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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
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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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                              Humpty’s Hospitals
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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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                 Kindest Regards,                                               POSTSCRIPT: We are thrilled to
                                                                                advise that Livia is doing well
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                                                                                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
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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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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.

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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”.

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                                                               Sunday  27 May
The 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.
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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                                             9
HUMPTY’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.

10                                    All donations are 100% tax deductible
                                                 humpty.com.au
What 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                                         11
children 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, 2018
HUMPTY’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                                                                  13
A 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

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Humpty’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 Hospital
Quirindi 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 Hospital
How 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.

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                                                                         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                       17
Chairman’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.

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Humpty’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.

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WISH 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.

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WISH 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.

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