First Aid Training
First Aid can Lead to a Better Job
Learn why first aid training matters in the scheme of Australia’s continuing professional development (CPD), how first aid training is a prerequisite for certain professions—and, ultimately, why first aid training is sure to improve your job prospects.
First Aid Equipment
AED is a good home purchase
Cardiac arrest is catastrophic loss of heart function. If someone in your home suffered a cardiac arrest, would you know what to do? This is why it makes sense to have an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) in your home.
Disease
Sudden Cardiac Arrest & Heart Attack – What is the difference?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and Heart Attack are both medical emergencies. Both can be fatal. But the two heart problems are entirely different.
Bites and Stings
First Aid for Biting Midges
Only the female biting midge bites. She does this by breaking the victim’s skin and injecting saliva that prevents the blood from clotting. She then consumes enough protein from the blood to help develop a batch of eggs.
Danger
How to SunSmart
Being in the sun can be fun, but taking precautions to ensure safety from diseases and other sicknesses is nessessary.
Seasonal Concerns
Decorating Safety
Ladders are not the only cause of injuries in the festive season. For example, last summer, 23 New Zealanders visited hospital emergency with a plastic cricket bat injury
Danger
Waterway Safety
To provide a safe environment for yourself and your family, make sure you are aware of the possible dangers which exist in and around inland waterways
Allergy and Asthma
Hay Fever Guide
Hay fever is nothing to sneeze at, since untreated symptoms could lead to more serious health complications such as asthma or a severe allergic reaction.
Danger
Staying safe during an electrical storm
When you see a lightning flash and less than 30 seconds later, you hear thunder, it's too close for comfort. When a person is struck by lightning, dial 000 for emergency medical help. The victim will not retain an electrical charge, so it's safe to touch them.
Seasonal Concerns
Christmas Road Safety
Unfortunately, road accidents and fatalities over the Christmas period are often significantly worse than the rest of the year.
General Health-Related
Healthy Holidays
As we enter the silly season of alcohol consumption and overindulgence, it can be a tough choice between taste and satisfaction or the all out belly blowout.
Allergy and Asthma
Bushfire Smoke and Asthma
Bushfires release harmful gases, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide and a range of organic compounds. This affects the air quality, irritating sensitive airways and triggers asthma. Children, the elderly, smokers, and people with existing heart and lung conditions, including asthma, are usually the first to feel the effects of bushfire smoke and particle pollution.