Australian First Aid Blogs

Why Every Remote Aussie Needs an IFAK (Not Just...

In the Aussie outback, help can be hours away. A basic first aid kit won't cut it when you're bleeding, broken, or bitten. That’s why more Australians are turning to...

Using an AED (defibrillator)

AEDs are used to revive someone from sudden cardiac arrest. This usually occurs when a disruption in the heart's electrical activity causes a dangerously fast heartbeat (ventricular tachycardia) or a fast...

How do you do CPR

Mouth to Mouth...Do I Have To? The low down on ...

Wondering if you need to perform mouth-to-mouth during CPR? Andy Panes, founder of the National Institute of First Aid Trainers, has the lowdown. When someone's in cardiac arrest, rescue breaths...

Do you use and AED on a baby?

How to put on a snake bite bandage?

Can Anyone Use a Tourniquet? What Australians N...

For years, Australians were told never to use a tourniquet unless they were trained. That advice is dangerously outdated. In this article, we explain why tourniquets save lives, when to...