Whenever we deliver our First Aid courses, we also love to receive feedback from our participants. This lets us known what our participants are loving about our First Aid courses and the ways in which we can improve. We are always looking at ways to make our First Aid courses the best they can be. … Continue reading
Author Archives: coastalfa
Emergency + App
You’re driving along a long, rural road and you suddenly you come across the scene of a motor vehicle accident. A car has left the road and hit a tree. You find that there are passengers in the car that are severely injured. You need an ambulance quickly but you don’t know where you are? … Continue reading
Un-bell-ievable Luck For Church Bellringer
It was the quick thinking actions and First Aid knowledge of bystanders that have saved a life a church bellringer, for his second time. Last Thursday, St Mary’s Cathedral bellringer, Alan Coates, was only able to toll the bell once before he himself was struck down, collapsing to the ground in cardiac arrest. “I am … Continue reading
How Would You React To A First Aid Emergency?
“We had just finished lunch and were walking over towards the water fountain…when we came upon a man collapsed on the ground. A group of about 15 people were around him, watching as one man was giving him chest compressions. My heartbeat quickened and I was afraid I was looking at a dead man because, … Continue reading
5 Benefits of Group First Aid Courses
Do you have a group of staff in Port Macquarie, Taree or on the Mid North Coast and you need to train them in First Aid? Well our nationally recognised First Aid courses may just be the answer you were looking for. This week we enjoyed the opportunity of conducting a group First Aid course … Continue reading
CPR – Is It Like In The Movies?
James Bond has been poisoned. A fellow player at a poker game has spiked his martini with digitalis sending 007 into cardiac arrest. James’ condition is deteriorating. An ECG shows he has life-threatening ventricular tachycardia. Only a defibrillator can save him but he suddenly collapses and falls unconscious. Thankfully, just in time, Vesper arrives and … Continue reading
Swimming Pool First Aid and Safety
It’s all too familiar headline. The story of a 2 year old boy who tragically drowned in a backyard swimming pool in north-west Sydney. The boy was pulled from the pool and neighbours frantically tried to resuscitate him with CPR. An ambulance was called to the home along with the Care Flight team. Unfortunately all … Continue reading
