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How to use First Aid to treat someone for Smoke Inhalation
You can save someone from smoke inhalation if you know First Aid Winter is the worst time of the year for people to suffer from smoke...


Off-site vs On-site training, which is better?
If you organise first aid training for a company or your own business, you might be wondering which is better – off-site training or...


What price do you put on saving a life?
First aid training is just like everything else in life. You can always find someone selling it much cheaper, if you look hard enough....


First Aid training at a time that suits you
What time suits you to do your first aid training? Well, that can depend on a lot of things. Many people who work the traditional hours...


I'm a truck driver. Should I get first aid training?
Many experts have been recommending for years that all Truck Drivers should undergo First Aid training. In fact some companies do make it...


When to use the recovery position in First Aid
You may have heard of the “recovery position” when talking about First Aid. But what is it exactly and WHY is it so important to saving...


First Aid for someone who fell off a ladder
Autumn can be a lovely time for many people. But with Autumn comes leaves, leaves and more leaves. Raking up leaves in the garden can be...


Could one small change to CPR have saved Shane Warne's life?
Even after all this time, it still seems so unreal that Shane Warne is no longer with us. His was a sad and tragic death - a cricketing legend gone suddenly from an apparent heart attack, that shook the whole country. The fact that his friends tried bravely and valiantly to give him CPR for 20 minutes in an attempt to save his life, conjure up a very sad picture of his final fate. It's very sad to think that if only someone had discovered him earlier and sooner after his hear


How to help asthmatics when there is severe smoke haze
Every year in autumn and sometimes into winter, a fair bit of smoke haze can gather over Melbourne. This is generally due to the annual...


The simple solution to first aid training for large groups
If you’re in charge of organising first aid training for large companies, organisations and groups you’ll know there are many challenges....


How to solve your company’s first aid training problems
If you’re in charge of organising First Aid and CPR training for your business or company, you know there can a number of challenges....


4 Common Confusions about CPR and First Aid
What if you walked into your grandmother’s house one day at the precise moment she was having a heart attack in bed. What would be the...


First Aid for Drug Overdoses
Drug overdoses are much more common than most people think. And while illegal drug overdoses make all the headlines, many people...


Should schoolkids be taught First Aid?
Kids will always be kids. They race around, jump off and over things and generally put themselves at risk. (All while having fun, of course!) But while every school playground is usually a source of a lot of fun, they can also be a place of injury. Which is why every school has a sick bay, comprehensive first aid kits and of course, a very high level of mandatory training amongst the staff to ensure that there will always be several of people available to administer first ai


What is CPR, anyway?
We hear it all the time. “I’ve done a CPR course!” “Does anyone here know CPR?” “You’ll need to learn CPR for your new job!” But what...


What to do if the ambulance isn't coming...
Australia has one of the best Ambulance services in the world. But there are times, when the system is overloaded or there are staff...


Food allergy vs food intolerance – what’s the difference?
Food allergies have been rising in Australia for years. So have claims of increase food intolerances too. But what is the difference...


What skills will I learn in a first aid course?
Have you just found out you need to do a first aid course? You might have started a new job and been told you need to do a First Aid or...


Heat exhaustion vs heat stroke. What’s the difference?
Sun stroke. Heat exhaustion. Heat stress. Heat stroke. We hear these terms all the time. But what do they all mean and how harmful are...


How to treat heat exhaustion
Don’t we all just love summer? The warmer weather and longer days are so nice. But the summer heat can be too much of a good thing, if...
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