Danger
Bushwalking Safety Tips
Lovers of trekking and backpacking come from North America as well as ramblers from the UK, drawn to the gorgeous coastal wilderness and outback of our wide brown land.
Allergy and Asthma
First Aid for Asthma
An Asthma Plan identifies the plan owner's triggers and recommends appropriate actions to take should an asthma attack follow. Some, but not all, triggers can be managed. For these unmanageable asthma triggers, an Asthma Plan can be a life saver.
Seasonal Concerns
Heat Exhaustion First Aid
First aid treatment for heat exhaustion is a critical intervention. Heat exhaustion is a precursor to the more serious, life-threatening type of heat-induced illness. First aid includes cooling the casualty with fans and ice water.
Danger
Safer Swimming with Shark-spotting Drones
Shark-spotting drones will again operate during the summer of 2021/22, following successful trials in 2017/18 and 2018/19. Surfing NSW will also gain another 20 or so drones to add to the fleet of shark-spotting drones already delivered by Surf Life Saving NSW.
Disease
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack in Men
Men are more likely than women to have a heart attack, as well as more likely than women to have a heart attack earlier in life. Symptoms can vary from person to person. Do not ignore early symptoms. Even when you’re not sure, seek emergency care right away.
Disease
Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women
The most common symptom for heart attack in women is chest pain (angina) or discomfort. Women are more likely than men to experience other common symptoms, in particular shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, back pain or jaw pain. If you experience any symptom of heart attack, even when you’re not sure, seek emergency care immediately.
Disease
Types of Heart Disease
Heart disease includes dangerous ischaemic conditions, such as <i>atherosclerosis</i>, as well as relatively easy to manage diseases, such as <i>arrhythmias</i>. Aside from congenital conditions, heart diseases can result from lifestyle choices or from drugs used in treating disease or used unadvisedly.
Injury
Broken bones happen to everyone, say the averages
Broken bones will happen to everybody over the course of a lifetime, say the averages. Prime time for breaking bones is childhood — especially between the ages of 11 and 15 years. As many as 50% of boys, and up to 40% of girls, break or fracture broken bones.
General Health-Related
Managing common workplace hazards
It is the employers’ obligation to satisfy the legal requirements of workplace health and safety. In this article, we’ll look at effective approaches to managing some of the more common workplace hazards.
First Aid Training
Taking care of those in your care depends on your good health
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.
Allergy and Asthma
Asthma - What Is It?
Asthma affects 235 million people worldwide. It's a chronic condition of the airways – the small tubes that carry air in and out of our lungs. Asthma causes these small tubes to become blocked, tightened or swollen, making it difficult to breathe.
Injury
Treating burns & scalds is important in first aid training
Superficial burns or scalds affect the outer layer of your skin, causing redness and pain, sometimes blistering. Deeper burns often exhibit mottled shades of red and white, also with blisters on the skin, and the pain is also pronounced. Extreme burns — known as full thickness burns — cause damage all the way to the layer of fat beneath the skin