A man has used CPR techniques used for humans, to save the life of a drowned wallaby. Mick Hussin, from Frankston Victoria, used the skills he learnt in a recent workplace CPR course, to bring a Wallaby back to life. Mr Hussin went to the wallaby’s rescue after it was chased into a creek by … Continue reading →

A women that received CPR for a total of 53 minutes from an automated CPR device has survived the ordeal and lives to tell her story. Vanessa Tanasio, of Narre Warren, who suffered a heart attack at her home, was rushed to hospital where she suffered a full cardiac arrest. Doctors used a defibrillator and … Continue reading →

A great story for Friday. Paramedics have successfully revived a 13-year-old fox terrier performing CPR techniques they use for humans. Responding to a house fire in Cessnock, paramedics found the dog unconscious and not breathing. They performed CPR on the pooch and drove it to the nearest vet. From all reports the K-9 is making … Continue reading →

Ranger Mick from the Australian Reptile Park demonstrates how to catch and send in the Australian funnel web spider so the park can create life-saving antivenom. The park is the only facility in Australia to milk the funnel-web spiders for venom, which is then turned into antivenene by the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Victoria. Read … Continue reading →

It’s the type of shocking customer service you really want. A personal trainer has put in to practice, the skills he learnt at a recent First Aid course and heroically saved the life of one of his clients, reports the Illawarra Mercury. Travis Roche, of Corrimal, rushed to the aid of a client after he … Continue reading →

A boat is seen screaming back through Cape Hawke Harbour. An elderly man is collapsed in a boat, not breathing and no pulse. This was the scene that confronted members of the Marine Rescue Forster Tuncurry on July the 6th. Thankfully for the collapsed man, Marine Rescue volunteers at the scene started CPR. Someone rushed … Continue reading →