Seasonal Concerns
Easter Safety
Whether you are heading to the beach, camping, spending the day by the pool, or having a few beers with mates surrounding a seafood barbecue, make sure you ensure your safety and the safety of those around you.
General Health-Related
Valentines First Aid
We know it doesn’t sing 'love' however, disaster can still occur and in a matter of only a few seconds, your romantic evening can result in a personal misadventure.
Bites and Stings
Treating stings and bites at the beach
First aid treatment for bites and stings from creatures in the sea is important, not just for pain relief, but because they could cause a severe allergic reaction and anaphylaxis.
General Health-Related
First Aid in Summer
Whether it’s in the form of a pool or a beach, getting wet is one of the best ways to stay cool during the hot summer months.
First Aid Training
Your Child Benefits from Learning First Aid
Given that situation, what are the things you should know to maximise your child’s first aid learning—and thus, have your child reap the fruits of early first aid knowledge?
First Aid Training
CPR in Real Life
Have you viewed similar scenes in a movie or TV show, and thought, Wait—could they really pull this off in real life?
Danger
Childproofing Your Home
Children can be surprisingly accident prone inside an otherwise safe home environment. Such accidents have become so common and have such serious ramifications, that child safety organisations have labelled them a major public health threat.
General Health-Related
How to Amusement Park Safely
These places typically put a strong emphasis on safety in order to ensure an incident-free experience for their clientele, but accidents can still happen to anyone, anywhere.
Danger
Safe Field Trips
That one day spent on a field trip, experiencing things that are out of the ordinary, could teach them lessons that they wouldn’t have learned as well in school.
General Health-Related
Child Safety - Top 4
As a parent, the safety of your child should always be your top priority. According to the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia, more Australian children die of injuries each year than of cancer and asthma combined.
First Aid Training
Preventing Choking Hazards
As small children are prone to putting things in their mouths, whether it’s food, toys, money or even objects, it’s important to be trained in first aid to ensure that any choking episodes don’t escalate and become fatal.
First Aid Training
Electric shock kills 76 Australians every year
Electric shock kills 76 Australians every year. This figure from the Australian Bureau of Statistics does not account for people whose unfortunate electrical mishaps either go unreported or lead to non-fatal injuries.