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CPR is used all over the world as first aid for a person who has stopped breathing. The whole point is to make sure the patient receives life-giving oxygen until they can get hospital treatment.
CPR Resources

CPR Resources

How to Learn CPR

CPR provides the patient with life-giving oxygen until they can receive full medical treatment. It buys time in these emergency situations and is used when a person is oxygen-deprived, commonly because of near drowning, cardiac arrest, and drug overdose.

Death due to COVID-19 is defined by the WHO as death resulting from a clinically compatible illness in a probable or confirmed COVID-19 case.
Health Statistics

Health Statistics

COVID-19 Deaths - Australia Statistics

COVID-19 deaths in Australia, to 31 October 2021, totalled 1,671. This includes 16 suspected as being due to COVID but not confirmed in a laboratory. Pre-existing chronic conditions were recorded on the death certificates of 71.2% of those who died, the most common condition being chronic heart diseases.

Japanese encephalitis is a viral brain infection, spread via mosquito bites.
Virus

Virus

Japanese Encephalitis Threat Gets Real

The virus threat that Australians need to worry about now is Japanese Encephalitis. It has already claimed the lives of one man in Victoria and another man in NSW.

Studies show that, in Australia, the 2019-2020 bushfires killed at least 33 people and over 3 billion animals. Bushfires are deadly serious, and it is vital that you safeguard your home against bushfire threats. (Photo credit: Queensland Fire and Emergency Service/ABC)
Seasonal Concerns

Seasonal Concerns

Prepare Your Home for a Bushfire

Bushfires impact different parts of Australia over the entire year. As such, it is important to have your home prepared against bushfire threats, as this will go a long way to protect the safety of you and your loved ones.

Here, a Ukrainian football player is stretchered off after experiencing a nasty concussion.
Injury

Injury

Preventing Concussions in Sports

Concussions are serious head injuries that often occur as a result of a severe collision. They are becoming increasingly common in high-contact sports, and so it is important to know their causes and treatments.

Protecting student
Virus

Virus

COVID-19 Protecting students

Australia Wide First Aid Training Courses can be rescheduled at no additional cost for anyone with COVID-19 concerns

In Australia, food allergy now affects 1 in 10 infants and about 2 in 100 adults. However, food is not the only allergen affecting Australians. According to Healthdirect, about 1 in 5 people have a pet allergy, which is mostly attributed to cats and dogs.
Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and Asthma

Common Causes of Allergies

Most people are familiar with common food allergies, such as cow's milk, tree nuts, and shellfish. However, there are many non-food substances that can also cause allergy symptoms. It is important to recognise common non-food allergens, as they can sometimes cause severe allergy symptoms.

This week, we are commemorating Food Allergy Week, an initiative celebrated across the country to improve the quality of life for people living with serious food allergy. (Source: Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia)
Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and Asthma

Food Allergy Week 2022

This week we celebrate Food Allergy Week, an initiative by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) to raise awareness about, and rally support for, people living with food allergies.

Though most people with allergies will only ever experience mild allergy symptoms, others are prone to severe allergic reactions called anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is an immune system overreaction, and it can cause your body to go into shock.
Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and Asthma

First Aid Training to Manage Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can be life-threatening. As such, it is vital that people living with the risk of anaphylaxis know how to prevent, identify, and treat severe allergy symptoms.

Olivia Rodrigo was the top winner at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Rodrigo won a total of seven awards, including the coveted Top New Artist award. (Photo credit: Invision)
Danger

Danger

Accidents on the Red Carpet

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards were recently held on Sunday 15 May. No accidents were reported at this event, save for a few fashion mishaps and some awkward celebrity encounters. However, that does not mean that red carpets are immune to accidents.

Hand washing is like a do-it-yourself vaccine for a range of illnesses, including seasonal viruses like the flu and common cold. However, not many people understand handwashing basics, like whether to use regular or antibacterial soap.
Disease

Disease

Infection Control: Hand Washing

Hand washing is like a do-it-yourself vaccine for a range of illnesses, including seasonal viruses like the flu and common cold. However, not many people understand handwashing basics, which could open them up to infection.

AWFA Staff yoga class – Image courtesy of the Courier Mail
First Aid Training

First Aid Training

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.