Sarah Walke was yesterday (Tuesday, 23 September) reunited with the paramedics and lifesavers who helped keep her alive after she suffered a cardiac arrest at home last month and beat the odds to survive. Ms Walke was in her bedroom on an ordinary August Saturday night when she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed. … Continue reading
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Miracle Resuscitation At A Supermarket
It appears supermarket workers these days can not only save you money with great prices but they can actually save your life too! This is what happened to a mother of four recently when she suddenly collapsed whilst shopping, suffering a massive heart attack. The dramatic events of which, were all caught on camera. It … Continue reading
A CPR Course Could Save Your Friend’s Life
A Brisbane high school, cross country runner has been thanking fellow students and their First Aid and CPR skills that ultimately combined to save his life. Perry King of St Laurence’s College was competing in a inter-school cross country race on July 16 when he suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest and was minutes away from … Continue reading
Our Nelson Bay First Aid Course – What A View!
Today we had great fun running the first of our First Aid courses right here in Nelson Bay. Not only was it a great success but what a view from our training room windows! You can’t get much better then a nice vista of Port Stephens (It was actually much better then the photo shows). … Continue reading
Nelson Bay & Port Stephens – We Have Arrived!
We are super excited to launch tomorrow, the start of our regular, public First Aid courses right here in Nelson Bay. Now it’s even easier for everyone in Nelson Bay and Port Stephens to get First Aid qualified for work or a new job or even to update their existing First Aid certificate. Our First … Continue reading
First Aid For Strokes
Do you know how to identify if someone is suffering a stroke? Do you know what First Aid to provide? To celebrate National Stroke Week (8-14 September) here’s our stroke First Aid run-down. Why The Big Fuss With Strokes? Stroke (previously known as cerebro vascular accident) is Australia’s second biggest killer after coronary heart disease … Continue reading
High Risk Scenarios – The Charleville Explosions
The dramatic pictures from the Charleville ammonia truck explosion really do reinforce the high risk nature of some motor vehicle accidents. Images of a disintegrated truck, a huge five metre deep crater in the Mitchell Highway and the mangled wreckage of two firefighting vehicles highlight this. Responding to any motor vehicle accident and providing First … Continue reading