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Liane

Topham-Kindley

liane@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 20 July 2016, 09:00 AM

The public might not know it, but the accidents and emergencies they suffer in the large swathe of rural New Zealand soak up a huge amount of human and financial commitment. Southern correspondent Liane Topham-Kindley takes a look at the rural sector's PRIME (Primary Response in Medical Emergency), a service now under review

It was his first weekend on call, more than 30 years ago. The boy's arm was put on ice, while Dr Malloy coordinated a landing site for a helicopter at

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