ACC pays out more than $11,000 for sunburn "injuries"

[mashman]

I thought you could still get burnt even if it was cloudy.

heh heh heh... I meant really cloudy

[Usarka]

Most of these people would have had sunburn previously. I'm surprised ACC didn't decline them all saying it was a pre-existing condition....

[Madness]

I want to know what $11,000 worth of moisturiser looks like.

[mashman]

I want to know what $11,000 worth of moisturiser looks like.

50 visits to $234 hookers might answer that for ya.

[Brian d marge]

Those cheeky darkies ,,,,,,
Stephen

[Madness]

$234 hookers

You really need to shop around more.

[clonak]

I think we need to basicly scrap ACC, or atleast the option of private insurance, where if you do have private cover, you dont need to pay ACC levies and there for do not have to rely on them.
I was told awhile ago about a doco that was on, the guy that created the module for ACC didnt intend it to be a profitable organisation. Of course, the govt decided they needed to make money. Now paying out for sicknesses or injuries isnt going to make them money.

How can the people that work there actually sleep at night, knowing they are screwing hard working, tax paying kiwis over.... Iv seen too many people need their help but being refused. Makes you wonder why you bother paying the stupid levies.

[mashman]

You really need to shop around more.

heh... I couldn't manage 234 $50 hookers these days.

[328FTW]

They rang me the other day doing a survey. The basics of it was asking if I got burned in the weekend just gone and I said yeah I had. Woman on the other end jumped up and down with glee she'd got a burned person. Anyway the questions centred around how I got burned, what the weather was like etc.

Then when we had established I'd destroyed my racecar and was standing in the middle of a racetrack all day holding a flag she asks "would you support an extra $30 charge a year by the local council for them to put up extra shade area and plant trees for shelter". I said no and she wanted my reason for opposition. Maybe because it's a stupid solution and I'll spend my 30 bux on some small sunscreens to throw in my cars instead.

[Hitcher]

In the New Zealand armed farces, "sunburn" is on the list of self-inflicted wounds, which makes having it a punishable offence. ACC should adopt a similar policy.

[007XX]

In the New Zealand armed farces, "sunburn" is on the list of self-inflicted wounds, which makes having it a punishable offence. ACC should adopt a similar policy.

Aaaahh... Holding stupid actions committers responsible for their actions. Wouldn't that be grand?

I haven't had a sunburn in 20 odd years, and am so freakin white, I'm near enough transparent ( as those who've met me can attest to).

My wee girl is the same. I race around after her each morning to dowse her in the susnscreen she hates, but is still yet to know what a sunburn feels like.

ACC is an abberation and an insult to anyone who has to pay their stupid taxes. Shouldn't democracy allow us to vote them out of existence?
As another poster said... If one has private insurance, ACC should be made obsolete.

[Ocean1]

Aaaahh... Holding stupid actions committers responsible for their actions. Wouldn't that be grand?

I haven't had a sunburn in 20 odd years, and am so freakin white, I'm near enough transparent ( as those who've met me can attest to).

My wee girl is the same. I race around after her each morning to dowse her in the susnscreen she hates, but is still yet to know what a sunburn feels like.

ACC is an abberation and an insult to anyone who has to pay their stupid taxes. Shouldn't democracy allow us to vote them out of existence?
As another poster said... If one has private insurance, ACC should be made obsolete.

I'll just point out, here that New Zealand has better healthcare for it's dollar than any other country in the world.

That shouldn't stop us getting pissed at stupid policy, but let's keep it in perspective, eh? I wouldn't have the US's private health care transplanted here for all the tea in china.

[nakedsv]

So, we know that there is a strong correlation between sunburn and skin cancer. If I file for a sunburn 'injury', would treatment for skin cancer be considered as 'continuing care'?

It would be considered a complication from an accidentally injury and thus not covered by acc

[Mom]

Sadly, I have had to take a child to the doctor and claim ACC (just for the doctor visit I might add) for a sunburn injury.

You know how you expect people to share the same common sense rules as you do as far as, well lets just say, making sure your kids have sun block on before spending ALL day in the sun, especially when they are actually white as all get out? DONT!

I was so horrified at the state of the sunburn on this little girl I almost cried. She got up in the morning and asked me if she should have bubbles on her shoulders and arms! I have never seen blisters like that. Horrilbe time for her.
And it cost us a fotune in solarcaine spray, and other soothing things. Thankfully healed up no problems, and the said lovely girl never, ever ventures out in the sun without lathering herself up.

She is 16 now, and we just spent 10 days at the beach in dazzling sunshine and high temps. SHe spent most of everyday at the beach, in a bikini. Not a hint of sunburn to be seen.

Some parents are idiots!

[007XX]

I'll just point out, here that New Zealand has better healthcare for it's dollar than any other country in the world.

That shouldn't stop us getting pissed at stupid policy, but let's keep it in perspective, eh? I wouldn't have the US's private health care transplanted here for all the tea in china.

Where did I say our healthcare system was crap?

I said ACC is an idiot box. And that if someone caters for their own healthcare via private sustem, they shouldn't have to pay ACC.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but it seemed fairly logical and fair to me.