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Burns and Scalds: Australian First Aid That Actually Works

Burns and Scalds: Australian First Aid That Act...

Most Australians think burns and scalds are a summer problem. The data says otherwise. According to AIHW 2023-24 figures, burn hospitalisations peak in September (514 cases) and May (495), with...

Burns and Scalds: Australian First Aid That Act...

Most Australians think burns and scalds are a summer problem. The data says otherwise. According to AIHW 2023-24 figures, burn hospitalisations peak in September (514 cases) and May (495), with...

Take the sting out of getting bitten

Take the sting out of getting bitten

Australia has a serious cast of biting and stinging animals. Brown snakes, tiger snakes, redbacks, funnel-webs, paralysis ticks, box jellyfish on the tropical coast, blue-ringed octopuses in southern tidal pools....

Take the sting out of getting bitten

Australia has a serious cast of biting and stinging animals. Brown snakes, tiger snakes, redbacks, funnel-webs, paralysis ticks, box jellyfish on the tropical coast, blue-ringed octopuses in southern tidal pools....

Treating Sunburn

Treating Sunburn

By the time the redness shows up, the damage is already done. Sunburn is the body's inflammatory reaction to ultraviolet radiation, and it usually appears hours after exposure, which is...

Treating Sunburn

By the time the redness shows up, the damage is already done. Sunburn is the body's inflammatory reaction to ultraviolet radiation, and it usually appears hours after exposure, which is...