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Choosing a Defibrillator for Your School: a Sta...

South Australia made it law. It was the first state to legislate public access to defibrillators, and under that legislation schools there have to install and register an automated external...

Childcare First Aid Requirements in Australia: ...

A toddler trips on a mat and splits their lip. That moment is when childcare first aid requirements in Australia stop being a line on a checklist and start mattering....

Burns Dressings in Australia: What Aged Care Sh...

The burn that arrives at an aged care treatment room in July is rarely a barbecue. It is a hot water bottle held against thin skin overnight, a cup of...

5 First Aid Myths Most Australians Still Believe

Cutting a snake bite and sucking out the venom hasn't been recommended in Australia for decades, yet plenty of people still think it's the move. That's the trouble with first...

First Aid for the 4WD: Building a Kit That Matc...

The first aid kit under your driver's seat in town is not the kit you want three hundred kilometres past the last roadhouse. A suburban car kit is built for...

School Camp First Aid Kit Checklist

The first aid kit that sits on the sick bay wall is built for a school that does not move. A camp is the opposite problem. Students are an hour...