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Taming the Twists and Breaks: First Aid for Sprains and Fractures While Hiking

Taming the Twists and Breaks: First Aid for Spr...

Hiking injuries in Australia lean heavily toward the lower limb. A large share are either soft-tissue sprains or, less commonly, fractures. On a quiet trail, often out of phone range,...

Taming the Twists and Breaks: First Aid for Spr...

Hiking injuries in Australia lean heavily toward the lower limb. A large share are either soft-tissue sprains or, less commonly, fractures. On a quiet trail, often out of phone range,...

Beyond the Trail: Mastering Outdoor Safety for Unforgettable Hiking Adventures

Beyond the Trail: Mastering Outdoor Safety for ...

Twist an ankle three hours from the carpark and a familiar walk is suddenly a serious problem. A front rolls in faster than the forecast said. The phone sits in...

Beyond the Trail: Mastering Outdoor Safety for ...

Twist an ankle three hours from the carpark and a familiar walk is suddenly a serious problem. A front rolls in faster than the forecast said. The phone sits in...

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....

Identifying workplace hazards

Identifying workplace hazards

Most Australian workplaces walk past three or four hazards a day without noticing, until one of them puts someone in the back of an ambulance or surfaces in a workers'...

Identifying workplace hazards

Most Australian workplaces walk past three or four hazards a day without noticing, until one of them puts someone in the back of an ambulance or surfaces in a workers'...

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...