Whilst other smart users may be busy snap chating, swiping right to date and leveling up on Candy Crush, there may be others in Victoria soon that could be using their phones to save lives. 2018 will see Victoria as the first Australian state to roll-out a first responder program in a bid to boost survival … Continue reading →

Today a group of strangers that went in to help a man at a regional train station and ended up saving his life, will be awarded Community Hero Awards. The Courier Mail reports that train driver Darcy Hutchinson and nurse Bruce Killey were just sitting, waiting for a train, when they noticed 61-year-old Bill Patterson, slumped … Continue reading →

Have you ever thought about the power that completing a first aid course, can provide you? A news story published in the Sunshine Coast Daily this week recounted a great story of a successful resuscitation of a drowning victim at Sunshine Beach, Queensland on November the 5th. The story was told through the eyes of … Continue reading →

Western Bulldogs fan Rob McCarthy has more to cheer about than his beloved team winning the AFL grand final. He woke up to the news that he had just survived a cardiac arrest which he suffered whilst barracking at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on match day. With 10 minutes to go to full time, 60 year … Continue reading →

We’ve had the pleasure of training Woolworths Limited staff in first aid and CPR over the years and preparing them for this very scenario. A customer collapsing in store after suffering a heart attack and going into cardiac arrest. As the Cowra Guardian report, this was the very situation that faced Cowra Woolworths store manager … Continue reading →

In a story that really does highlight the value of First Aid and CPR courses, Redlands City Bulletin report on a Queensland bricklayer that stepped in to save the life of a fellow shopper. 26 year old Imogen Donaghy owes her life to quick-thinking bricklayer Adrian Rowe who came to her aid at a Cleveland … Continue reading →

Five Taree men have been recognised for their heroism after saving the life of a friend at a local tennis court. As the Manning River Times report, it was the evening of August 11, 2014, where Rod Yarnold, then aged 57, was playing tennis at the Taree Tennis Courts when he was seen to trip … Continue reading →