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Don’t get burnt this long weekend

22 January 2021

What started as a fun night with friends quickly turned into months of painful rehab for 19-year-old Michael Robertson.

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Slow down around fire

9 October 2020

On a cold August night Andrea Pfeffermann-Hegmann went to light her wood fire heater the same we she had each winter night for the past 20 years.

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emergency & trauma

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We don’t want to see you this long weekend (no offence)

4 June 2020

The Alfred burns team and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) are urging people across the state to take care around fire this weekend or risk a lengthy stay in hospital - or worse.

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Road to Recovery is clear for burns team

9 May 2019

The Alfred burns team has launched a new web resource designed to help regional clinicians care for patients with severe burns, once they return home.

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Take care while camping this Easter

17 April 2019

Burns specialists at The Alfred are urging people to take care while camping this long weekend, after new figures show the Easter period has the highest incidence of flame burns compared to any other time of year.

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Remembering Black Saturday - 10 years on

6 February 2019

Black Saturday is a day most Victorians will never forget.

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Lee warns: be careful when playing with fire

25 January 2019

Lee Elliott, winner of The Bachelorette 2016, is urging everyone to be careful with fire after seriously burning his hand on New Year's Eve. 

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