editors, writers, designer and printers
Team Humpty for donating their time and expertise to Humpty to help produce
Paul Francis OAM this edition of The Good Egg.
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Message from
the Chairman
I have been blessed to be part of the Humpty Dumpty
Foundation. I have visited towns and other places and had
the pleasure of meeting so many Australians from all walks
of life and I’ve been enriched by those experiences.
We have a magnificent country that belongs to all of us,
but with that comes the responsibility of making sure our
children, no matter where they live, have the best possible
care available.
We are making significant progress. More and more of our
doctors and nurses are receiving the medical equipment
that they have been hoping for for years. With Lauren and her great friends Fairy Sparkle OAM and
Dr Quack from Clown Doctors.
If you are already part of the Humpty Family, thank you for
helping us save children’s lives. If you are not yet involved One of the most special people I have met is Lauren Channon,
but would like more information, please call us. Your aged 10, who has now endured 130 operations. Lauren is
support will make a difference to a child and family that you an absolutely remarkable young lady with a maturity well
may never meet but you will have created a legacy that will beyond her years.
live on for years to come.
At our Good Egg Lunch on 8th March I had the pleasure of
Paul Francis OAM congratulating Lauren on being named Humpty’s first Junior
Founder & Executive Chairman Ambassador. She will do a brilliant job!! Thank you Lauren.
Since inception, Humpty’s proud to have provided support to 372 hospitals and health centres across Australia.
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Livia’s Story
Vicki, David and big sister Maya.
by David Gillan
The goodness and
generosity of complete
strangers have helped to
save our daughter’s life
and we will be eternally
grateful.
Livia at birth – January 2018 – weighing just 814 grams.
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6 February, 2018
and Olbia,
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How very true!
Kindest Regards, POSTSCRIPT: We are thrilled to
advise that Livia is doing well
llan
David and Vicki Gi and was discharged to go home
just in time for Easter.
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The Great Humpty Ball,
Darwin 2018
by Ray Martin AM
We were a bit worried about Darwin. In fact, seriously Did Darwin really NEED a happy-clappin’ Humpty night out?
worried. I’m not going to tell you that Paul was panicking, Were they in the mood to put their hands deep into their
but…Paul was panicking. pockets? Paul was panicking. But, he hung in.
Remember, for 28 years Humpty has only done fundraisers
Cyclone Marcus struck exactly a week before our Ball was
in Sydney. Everyone knows the routine and we know the
scheduled, almost to the hour. Even worse, the predictions
loyalty of our fantastic donors.
were that another cyclone was dancing offshore and would
Darwin last year was our first ‘Out-of-Towner’ event because probably hit the Darwin coast on Saturday, our Ball night, at
we honestly thought that the Territory – and especially SKYCITY, on the edge of the beach.
sick children – needed our help. When they had medical
What to do? The Casino had generously given us the venue
equipment (which many didn’t have) it was too old. Great
again, and all the delicious food! We’d sold almost 300
doctors and medicos, but crappy gear.
tickets. The band was booked. We had no option but to go
Well, last year was an outstanding success. “The biggest ahead, promote it heavily on Darwin radio, TV and in the NT
fundraiser the Territory has ever had”, was the way our News. And say a few Hail Marys.
health guru mate, Len Notaras, described it.
Derryn Hinch offered his support.
Professor Len ought to know. He’s ‘Mr Health’ in the NT,
having run the Royal Darwin Hospital, the NT Health Dept
and now leads a Darwin-based, ‘world’s - best practice’
medical hit squad that flew into Bali, the Philippines and
anywhere else in Asia (or Australia) when natural or man-
made disaster strikes.
But, can we do it twice? Are we stretching our luck? The
Weather Gods were certainly against us, telling us “NO!!!”.
Cyclone Marcus had blown-in the previous Saturday
afternoon, ripping trees down and inflicting terrible damage.
The city was in total recovery mode. It was the worst storm
since Cyclone Tracy, in 1974.
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Well, the good news is… Cyclone Derryn hit – with a force!! Even, the Rittatjingu Aboriginal Corporation from Nhulunbuy
Derryn Hinch. The so-called “Human Headline”. Not only bought a $63,300 ultrasound for their local Gove Hospital.
did he fly up for the Ball to support what we do, but as an That’s the first indigenous money Humpty has ever received.
Independent Senator (whom the Federal Government badly Thanks Witiyana Marika and Stuart MacLean!
needs for their tax reform) Hinchy twisted the PM’s arm.
The Turnbull Government gave us $200,000 for kids in the the Gala Night raised $687,000 for kids in
All up,
Territory. The Territory. Paul was seen having a couple of Bailey’s
with me after his normal bedtime hour of ten o’clock.
Of course, we’ve had regular NSW State support for
equipment for years from the wonderful Jillian Skinner and Miracles certainly do happen!
the new NSW Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, whom we also
love. But, never money to purchase medical equipment Ray
from the Feds!
Talking to the unflappable, inexhaustible Darwin
paediatricians, there’s no question that the Australian
Government’s generosity will save many lives in indigenous
Outback Australia. Many many. So, thanks Malcolm!
Anyway, on the night, Senator Hinch announced that the PM
had generously kicked the can and suddenly Darwin joined
him. We raised $487,000 in the room from the Darwin
business mob who are genuinely ‘feeling the pinch’ from the
Territory’s economic downturn.
RAD5 in use,
monitoring vital
signs.
T E
THE GREAT HUMPTY THE DA
BALL Darwin SAVE
Sat 23 March 2019
SKYCITY DARWIN
STOP PRESS
We are delighted to announce that our Great Humpty
Ball, Darwin 2018 was an enormous success – funds
raised will see 53 pieces of essential/life-saving children’s
medical equipment being distributed to 31 of the 52
hospitals and health centres Humpty now supports
in the Northern Territory. With special thanks to those
who attended and supported Humpty. Together we are
making a very real difference to the outcomes of Territory
children, thank you.
To express your interest to join our Patron, and MC Ray Martin AM for an evening of
A plaque recognising your
great fun and donation
special will beplease
outcomes, attached
callto the equipment
Humpty purchased
on 02 9419 2410. 5
Gut instinct was guiding the way
Even so, I had a powerful feeling of imminent danger. I was
being told by others not to worry, that everything was ok…
but I couldn’t let it go. On the outside, I was totally fine,
but on the inside, there was this deep panic and sense of
urgency…. Right now, right now – you have to go! It was like
someone was pulling me into the car, so I took myself off for
a scan and called my husband Joe to meet me there.
The technician said, “oh look. A lovely heartbeat, everything’s
looking good.” Then, because I was there anyway, they
took measurements to see how the baby was tracking.
They noticed something very wrong – blood was going in
the wrong direction, coming out of the baby, not going
in. I needed an emergency C section – my baby had to be
Mother’s delivered... fast.
Timing was everything
Intuition The scan showed an acute haemorrhage, 20 minutes
earlier and they wouldn’t have caught it, 20 minutes later
Rules!
and my baby wouldn’t have made it. There was this exact
10-minute window of time.
My daughter Eve was born with very little blood, about 20
mls. With 15 minutes of no oxygen to the brain, we were
A couple of days after she was born, I managed to hold Eve. told she’d have brain damage – they had her on life support.
They said the part of the brain that controls breathing had
been damaged, she’d never swallow on her own, make
by Hiam Sakakini decisions, or understand emotions.
Photos by Alex Vaughan www.heartfelt.org.au
What convinced high-flying
Google exec Hiam Sakakini
to let go of logic and tap
into her intuition? The
day she experienced an
indescribable fear for her
unborn baby’s life…
I’ve never identified as being an intuitive person, I’m one of
those people who rolls my eyes at it, but then it smacked me
in the face.
I had an amazing pregnancy – I had so much energy and
never felt better. At 34 weeks, the baby was still kicking
away, but the kicks were weaker. I was told it was normal, as
there’s less room in there.
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a difference are Humpty’s
100% tax deductible
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Besotted dad, Joe.
The doctors wanted to go down the palliative route, make
her comfortable and when we felt ready, take her off life
support. But something was telling me no. Once again, that
gut instinct kicked in. I said, “I’d like to walk her as far as we
can and let her make her own decisions, so please remove
all sedatives from her system before we take her off the air.”
I thought: if she can’t make it, she can’t make it, but I don’t
want to ever have to think.. what if?
Her dad Joe was there with me every step of the way. He’d
sing to Eve, enjoying spending time with her and tell her
stories. He said, “if we only have a few days with her, I want Standing in her first pair of orthotics.
to be 100% there.”
Getting ready to say goodbye I’m a straight talker, I shoot from the hip and there’s no
mincing my words. I’m incredibly ambitious, but my bigger
When the time came they took Eve off the oxygen and
decisions in life now will be led by that gut instinct.
intubation and she slowly turned blue. We were having a
little skin to skin cuddle – it was beautiful but also utterly
I left Google after Eve was born – it’s an amazing place to
terrifying to think she’d get colder and then she’d be gone.
work, but I had what I thought back then, was going to be
But then, she started turning pink. I was bewildered but
a profoundly disabled child. Now, I have my own business
absolutely delighted that she was giving me another hour –
‘Think Change Grow’ and we work primarily in aged care
it was a gift. I remember looking at her with pure and utter
and the disability sector. I’m doing as much as I can to shine
joy at that point, we were so grateful to have more time.
a light on these sectors and help others.
One or two of the staff kept poking their head into the little
As for how my little girl is…well at the moment she’s
room we were in, then there was a stream of people. The
absolutely flying! She does have mild cerebral palsy – she
team at the Royal North Shore Hospital were incredible, they
might not win many races, but she’s walking and talking,
did what they could. They’d hoped for the best, the many
and definitely feeling emotions.
tests looked bleak and so they prepared us for the worst.
To this day, her father Joe is her biggest protector, advocate
But she defied the odds. My baby Eve is now three years old.
and champion – he’s her primary carer. She had a rough
start, but without the team at RNSH who got her through
I’m learning to lead with my gut
those first crucial hours and days, we’d be in a very different
I’m 100 percent ruled by my head – logic, fact, data, that’s situation.
what overrides my decision making…until this situation with
Eve. Now I’ve definitely moved towards leading with the gut, RNSH depend on donations of life-saving equipment from
then looking for the data to reinforce that. the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. Please help if you can.
A plaque recognising your
Alldonation will
donations arebe100%
attached to the equipment purchased
tax deductible 7
Balmoral Burn – Sydney’s
True Family Event
Balmoral Burn participant, Peter Ireland, conquers the hill,
by Peter J Ireland finishing first in the category Male aged 60+ (2017).
Who would have thought quality we call generosity. It has instant appeal to children,
that sprinting, running,
teenagers, schools, mums, dads, grandparents, corporates,
and Australia’s elite athletes.
jogging, wheeling or The architect behind the success of the Balmoral Burn,
even walking up Sydney’s now in its 18th consecutive year, is Phil Kearns AM. Along
with ‘Team Humpty’ he deserves the highest praise. The
steepest hill, a torturous initial ‘Burn’ in 2001, intended as a one-off event, raised
$70,000 for Royal North Shore Hospital. It hasn’t stopped
420 metre incline averaging since. In 2017 there were around 10,000 participants, whose
combined efforts raised over $2.5million….to support 312
16% grade, would bring so hospitals across Australia.
much joy and satisfaction There could not be a better motivation to take part in the
to so many?
Balmoral Burn and hit-up your friends, relatives and work
colleagues for some sponsorship funding: It’s simple…
Sick children need medical equipment to get better!
The Event The Race
Ask anyone who has participated in Humpty’s Balmoral If you’re the competitive type, racing the clock and
Burn, and dinkum, they’ll tell you that the Humpty Dumpty conquering the hill in the Balmoral Burn is the perfect
Foundation and the Mosman community host perhaps the outing. A gruelling test of tenacity challenges the very best.
premier Community event in Sydney’s calendar. As an event, Kurt Fearnley OAM, our Olympic, World Champion and
the Balmoral Burn up one of Sydney’s steepest hills, has Kokoda track champion is a regular. He says: “Against all the
everything. More than that, the event has a beautiful ‘pay it marathons and international races, this is the hardest event
forward’ component that taps into the great humanitarian of the year for me”.
8 All donations
Join us on are Day, tax
Race100% deductible
Sunday 27 MayThe hill is unforgiving…it pushes the heart rates of our elite The Feeling
athletes to over 210 beats per minute! Our Champions - I have a love/hate relationship with the hill. 2017 was my
male and female record holders James Gurr (1min 18secs) 13th consecutive year. I love the cause, love the community
and Anneliese Rubie (1min 36 secs) know both the pain and day, love the finish but hate what the hill-sprint can inflict on
the joy of victory when mastering the famous hill. your body. Just when your quads, calves and glutes start to
really burn around the 300m mark, the hill bites you hard.
There’s nowhere to hide on the Hill…seasoned athletes
Despite every tactic on the day, every training strategy or
still debate the best approach to conquer it. Go too hard
perceived physical advantage, I’m convinced the race is won
from the starter’s gun and the hill will eat you alive with just
or lost in the head.
metres remaining. On the other hand, be tempted to pace
it from the start and keep gas in reserve risks wasting some And then there’s more…the immense satisfaction…not just
race-day adrenalin – worth vital seconds at the top. And a completion but knowing that we have all contributed to
tip from me: Never train on the hill…it has the capacity to helping sick children in hospitals around Australia. Worth
break your spirit! every step and every second!
However, if you are in it for the fun, like most are, you’ll leave The Volunteers
the day in a euphoric state, having been part of something Across the 17 years of the Balmoral Burn’s history, perhaps
great. my most uplifting memory is the happiness and community
spirit it fosters. There is no better evidence than the army of
Without doubt, of the 22 race categories on the day, the
volunteers who join forces every year to make this a premier
most inspirational is the Wheelies. Kurt Fearnley, having
event. Resplendent in their bright yellow T-Shirts, they make
smashed the hill for many years, recently handed the crown
the day complete.
to Luke Bailey, whose scorching pace set a new record at
5 mins 11 secs this year, in the company of Christie Dawes Humpty, by combining with generous supporters,
and young Cormac Ryan. provides so many pieces of vital medical
equipment to hospitals to improve the lives of
In an inspirational moment, the ‘wheelies’ take the hill head-
young children across Australia.
on, then revert to slalom as their arms explode in a show
of pure power, resolve and gritty determination. Spectators I’m looking forward to supporting the 2018 event already!
thumping the barricades all the way up the Awaba St hill Bravo Humpty! Join us on the Hill 27 May, Mosman.
bring them home. They get the job done. It’s an emotional Registrations now open at:
high...and very Australian.
www.humpty.com.au
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Saturday 10 November 2018
A plaque recognising Four Seasons
Registrations are now
your donation open
will be Hotel, to Sydney
at humpty.com.au
attached the equipment purchased 9HUMPTY’S GOOD EGG AWARD
8 March 2018
Thank you
James Halliday AM
Congratulations
James Halliday AM
Winner of Humpty’s Good Egg Award 2018
At our Good Egg Lunch, held on 8 March we were absolutely James, we are most grateful for your continued contribution
delighted to announce our great friend James Halliday AM and thank you, and the Australian Wine Industry so very
as the 2018 recipient of the Good Egg Award. This prestigious much for your amazing support.
award is for outstanding dedication and support.
Previous recipients are:
Congratulations James Halliday AM, Humpty’s
Good Egg 2018, and Humpty Ambassador.
2008 Ray Martin AM
2009 John & Shelley Wilson
2009 Phil Kearns AM
2009 The Hon Joe Hockey
2010 Ted & Dolly Knight
2011 Shane Barr
2012 Xstrata Coal (Glencore)
2013 John and Cath Murray
2014 Peter Horgan Omnicom Media Group
2015 Janis Salisbury
2016 Anthony Bell & the LOYAL Foundation
2017 The Hon Jillian Skinner
James Halliday has been a most wonderful
Ambassador for Humpty for over 10 years, and
together with the Australian Wine Industry has
helped to raise around $3M for Humpty.
James rallies the Australian wine industry and asks for
donations of wine which Humpty uses for auction prizes and
packages, he hosts exclusive trips to his home cellar in the
Yarra and other Humpty events.
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humpty.com.auWhat goes around, comes around, and it had never been
truer for me, than at last years’ Balmoral Burn
Some years ago a friend and I decided to run the Sydney
Half Marathon. Neither of us are real runners, so it was a
huge challenge. The race involved two laps of a course in the
city, my friend and I got separated very soon after the start
so I was left to run on my own for most of the event.
I really struggled, and by the time we were
running up from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair on the
second lap, I was on the verge of giving up. I was
in a lot of pain from my thighs, and each time I
tried to latch on to other runners for support, I
just got ignored and left on my own.
Grazia’s Then a slightly older guy just started jogging alongside me
and we got chatting – he wasn’t even officially in the race but
had run many marathons (and even some ultra marathons)
Challenge
so was just doing it for fun. He stayed with me every step
of the way, and joked about telling his friends that he had
‘pulled a virgin’ (as it was literally the first time I had ever run
that distance).
Like Grazia, I was the one way down at the back of the pack.
Louise is a member of the colourful Samba Ninja’s drum
and dance group who support Humpty each year at the Most other people had finished and were walking home
Balmoral Burn. past us and they were even clearing away the barriers on
the side of the road, which just added to the challenge.
by Louise Moule I don’t even know what the guy’s name was – but I do know
that if he hadn’t stayed with me until we crossed the line,
I wouldn’t have finished the race, and I would have felt
Grazia is an amazing lady like a total failure. My situation was thankfully nothing like
Grazia’s, but it was still a huge effort to run a half marathon,
who has been diagnosed so completing it was a big achievement.
with chronic heart and So when Grazia was struggling, and saying that she didn’t
think she could finish, it just felt like the right thing to do to
lung disease and given a help her get up the hill by walking alongside her. My Samba
Ninja Dance Group had the privilege of accompanying the
year to live. She decided to wheelchair participants from The Grove to the finish line,
which has to be one of the most humbling experiences ever.
participate in the ‘No Burn So walking up again was nothing in comparison. It was like
payback to thank the guy who had helped me achieve my
Walk’ at the Balmoral Burn goal, albeit some years earlier.
as her challenge to herself If in doing so I was able to help Grazia achieve something
when she was at Royal
that was so meaningful to her, then I am so grateful for
having had the opportunity to support her - that is really
North Shore Hospital. special. The memory of her crossing the finish line, where
her son was waiting for her in tears, will stay will me forever.
We had no idea of Grazia’s story when she happened to stop With over 20 race categories including the ‘No Burn Walk’
and talk to us half way up the Awaba Street hill. She showed there really is something for everyone. Join the fun on
such determination and courage - she’s a real inspiration. Sunday 27 May up Awaba Street, Mosman.
A plaque recognising
Please visit your donation
humpty.com.au will be attached
for fundraising to the equipment
opportunities purchased
for the Balmoral Burn 11children with Cerebral Palsy and other nerve, muscle and
brain disorders. It is a staggering fact, but an Australian child
is born with Cerebral Palsy every 15 hours. It is the most
common physical disability in childhood, causing major
difficulties with walking.
Humpty has supported the Gait Lab since it began in 2010
and now in 2018, a new facility has opened, expanding their
capacity for research and treatment, to help even more
children.
How does it work? 3D gait analysis is conducted to evaluate
the deformity impacting a child’s movement and gait. 3D
gait analysis generates highly accurate data which is used
to prescribe surgery and/or orthotic intervention precisely
tailored to the needs of each child. It provides the surgeon
Humpty’s and rehabilitation team with vital information necessary
to undertake complex multi-level surgery – combining
multiple corrections into a single procedure with the goal of
Kokoda improving their ability to walk.
Over 200 clinical and
Challenge research patients use
the service each year and
to date more than 500
children (over 800 visits)
from across NSW and
Make a difference and beyond have undergone
analysis and treatment.
help change lives! “On behalf of the many BEFORE
2018 will see Humpty take young girls and boys who
would have lost the ability
another small group of to walk as they matured,
we commend the support
trekkers on the Kokoda Track, of our generous donors
like the Humpty Dumpty
walking in the footsteps of Foundation who ensure
the care provided by the
heroes - raising funds to Gait Analysis team can AFTER
continue.”
help children in hospital. Prof Joshua Burns,
Director Gait Lab.
You are in for one of the most amazing Humpty will also be providing much needed medical
experiences that life’s rich tapestry can offer. equipment to Kokoda Memorial Hospital, to ensure your
Janine Rolfe – 2017 Trekker trek will also be changing lives in Papua New Guinea for
years to come.
Funds raised will again support the NSW Paediatric Gait
Analysis Service, known as the ‘Gait Lab’, at The Children’s If you have ever wanted to tick Kokoda off your bucket list –
Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, with funding for a Biomedical now is the time to do it.
Engineer. This service is very close to Humpty’s heart.
It was honestly a life-changing experience and
The Gait Lab is the only Paediatric Gait Analysis Service in I couldn’t positively rave about it anymore
NSW and one of only a handful in Australia. It oversees than I already have.
sophisticated monitoring and treatment options for Larissa Williams – 2017 Trekker
12 All donations
Join Humpty’s are Trek
Kokoda tax deductible
100%21-31 August, 2018HUMPTY’S 2018
KOKODA
TREK 21-31 AUG
The Humpty Dumpty Foundation has been involved in conducting outdoor adventures for several
years now. It all started with an idea from Australia’s former Treasurer and great Humpty supporter
The Hon. Joe Hockey who wanted to raise funds to help sick kids in hospital - $1million in fact.
The challenge was set – to summit the world’s highest free-standing mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa. In 2009,
Mr Hockey achieved that goal alongside a group of 25 avid Humpty supporters and in 2010 a new group of
trekkers carried on that achievement. 2011 saw the Foundation take four Humpty supporters to the South Pole,
and three consecutive years of ladies’ hikes to Mt Kosciuszko and Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.
If you have ever wanted to trek Kokoda – now is the time!
WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AUSTRALIAN HEROES
Your Kokoda TREK 8 nights - 9 days - 96kms
Kokoda is one of the most significant war time campaigns in Australia’s history. During the Kokoda Trail
Campaign, thousands of Australian soldiers overcame overwhelming odds to conquer the Japanese forces.
The conditions along Kokoda were as brutal as the battles Your guides from Kokoda Spirit, have taken more than 7,000
our soldiers fought, but their self-belief, trust and respect trekkers safely along the iconic 96 kilometre Kokoda Track.
for each other and their ability to never give up, saw them Working closely with the villages, communities and elders
defeat an enemy who had previously never been conquered. along the track, our local guides were born or raised in this
area – their intimate knowledge will not be found elsewhere.
What better way to pay your respects than to experience
the track for yourself. Experience courage, endurance, and “Kokoda means many things to many different people, but
mateship, whilst helping kids in hospital. it is all about getting to the heart and soul of the track and
discovering what really makes it tick. We can guarantee you an
Under the stars, stories will be shared of the heroes, the experience of a lifetime. You will feel the aura and the spirit of
history and the major battles fought. Be part of a very our heroes, and you will be achieving something significant and
special remembrance service at Brigade Hill and Isurava extraordinary!”
Battlefields. Wayne Weatherall – Founder & Managing Director, Kokoda Spirit
Join an exclusive group of trekkers.
To register your interest call – 02 9419 2410 or email humpty@humpty.com.au
A plaque recognising your donation will be attached to the equipment purchased
humpty.com.au/our-events/humptys-kokoda-trek 13A LITTLE HUMPTY GRADUATE
Baby Eva’s Update
Eva was born prematurely at 24 weeks.
by Fiona McCowan
Congratulations baby Eva real possibility she might not walk, so she amazes us how
adaptive and determined she is. The physio is really happy
on your second birthday, with how she’s going. We feel so blessed and totally amazed
with how well she is doing. Miraculous indeed!
your Humpty family is very So that’s Eva’s update. Lily is thriving too – almost four and
proud to see you thriving! she’s a lovely little person. And Ed and I are both well – we
both work 4 days, so it’s busy, but a really nice balance for
our little family.
“We’re all doing really well. We celebrated Eva’s 2nd birthday
Hope all is well with our Humpty family. I continue to
on Wednesday! Hard to believe she is 2 already, but we had
follow on Facebook all your very busy activities, constantly
a really happy day. She ate cupcakes for breakfast, lunch
delivering such vital equipment to hospitals all over the
and dinner and we were very happy to indulge her in that -
place. So inspiring the work that you all do!“
she certainly deserves it! (For the record, it wasn’t planned,
but she really wanted one when she saw me icing cupcakes
for her to take to day care in the morning, so dad couldn’t In February, Eva received her orthotic and is now running!
resist her demands ‘Eva, me me, caaaake!’)
So yes, our little miracle is thriving. Her second year with us
has certainly been a whole lot more blissfully mundane than
her first. Happy to say we have not spent a night in hospital
for over 14 months. She hasn’t had more than a sniffle this
year. Actually, I lie. She did get croup a few times, but she
coped with it really well. She is talking a lot, coming out with
new words every day and even stringing a few together.
Which takes strangers by surprise if they hear her because
she still looks so little.
She’s not walking unassisted yet, but getting there in her own
time. Her left leg has been affected by her brain injury, so
she might need a splint or orthotics in the next few months
to make sure she develops a normal stride. At the moment
she compensates for the weakness in her leg by swinging
her leg around, which the physio informs us may cause her
issues as she gets older (eg. bad hips or knees). When she
had the brain injury diagnosed, we were told there was a
14 All donations are 100% tax deductibleHumpty’s Reach
Humpty currently supports 372 Children’s Hospitals
and Health Service Centres throughout Australia.
New South Wales Glen Innes District Hospital
Albury Wodonga Health Service Gloucester Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
Armidale Rural Referral Hospital Goodooga Health Service
Auburn Hospital Gosford Hospital
Ballina District Hospital Goulburn Base Hospital
Balmain Hospital Gower Wilson Memorial Hospital (Lord Howe Is.)
Balranald District Hospital Grafton Base Hospital
Bankstown - Lidcombe Hospital Grenfell Multi Purpose Health Service
Baradine Multi Purpose Health Service Griffith Base Hospital
Barham-Koondrook Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Gulargambone Multi Purpose Health Service
Barraba Multi Purpose Service Gulgong Health Service
Batemans Bay District Hospital Gundagai District Hospital
Bathurst Base Hospital Gunnedah District Hospital
Batlow/Adelong Multi Purpose Service Guyra Community Hospital
Bear Cottage Hay District Hospital
Bellingen River District Hospital Henty Hospital
Belmont Hospital Hillston District Hospital
Berrigan War Memorial Hospital Holbrook Hospital
Bingara Multi Purpose Service Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
Blacktown Hospital Inverell District Hospital
Blayney Multi Purpose Service Ivanhoe Health Service
Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital Jerilderie Health Service
Boggabri Multi Purpose Service Jindabyne Community Health Centre
Bombala Hospital John Hunter Children’s Hospital
Boorowa District Hospital Junee District Hospital
Bourke District Hospital & Health Service Kempsey District Hospital
Bowral & District Hospital Kurri Kurri Hospital
Braidwood Multi Purpose Service Kyogle Memorial Hospital
Brewarrina District Hospital & Health Service Lachlan Health Service - Parkes
Broken Hill Base Hospital & Health Service Lachlan Health Service - Forbes
Bulahdelah Community Hospital Lake Cargelligo District Hospital
Bulgarr Ngaru Aboriginal Medical Corporation - Casino Leeton District Hospital
Bulgarr Ngaru Aboriginal Medical Corporation - Grafton Lightning Ridge Multi Purpose Health Service
Bulgarr Ngaru Aboriginal Medical Corporation - Sth Grafton Lismore Base Hospital
Bulli Hospital Lithgow Hospital
Byron District Hospital Liverpool Hospital
Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle Lockhart & District Hospital
Campbelltown Hospital Macksville District Hospital
Canowindra Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Maclean District Hospital
Canterbury Hospital Manilla Health Service
CareFlight Australia Manly Hospital
Casino & District Memorial Hospital Manning Hospital (Taree)
Cessnock District Hospital Mehi McIntyre Multi Purpose Service
Cobar Health Service Menindee Health Service
Coffs Harbour Health Campus Merriwa Multi Purpose Service
Collarenebri Health Service Milton Ulladulla Hospital
Concord Repatriation General Hospital Molong Health Service
Condobolin Health Service Mona Vale Hospital
Coolah Multi Purpose Service Moree District Hospital
Coolamon-Ganmain Health Service Moruya District Hospital
Cooma Hospital & Health Service Mount Druitt Hospital
Coonabarabran Health Service Mudgee Health Service
Coonamble Health Service Mullumbimby & District War Memorial Hospital (closed)
Cootamundra Hospital Murrumburrah-Harden District Hospital
Corowa Health Service Murrurundi Hospital
Cowra District Hospital Murwillumbah District Hospital
Crookwell District Hospital Muswellbrook District Hospital
Culcairn Health Service Narrabri District Hospital
Dareton Primary Health Care Centre Narrandera District Hospital
Delegate Multi Purpose Service Narromine Hospital & Community Health
Deniliquin Hospital Nepean Hospital
Denman Multi Purpose Service NETS (Newborn Emergency & Paediatric Transport Services)
Dorrigo Health Campus Nimbin Multi Purpose Health Service
Dubbo Base Hospital Nowra Hospital
Dunedoo Health Service Nyngan Multi Purpose Service
Dungog Community Hospital Oberon Health Service
Emmaville - Vegetable Creek Hospital Orange Health Service
Eugowra Memorial Multi Purpose Service Pambula District Hospital
Fairfield Hospital Peak Hill Health Service
A plaque recognising your donation will
Finley Hospital & Community Health Centre
be attached to the equipment purchased
Port Macquarie Base Hospital
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Gilgandra Multi Purpose Health Service Queanbeyan HospitalQuirindi Community Hospital Harts Range Health Centre Rolleston Health Centre
Royal Flying Doctor Service - South Eastern Imanpa Health Centre Roma Hospital
Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick Jabiru Health Clinic Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital
Royal North Shore Hospital Katherine Hospital Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Kings Canyon Health Centre Royal Flying Doctor Service
Ryde Hospital Laramba Health Centre St George Hospital
Rylstone District Hospital Maningrida Health Centre Springsure Multi Purpose Health Service
Scone - Scott Memorial Hospital Milikapati Health Centre The Townsville Hospital
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital Mt Liebig Health Centre Thursday Island Hospital
Singleton District Hospital Ntaria Health Centre Toowoomba Hospital
South East Regional Hospital (Bega) Numbulwar Health Centre Tully Hospital
St George Hospital Nyirripi Health Centre Warwick Hospital
Sutherland Hospital Palumpa Health Centre Weipa Integrated Health Service
Sydney Adventist Hospital Papunya Health Centre Whitsunday Health Service (Proserpine Hospital)
Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick Pine Creek Health Clinic Winton Multi Purpose Health Service
Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital Ramingining Health Centre
Telstra Child Flight Inc. Robinson River Health Clinic South Australia
Temora Hospital Royal Darwin Hospital Ceduna District Health Service
Tenterfield Community Hospital Six Mile Health Centre Cowell Hospital
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Tara Health Centre Flinders Medical Centre
The Maitland Hospital Tennant Creek Hospital Lyell McEwin Hospital
The Tweed Hospital Titjikala Health Centre Medstar Emergency Medical Retrieval
Thredbo Medical Centre Ti Tree Health Centre Mount Gambier & District Hospital
Tibooburra Health Service Wadeye Health Clinic Noarlunga Hospital
Tingha Multi Purpose Service Wallace Health Centre Port Augusta Hospital & Regional Health Service
Tocumwal Hospital Willowra Health Centre Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Tomaree Community Hospital Wilora Health Centre South Australian Ambulance Service
Tottenham Hospital Yuelamu Health Centre Whyalla Hospital & Health Service
Trangie Multi Purpose Service Yuendumu Health Centre Women’s & Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide
Trundle Multi Purpose Service Yulara Health Centre
Tullamore Health Service Tasmania
Tumbarumba Multi Purpose Service Queensland Launceston General Hospital
Tumut Hospital Atherton Hospital Mersey Community Hospital
Urana Health Service Ayr Hospital North West Regional Hospital (Burnie)
Urbanville Multi Purpose Health Service Babinda Hospital Royal Hobart Hospital
Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital Bamaga Hospital
Walcha Multi Purpose Service Baralaba Multi Purpose Health Service Victoria
Walgett Health Service Barcaldine Multi Purpose Health Service Angliss Hospital
Wanaaring Community Health Service Biggenden Multi Purpose Health Service Austin Health
Warialda Multi Purpose Service Biloela Hospital Ballarat Health Services
Warren Multi Purpose Health Service Blackwater Hospital
Benalla Health
Wauchope District Memorial Hospital Bowen Hospital
Bendigo Health
Wee Waa Community Hospital Bundaberg Base Hospital
Box Hill Hospital
Wellington Health Service Caboolture Hospital
Casey Hospital
Wentworth District Hospital & Health Service Cairns Hospital
Central Gippsland Health Service
Werris Creek Community Hospital Charleville Hospital
Westmead Hospital Cohuna District Hospital
Childers Multi Purpose Health Service
West Wyalong Hospital Colac Area Health
Clermont Multi Purpose Health Service
White Cliffs Health Service Dandenong Hospital
Cooktown Hospital
Wilcannia Health Service Djerriwarrh Health Service
Dalby Hospital
Wollongong Hospital Echuca Regional Health
Eidsvold Multi Purpose Health Service
Wyong Hospital Epworth Freemasons Hospital
Emerald Hospital
Yass District Hospital Forsayth Hospital Frankston Hospital
Young Health Service Gayndah Hospital Goulburn Valley Health
Gin Gin Hospital Kilmore & District Hospital
Australian Capital Territory Gold Coast Hospital Leongatha Hospital
Calvary Public Hospital Goondiwindi Hospital Maroondah Hospital
Canberra Hospital Hervey Bay Hospital Maryborough & District Health Service
Hummingbird House Mercy Hospital for Women
Northern Territory Ingham Hospital Monash Medical Centre
Adelaide River Health Centre Inglewood Multi Purpose Health Service Portland District Health
Alice Springs Hospital Innisfail Hospital St John of God, Geelong
Ali Curung Health Centre Ipswich Hospital Sunshine Hospital
Alpurrurulam Health Clinic Kilcoy Hospital Swan Hill District Health
Alyangula Health Centre Kingaroy Hospital The Northern Hospital
Angurugu Health Clinic Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Aputula Health Centre Longreach Hospital The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne
Barkly Mobile Health Service Mackay Base Hospital Werribee Mercy Hospital
Batchelor Health Centre Mareeba Hospital
Belyuen Health Centre Mater Children’s Hospital Brisbane Western Australia
Bonya Health Centre Miles Health Service Broome Hospital
Borroloola Health Clinic Millmerran Multi Purpose Health Service Bunbury Hospital
Canteen Creek Health Centre Monto Hospital Derby Hospital
CareFlight, NT Mossman Multi Purpose Service Hedland Health Campus
Docker River Health Centre Mount Isa Base Hospital Joondalup Health Campus
Elliott Health Centre Moura Community Hospital King Edward Memorial Hospital
Engawala Health Centre Mundubbera Hospital Kununurra District Hospital
Epenarra Health Centre Nambour General Hospital Nickol Bay Hospital
Gapuwiyak Health Centre Oakey Health Service Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Gove District Hospital Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital Rottnest Island Nursing Post
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Gunbalanya Health Centre
Haasts Bluff Health Centre
All donations are 100% tax deductible
Redland Hospital
Rockhampton Hospital
Swan District Hospital (closed)
Tom Price HospitalHow Humpty’s
Wish List Works
Upon request, Humpty can arrange
for a donor tour so you can see first
hand how the equipment you have
purchased is making a difference
within the hospital.
5
A donor plaque is affixed
to the equipment
recognising the generous
support of the Good Egg.
4 Humpty orders all donated
equipment for delivery
directly to the hospitals. +
3 Approved items are added to Humpty’s Wish List and
published online and at events in the hope a Good
Egg will be able to help.
2 Submissions are rigorously assessed by Humpty’s Medical Sub
Committee, which is made up of representatives from NSW Health,
Senior Medical Specialists and a former government official.
1 A hospital or health service identifies a high-priority medical need where
equipment can dramatically change or save the lives of sick and injured children.
They reach out to Humpty for a helping hand.
A plaque recognising your donation will be attached to the equipment purchased 17Chairman’s CHAIRMAN’S WISH 2
Intellivue Central Station
Wishes Monitoring System:
$32,350 1 needed
Bathurst Base Hospital, Paediatric Unit, NSW
Currently Bathurst Base
In consultation with Professor Martin
Hospital’s Paediatric Unit
Kluckow, Chair of our Medical Sub
does not have a Central
Committee, we have selected these pieces Station Monitoring System.
of equipment as absolute priorities for the This system will allow
hospitals which have requested them. We medical staff to view all
know that some are very costly but they will monitors remotely at the
really make a huge difference to babies and Nurses Station, and closely
children in trauma. observe vital signs of sick babies. Medical staff will be alerted
immediately if any of these vital signs change, to avert a
potentially dangerous situations. The ability to remotely
CHAIRMAN’S WISH 1 monitor patients will promote sleep, rest and enhance the
ISOLETTE 8000 INFANT INCUBATOR WITH child’s ability to heal.
SERVO HUMIDITY:
$29,450 EACH 2 needed
Werribee Mercy Hospital, Special Care Nursery, VIC CHAIRMAN’S WISH 3
Premature and sick babies have
BABYLOG VN500 NEONATAL VENTILATOR:
an increased risk of complications $58,620 1 needed
due to low birth weight. This life- The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Grace Centre for
saving humidicrib assists with Newborn Care, NSW
oxygen therapy, treats jaundice This piece of essential equipment
and protects against infection. It provides state-of-the-art ventilation
provides a consistent temperature therapy for the sickest babies, who may
environment, and helps clinicians have been born prematurely or following
monitor progress until they reach surgery, and need help to breathe. This
a safe weight and their vital organs ventilator has the capacity to assist the
are strong. This device includes Servo humidity which most fragile patients providing ultrafast
provides humidity-enriched warm air, to decrease water high frequency oscillation as well as
loss and cold stress, allowing the smallest premature babies standard conventional ventilation, to aid
to stay within the Thermo-Neutral Zone. in recovery.
DID YOU
If one piece of medical equipment is used once a week, 52
children would benefit from that piece, in one year. Most
pieces of equipment are used more than once a week, and
KNOW ? in fact some pieces are used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If the 500+ pieces of Humpty equipment delivered in 2017
were used just once a week, that’s over 26,000 children that
have benefited in just 12 months!
Most pieces of equipment have a lifespan of 10 years.
Therefore, over 260,000 children will benefit from equipment
purchased in just one year by Humpty’s Good Eggs.
18 All donations are 100% tax deductibleHumpty’s WISH 3 EZ-IO DRILL & EDUCATOR KIT:
$1,895 EACH 4 needed
Wish List Armadale Hospital, Emergency Department, WA (1)
Fitzroy Crossing Hospital, Ambulance Service, WA (1)
Halls Creek Hospital, Ambulance Service, WA (1)
Roebourne Hospital, Emergency Department, WA (1)
The following medical equipment has been
This power drill kit is an essential
requested by some of the 372 hospitals and health piece of resuscitation equipment
service centres that Humpty currently supports. Each used to gain vascular access in
item has been assessed and approved by Humpty’s critically ill children and babies
Medical Sub Committee to appear on Humpty’s Wish when intravenous access cannot
List. This wish list is regularly updated. be established. The drill kit is
If you have any questions surrounding Humpty’s used to place a needle into the
Wish List or would like to donate an item please call shin bone within 10 seconds,
Humpty on (02) 9419 2410 for assistance. through which life-saving medication and fluids can then
be administered. Achieving vascular access is vital to the
We hope you can help grant some of these vital resuscitation process and has life-saving consequences. The
wishes. kit also comes with training devices used for staff education
and practice of this vital procedure.
Wish 1 Baby Umbi Manikin:
$1,450 1 needed
Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, Maternity Department, WISH 4 NEOPUFF RESUSCITATION DEVICE:
NSW $2,170 EACH 2 needed
This portable newborn infant trainer Broome Hospital, Paediatric Unit, WA
has anatomy that offers exceptional This equipment provides life-
realism, which enables clinicians saving resuscitation and ongoing
to learn and practice advanced ventilation assistance to infants
neonatal resuscitation including using up-to-date, user friendly
insertion of umbilical venous technology. It will be used on
catheters and umbilical arterial a daily basis and can be moved
catheters. This manikin will give to the bedside of each baby or
clinical staff opportunity to practice young child at risk.
life-saving techniques, reducing
error in real life situations.
wISH 5 LOW FLOW BIRD BLENDER DevICE:
$2,450 EACH 2 needed
Wish 2 RAD-5 PULSE OXIMETER WITH Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, General Medical
SENSOR: $1,760 EACH 2 needed Isolation Unit, NSW
Ipswich Hospital, Children’s Ward, QLD (1)
Ipswich Hospital, Maternity Ward, QLD (1) Blenders are vital for delivering
specific oxygen concentration
Accurate measurement of a pulse to neonates and are used in
rate, oxygen saturation and blood flow resuscitation and ongoing care
is essential in assessing the current for babies requiring respiratory
status and treatment implications support. Not having enough low
for paediatric patients. The Rad-5 flow blenders means at times of
(handheld) allows nurses to record emergency, equipment needs to
arterial oxygen levels accurately be attached to 100% wall oxygen.
and efficiently and quickly track any This creates risk of a baby developing oxygen toxicity from
changes. receiving unnecessarily high amounts of oxygen.
A plaque recognising your donation will be attached to the equipment purchased 19WISH 6 AIRVO 2 HUMIDIFIER: WISH 9 Symphony Breast PUMP with
$2,750 EACH 7 needed stand: $3,600 1 needed
Broome Hospital, Paediatric Unit, WA (1) Warrnambool Base Hospital, Maternity Department, VIC
Derby Hospital, Paediatric Unit, WA (1)
Breast feeding is important for growing
Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital (Brisbane), Respiratory
newborns. Breast milk contains the
Department, QLD (2)
correct balance of nutrients to promote
Lyell McEwin Hospital, Emergency Department, SA (2)
ideal growth and development, as well
Northeast Health Wangaratta, Maternity Department, VIC (1)
as an essential supply of antibodies
Humidification is important for to protect the newborn baby against
babies and children suffering infections. This pump sits on a stand,
from respiratory problems, such allows for easy use and is mobile so can
as bronchitis, pneumonia and be used at the bedside.
cystic fibrosis. Humidified air and
oxygen helps them breathe restfully
and clears the chest for ongoing
treatment and recovery.
WISH 10 Child HEART & Lung Sound
Trainer: $3,660 1 needed
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Paediatric Ward, NSW
WISH 7 AGILIA INJECTOMAT MC SYRINGE
PUMP: $2,900 1 needed This trainer reproduces the real-
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Children’s Ward, NSW life recorded voice, lung, and heart
sounds of an actual 4-year-old.
Children’s drug doses are It will allow respiratory teaching
calculated on weight, therefore in paediatrics and education of
often very small volumes must medical staff to become proficient
be given into tiny veins at a in respiratory assessment to better
strictly controlled rate. This manage asthma and bronchiolitis.
syringe pump is dose rated, Education and training will improve
with a programmable bolus patient outcomes and reduce the
and micro-rated functionality. It has the capacity to store length of stay in hospital.
predefined drug parameters which aids in reducing the risk
of programming errors to maximise safety.
WISH 11 MR850 HUMIDIFIER:
WISH 8 ASTODIA DIAPHANOSCOPE: $4,180 EACH 2 needed
$2,900 EACH 6 needed Campbelltown Hospital, Special Care Nursery, NSW (1)
Angurugu Health Clinic, Emergency Room, NT (1) Royal Darwin Hospital, Women, Children and
Gapuwiak Health Centre, Emergency Room, NT (1) Youth Ward, NT (1)
Jabiru Health Clinic, Emergency Room, NT (1)
Humidifiers keep the air babies
Launceston General Hospital, Paediatric Ward, TAS (1)
breathe moist to prevent the drying
Maningrida Health Centre, Emergency Room, NT (1)
out of secretions and nasal passages.
Wadeye Health Clinic, Emergency Room, NT (1)
Babies suffering from lung infections
This device uses LED light to and chronic bronchitis rely on
illuminate small blood vessels and humidified air and oxygen to breathe
structures filled with air or liquid, restfully, and to clear any recurring
deep under the skin surface, not respiratory problems.
easily visible in pre-term babies.
This allows medical staff to
quickly and accurately administer
vital medicines without multiple
attempts, which is less stressful
for the baby. It is particularly useful on darker skin and
when the veins are not visible due to dehydration and other
conditions.
20 All donations are 100% tax deductibleWISH 12 NEWBORN ANNE TRAINING WISH 16 JAUNDICE DETECTOR:
MANIKIN: $4,230 1 needed $4,780 EACH 9 needed
Katherine Hospital, Maternity Ward, NT Auburn Hospital, Maternity Department, NSW (1)
Bankstown/Lidcombe Hospital, Women’s & Children’s
This item is a portable skill trainer
Services, NSW (1)
for realistic neonatal resuscitation
Ceduna District Health Services, Midwifery, SA (1)
education. The manikin accurately
Echuca Regional Health, Maternity Department, VIC (1)
represents a full-term (40 week)
Ipswich Hospital, Children’s Ward, QLD (1)
newborn with an anatomy
Leeton District Hospital, Maternity Unit, NSW (1)
offering exceptional realism
Port Augusta Hospital & Regional Health, Casuarina Ward,
and provides the opportunity to
SA (2)
practice resuscitation skills, including airway management,
Warrnambool Base Hospital, Maternity Department, VIC (1)
professional rescuer CPR, and vascular access.
All babies are checked for
jaundice (yellowing of the
WISH 13 Premature Anne Manikin: skin) on a daily basis. This
$4,400 1 needed detector is used to help
Eastern Health, Special Care Nursery/Maternity, VIC clinicians determine the
jaundice levels through
This item is a portable skill
the skin without harming
trainer for realistic infant
the baby. If jaundice is left
resuscitation training. The
untreated there is a possibility
manikin is a 25-week per-term
of cerebral palsy, deafness
infant designed to facilitate
and/or brain damage.
training in the initiation of
proper care and resuscitation. The use of this manikin will
ensure medical staff maintain the skills and ensure best care
is provided in emergency situations. It will be used across
WISH 17 BROSELOW PAEDIATRIC COLOUR
three facilities Angliss, Box Hill, and Maroondah Hospitals.
CODE CART: $5,240 1 needed
Auburn Hospital, Operating Theatres/Recovery, NSW
WISH 14 RADical-7 PULSE OXIMETER The Broselow Paediatric cart is colour coded
WITH SENSOR: $4,440 each 3 needed and organised so that each drawer contains
St George Hospital, Maternity Department, NSW (1) all the resuscitation equipment needed for
Very Special Kids, Hospice, VIC (2) babies and children in a specific length/
weight range. Use of this cart allows faster,
By shining a light through the
easier and more accurate selection of
baby’s finger or toe the oximeter
equipment in cases of paediatric arrest.
measures the amount of oxygen
in their capillaries. This ensures
correct and safe oxygen delivery
during highly critical times in WISH 18 ultrablender:
an effort to prevent damage to $5,350 1 needed
organs such as the brain, eyes and lungs Liverpool Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care, NSW
Respiratory support for very sick
WISH 15 ALS BABY TRAINER: premature babies is essential for their
$4,600 1 needed survival. This Ultrablender will provide
Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, Maternity Department, NSW an accurate mix of oxygen and air to
the exact concentration required by
A portable skill trainer for realistic
the baby. Too much or too little oxygen
infant resuscitation training. The
into their lungs can be harmful and
manikin is a three-month-old infant
affect eye and brain development.
with an anatomy that offers exceptional
realism, providing the opportunity to
practice advanced resuscitation skills,
including airway management, professional rescuer CPR,
vascular access and 4-lead ECG monitoring.
A plaque recognising your donation will be attached to the equipment purchased 21You can also read
