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Checking for a Response

Checking for a response is critical before proceeding with any first aid assistance. Knowing if a casualty is conscious or not allows you to use the appropriate techniques. Using gentle but firm responsiveness techniques, such as the COWS method, mean you can check for a response while remaining respectful to the casualty.

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How to Check for Danger Before Assisting

When coming across someone who appears unconscious, injured, or in need of medical help, it’s instinctive to rush to their aid. Ensuring the scene is safe before assisting the person is not only a fundamental principle of first aid but also critical to preventing further harm.

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How to Become a First Aid Trainer

Becoming a first aid trainer in Australia is a rewarding and impactful career choice that allows individuals to make a significant contribution to the community by imparting life-saving skills.

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How to Choose a First Aid Training Company

With a seemingly endless supply of offerings for CPR and First Aid training, it can be difficult to determine the best option for you. So how can you tell if a provider is legitimate?

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Providing First Aid for Individuals with Hearing Impairments

When providing first aid to someone with a hearing impairment, it's essential to adapt your approach. Effective and respectful first aid can still be administered, even if you don’t know Auslan.

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6 Common First Aid Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Time-sensitive emergencies can place enormous stress on even the most effective first aider and cause them to make mistakes. We've written this article to help you understand the dos and don'ts of common first aid procedures, and protect the casualty from further harm.

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Exciting Announcement! We Have a New Training Location at Cessnock

We are so excited to announce that we have opened a new first aid training location at Cessnock, the largest town in NSW's Hunter Valley wine region.

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First Aid Training Mount Isa

Our Mount Isa first aid courses are innovative, inexpensive, and nationally accredited. Upon completing our Mount Isa first aid courses, you will have the knowledge and skills to manage a variety of medical emergencies.

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First Aid Course in Ballarat

Our first aid courses in Ballarat are innovative, inexpensive, and nationally accredited. Upon completing our first aid courses in Ballarat, you will have the knowledge and skills to manage a variety of medical emergencies.

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First Aid Course Port Adelaide

Our first aid courses in Port Adelaide are innovative, inexpensive, and nationally accredited. Upon completing our Port Adelaide first aid courses, you will have the knowledge and skills to manage a variety of medical emergencies.

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First Aid Course Parramatta

Our first aid course Parramatta is innovative, inexpensive, and nationally accredited. Upon completing our first aid course Parramatta, you will have the knowledge and skills to manage a variety of medical emergencies.

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First Aid Course Campbelltown

Our first aid course Campbelltown is innovative, inexpensive, and nationally accredited. Upon completing our first aid course Campbelltown, you will have the knowledge and skills to manage a variety of medical emergencies.

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Baby First Aid Course Adelaide

Our baby first aid course Adelaide is designed to provide students with the knowledge and confidence to respond to first aid emergencies that are common among children and infants.

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Exciting Announcement! We Have a New Gympie Training Location

AWFA's Gympie first aid training location has moved to Gympie RSL. Gympie RSL has formed an important part of the Gympie region for over 100 years and has plenty of modern facilities to keep you comfortable.

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We Have New Training Locations on the NSW Central Coast

AWFA is so excited to announce that we have two new training locations on the NSW Central Coast. These aren't your ordinary training locations - we will be setting up stumps at two stalwarts of the Central Coast scene.

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Benefits of Childcare Course for Parents

Childcare first aid refers to the skills and knowledge to provide care to infants and children during health emergencies. It is important to know childcare first aid, as it differs to the care provided to adults, and can mean the difference between life and death.

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Get First Aid Certified at Geelong's New Training Location

AWFA is so excited to announce that we have a new training location in Geelong, Victoria. This isn't your ordinary training location - we will now be setting up camp at Geelong Lawn Tennis Club, Australia's oldest provincial tennis club.

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First Aid When Caring for the Elderly

Compared to other adults, the elderly are more prone to injuries, as they have less coordination, energy, and strength. These injuries include cuts, bruises, and falls, and they can cause ongoing issues. As such, if you care for the elderly, it is important to know first aid.

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First Aid in South Australian School Tragedy

An inquest into the death of a young boy at an Adelaide school has found that the first aid response was "hampered by panic and communication difficulties." As such, it has raised questions about whether South Australian teachers are aptly equipped to deal with first aid emergencies.

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6 Safety Tips for Child Care Workers

Working in a care or education setting might sound like it’s all about taking care of others, but watching out for yourself should not be forgotten. After all, taking the best care of those in your care depends on your good health.

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What is first aid?

First aid makes a significant contribution to an ill or injured person’s recovery and, in an overwhelming number of cases, has been the difference between life and death. This first aider is the person most likely to take action and manage an emergency.

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First Aid Course Adelaide CBD

Our Adelaide CBD first aid courses are innovative, inexpensive, and nationally accredited. Upon completing our first aid courses in the Adelaide CBD, you will have the knowledge and skills to manage a variety of medical emergencies.

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Dehydration First Aid

Dehydration is the result of losing or using more fluid than you take in. This can lead to serious complications, ranging in severity from heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or potentially life-threatening heat stroke.

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What is DRSABCD?

DRSABCD is a definition of safe procedure in a medical emergency. It outlines the essential action plan for basic life support in first aid situations.

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Stroke First Aid

A stroke is a medical emergency that can have severe repercussions. If you suspect stroke, time is of the essence. Do not delay calling 000 for help.

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How Long is a First Aid Certificate Valid for?

First aid training can instil people with the skills to save a life. However, like a lot of skills, knowledge of proper first aid technique can wane over time. For this reason, it is important that all first aiders refresh their skills regularly.

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What Is the Meaning and Importance of First Aid?

First aid is not just valuable in the workplace. It can help people become more attuned to potential hazards, to assess for the safest emergency response, and to prevent casualties from experiencing ongoing health complications.

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What Will I Learn in a First Aid Course?

Though medical emergencies come in all shapes and sizes, they can all be addressed using a particular first aid procedure. In first aid courses, students develop the knowledge and know-how to enact these procedures with confidence.

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First Aid in Disabled and Aged Care

After all, we’re talking about care for some of the most vulnerable people in our community. And care for those with special needs are complex, often involving mental health as well as physical health.

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First Aid for Epileptic Seizures

It’s important not to overlook the fact that the side-effects of epileptic episodes include fatalities. Medication, however, helps mitigate the situation for many.

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First Aid for Electric shock

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.

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How To Prevent 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.

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Holistic approach to First Aid - Clear Winner!

Australia Wide First Aid (AWFA) is evolving its First Aid focus to a more Holistic one, which now sees Health and Wellness front and centre.

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Does your job require first aid training?

Australian law requires workplaces to provide employees with access to first aid equipment and facilities, as well as to trained personnel to administer first aid. The sensible option is to have staff first aid training. The benefits are many…

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How Real-Life CPR differs from What You See on TV

Have you viewed similar scenes in a movie or TV show, and thought, Wait—could they really pull this off in real life?

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How Will Your Child Benefit 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?

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Does Learning First Aid Improve Your Job Prospects?

Learn why first aid training matters in the scheme of Australia’s continuing professional development (CPD), how first aid training is a prerequisite for certain professions—and, ultimately, why first aid training is sure to improve your job prospects.

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Why you should learn CPR

This is why we offer our CPR training services in various locations throughout Australia, including all capital cities, regional centres and remote areas on special request.

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Universal First Aid Signs

Be First Aid prepared and educate you and your loved ones on how to ask for help in an emergency or accidental situation.

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Pressure Immobilisation Technique

The Pressure Immobilisation Technique is a first aid treatment that is recommended for managing bites and stings from snakes, Funnel web spiders, and a host of other venomous creatures.

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Grateful for Lifesaving First Aid Training

The family of a man who stopped breathing have more good reasons to celebrate this Christmas after he was revived by Poolwerx Joondalup employee Ian Hughes and paramedics.

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Three Reasons for First Aid Training

Many people undertake first aid training as a requirement of their job. However, first aid training can provide numerous benefits to people outside of the workplace. First aid training can help you spot hazards and save lives.

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First Aid – Do It For Your Children

When you have a child, it is important to learn first aid. Though accidents can happen to anyone, they happen to children at an alarming frequency. Knowing first aid can help you address emergencies and safeguard your child's health.

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Why You Need To Keep Your First Aid Certificate Current

Most first aiders will not have to use their first aid knowledge regularly. Likewise, correct first aid technique is often updated to align with new medical recommendations. As such, it is important to renew your first aid as a matter of course.