National Chest Injury Guideline
The National Chest Injury Guideline provides a foundation of clinical guidance hospital services can adapt for use within the context of their local infrastructure, capacity and capability.
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About this item
- Issue date:
- 24 July 2025
- Status:
- Current
- Corporate Author:
- Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
- Document date:
- 24 July 2025
- Type:
- Guidance
- Topic:
- Diseases and conditions
- Location:
- National
- Copyright status:
© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
About the guideline
The development of the chest injury guideline is part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s major trauma quality improvement programme, delivered in partnership between:
- Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
- Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Trauma National Clinical Network
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).
This guideline applies to everyone employed by Health NZ involved in the care of trauma patients. Some components of the guideline are service-specific.