School First-Aid
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March 19, 2024
If you’re keen to increase your first aid skills, you’ll need to know about first aid terms and definitions. These will help you remember conditions and procedures essential to first aid.
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April 18, 2023
An advanced first aid course covers a wide range of advanced skills for the competent first aider.
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November 30, 2022
Wouldn’t it be great if trained professionals could get to emergencies much faster than they do right now? If you wouldn’t have to worry about ambulance delays or getting the first aid procedure right on your own? It would be simply revolutionary. And the best part is, there is already an app with those exact...
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November 01, 2022
Sudden cardiac arrest affects around 30,000 Australians a year, with about 90% of cases ending in death.
In fact, deaths from sudden cardiac arrest are four times more likely than death from stroke and three times more common than death from major trauma (Source: takeheartaustralia...
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October 26, 2022
If you know someone with diabetes, you’ll understand that they have to manage their condition carefully to keep healthy.
If they don’t do this, they are at risk of experiencing a diabetic emergency.
In this article, we explain the symptoms of a diabetic emergency and what...
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September 02, 2022
Did you know that World First Aid Day is celebrated on 10 September all over the globe?
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May 30, 2022
Emergencies like fires, floods or extreme weather events can strike at any time.
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February 24, 2022
Reviewed by the Medibc First Aid Team — last updated May 2026.
You may have seen the acronym DRSABCD (pronounced “Doctors A, B, C and D”) and know that it has something to do with administering first aid or emergency medical treatment.
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January 03, 2022
When you have kids, minor accidents are an unfortunate fact of life. So it’s totally natural for you as a parent to have some basic first aid knowledge.
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September 17, 2021
Any parent or parent-to-be wants to do everything possible to keep their little one safe and cared for.
So as well as the day-to-day stuff like nappies, clothes and toys, you’ll want to invest in a first aid kit that prepares you to deal with minor injuries and illnesses at home.
Get organised...
