School First-Aid

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. Read our post on understanding first aid terms to get ahead with your training. It will serve as a guide to the most common abbreviations, acronyms and terms to...

An advanced first aid course covers a wide range of advanced skills for the competent first aider. These are invaluable skills that could save a life, especially if you are in a remote area where help could take time to arrive or the patient has suffered severe injuries. We look closer at what this type of first aid training involves...

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 features, and it is soon...

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). But despite these statistics, many of us don’t know a lot about this condition. In...

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 you can do to help. About diabetes Diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) condition where...

Did you know that World First Aid Day is celebrated on 10 September all over the globe? The theme this year is “lifelong first aid learning” to show that you can always learn something new about this topic. Find out more about World First Aid Day and what it means for you in our latest post. What’s World First Aid Day about...

Emergencies like fires, floods or extreme weather events can strike at any time. Being prepared will help you cope more calmly and confidently in a crisis. Check out our guide to emergency preparedness and the items – such as a first aid kit – that you need to have ready. Make an emergency plan An emergency plan is a document...

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. But you may also be wondering, what exactly does DRSABCD stand for? In this article, we’re going to take you through the DRSABCD steps and expand on each of the...

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. But many of us don’t think what would happen if our child was the one who needed to give first aid or how they could help themselves in an emergency situation. You...

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 and keep your first aid kit for...