(from Ninemsn) Audio has been released of an eight-year-old Sydney boy successfully reviving his unconscious mother while following the advice of a Triple Zero operator. Braydon Thomas has been presented with a bravery award after saving his mother’s life in December 2011. WATCH MORE: Boy honoured for saving mum The Leumeah boy was dropped back home after attending a Christmas […]
An Australian study into childhood asthma has sounded an alarm over city living, with even apparently safe levels of traffic pollution found to exacerbate the respiratory condition. Researchers assessed the cases of more than 600 children and adolescents who between 2002 and 2006 were rushed to West Australian hospitals suffering a serious asthma attack. Air-quality records for the period leading […]
IN a world first, a northern beaches hospital has conducted research into the safest way to remove a tick. First Aid for Tick removal provided in Simple Instruction First Aid training courses at the Dee Why RSL. Dr Andy Ratchford, emergency director at Mona Vale Hospital who was involved in the study, said results showed killing the tick by freezing […]
Manly Daily First Aid Tips – Book a public or private first aid or CPR training course. For parents with young children or child care workers please read the below and have the training for the unexpected. Simple Instruction offers First Aid and CPR training at the Dee Why RSL on a regular basis. NORTHERN BEACHES How to deal with […]
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/warning-for-parents-do-you-know-what-to-do-if-your-child-starts-choking/story-fni0cx12-1227607619027 November 15, 2015 12:00am Jane HansenThe Sunday Telegraph Book a First Aid or CPR course with Simple Instruction on Sydney’s beautiful Northern Beaches. We have courses conducted at the DY RSL at Dee Why which is a central location for the Northern Beaches. Make a payment online today. WATCHING a few first aid videos on YouTube was all that […]
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/how-to-save-a-life-knowing-cpr-saves-more-children-from-near-drownings-new-study-reveals/story-fni0cx12-1227483454464?sv=e8dd29ceba225f66f425fb112b6aa7c1 A CHILD is four times more likely to survive a near drowning if parents know CPR and start it straight away, a new study has found. The NSW Study of Drowning and Near Drowning in Children analysed hospital presentations and admissions from The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and John Hunter Children’s Hospital. Of the 60 […]
WHAT IS ANAPHYLAXIS? Anaphylaxis is a severe and sudden allergic reaction. It occurs when a susceptible person is exposed to a specific allergen (such as a food or insect sting). Reactions usually begin within minutes of exposure and can progress rapidly over a period of up to two hours or more. Anaphylaxis is potentially life threatening and always requires an […]
Great information for people on the Northern Beaches or in fact anywhere. Can you save a life? Do you have the skills? When was the last time you completed a first aid or CPR course? Book into a First Aid or CPR training course with Simple Instruction today. This article is taken from http://www.chw.edu.au/poisons/bites_stings.htm . Please support the The Children’s Hospital at Westmead […]
Simple Instruction is conducting both it’s Apply First Aid (formerly called Senior First Aid) andPerform CPR training courses on Saturday the 16th of October, 2010, at the Brookvale Hotel / Pub on Sydney’s beautiful Northern Beaches. The Apply First Aid course will start at 10am and go until 4pm. While during the same day / course the Perform CPR refresher course will […]
What is a Rip? What can you do to survive a rip? What is a rip current? A rip current, or a rip, is a moving flow of water which can sometimes be strong or fast flowing. They have even been called the rivers of the surf. It will usually start near the shoreline and flow away from the beach. It […]
