You might have noticed a fair bit of smoke haze over Melbourne at the moment. That’s due to the annual hazard reduction burns beginning...

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

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....

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...

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

The kids are back to school this week. But with all the attention on Covid right now, it’s easy to forget that lots of other things can...

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...

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 allergies have been rising in Australia for years. So have claims of increase food intolerances too. But what is the difference...

Have you just discovered you need to do a first aid course? Perhaps you’ve started a new job or new career and been told you need to do a...

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...

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...

Every Summer the warm weather brings with it lovely long days by the pool or the beach. But sadly with the hot weather comes an increase...

NOTE: This is an important subject that is not often talked about. We present this article to help give the issue some clear air and help...

You’ve probably never heard of the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC). But you might like their motto “Any attempt at resuscitation...

Do you have a child with an allergy? Do you suffer from an allergy? This might be one of the most important articles for you to read. And...

Thunderstorm asthma can be a real problem in spring and early summer. It is caused when grass pollen grains in the air are drawn up into...

By law, every Victorian workplace has to have a least one trained First Aid Officer on staff. But what does that mean and what are their...

The most shocking thing about defibrillators is not what they do to a person’s heart, but what some people think about them. Here are 5...

Spring is here. But it’s not just the flowers that are out. Snakes are too. This time of the year is when snakes start getting active...