Today we are very excited to announce the start of regular First Aid courses for Taree and the Manning region. For years, Coastal First Aid has been delivering First Aid training to businesses, schools and community groups in Taree, Forster and the wider Manning and Great Lakes areas. We are always being asked – when … Continue reading →

Reuters: When family members are allowed to watch emergency personnel try but fail to resuscitate a loved one, the relatives are less likely to have post traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety or depression months later, in a new French study. The researchers, who published their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, also found that … Continue reading →

At our regular First Aid courses, participants are often surprised at just how physically demanding CPR chest compressions are to deliver. These participants are just as equally relieved when they are allowed to stop or take a break from their CPR practise.  In a real life situation however, isn’t it bad to stop CPR? Shouldn’t … Continue reading →