A good news story for Friday. Quick thinking football club mates have saved the life of Queensland teenager with the use of CPR. Members of the Loganholme Football Club reacted quickly when Lucas Dyer suffered, without warning, a heart attack during an afternoon training session. The first aiders started CPR immediately and continued until paramedics … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Allergy Awareness Week – May 13th – 19th
Food Allergy Awareness Week is an initiative of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia. The week helps them to promote and develop through education, research and ongoing support, the awareness In the last decade severe food-induced allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in Australia have dramatically increased. There is no cure and currently no one understands why allergies are increasing … Continue reading
Machinery Can Be Armful
After having his arm severed off by machinery, a Hungarian man has managed to drive himself over 15 kilometres by car to a hospital to receive treatment. Following the accident, the 37-year-old was able to retrieve his arm from machinery and amazingly avoid bleeding to death on his way to the hospital. The man is … Continue reading
First Aid At The Boston Bombings
Dr. Jangi recounts the horror and carnage that faced First Aiders, bystanders and medical personnel when the bombs went of at the Boston marathon last month. He tells how he coped with the explosion, the chaos and the horrific trauma of the event. At the first blast site, he saw bodies piled on top of … Continue reading
Don’t Ignore The Symptoms of A Heart Attack
ABC News reports that Australians should not ignore the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. The Heart Foundation warns that heart attack sufferers often ignore these critical signals with typically fatal results. The signs and symptoms of a heart heart include “pain, pressure, heaviness or tightness in one or more parts of the upper … Continue reading