Finding a co-worker slumped unconscious, purple and cold to the touch, can very quickly turn an ordinary day at work into something extraordinary.  This was the situation that faced five construction workers at the Kempsey Bypass in late 2012. However, their quick thinking actions, which have been honoured this week, went on to save the … Continue reading →

If you have a smart phone and you don’t have this app – get it now! In an emergency, when your under pressure and the adrenaline is running, it can be very hard to remember who to call, which numbers to dial and what your location is. Well your Angry Birds app won’t help you … Continue reading →

A man has used CPR techniques used for humans, to save the life of a drowned wallaby. Mick Hussin, from Frankston Victoria, used the skills he learnt in a recent workplace CPR course, to bring a Wallaby back to life. Mr Hussin went to the wallaby’s rescue after it was chased into a creek by … Continue reading →

A women that received CPR for a total of 53 minutes from an automated CPR device has survived the ordeal and lives to tell her story. Vanessa Tanasio, of Narre Warren, who suffered a heart attack at her home, was rushed to hospital where she suffered a full cardiac arrest. Doctors used a defibrillator and … Continue reading →

A great story for Friday. Paramedics have successfully revived a 13-year-old fox terrier performing CPR techniques they use for humans. Responding to a house fire in Cessnock, paramedics found the dog unconscious and not breathing. They performed CPR on the pooch and drove it to the nearest vet. From all reports the K-9 is making … Continue reading →

Ranger Mick from the Australian Reptile Park demonstrates how to catch and send in the Australian funnel web spider so the park can create life-saving antivenom. The park is the only facility in Australia to milk the funnel-web spiders for venom, which is then turned into antivenene by the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Victoria. Read … Continue reading →