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YouTube has some great risk management videos for people to access. This one in particular is a very simple method for risk management in the workplace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgMQ1BttHMs

It must be very special to have someone save your life. This is a nice story of how a bond has been formed between a casualty and a first aid responder after an incident occurred. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/bayswater-colleagues-share-unbreakable-bond-after-life-saving-first-aid/story-fngnvlxu-1227206154483

What a shame, I would think that there is sufficient evidence to suggest accredited CPR training is important for school students to learn. Full story available here

Australia’s national training system – also known as the vocational education and trainingsystem (VET) – supports economic adaption and productivity and is focused on delivering the skilled workers that businesses need. The VET system supports individuals gaining skills to secure and maintain rewarding and sustainable employment. Training Aid Australia is one of around 5,000 registered

The Student Identifiers Bill 2014 has been passed, paving the way for the Unique Student Identifier scheme to start on 1 January 2015. From 1 January 2015 onwards, all students undertaking vocational education and training will need to have their own Unique Student Identifier (USI) number. This will enable students to access their training records

This is an interesting story. Accredited CPR training covers the use of defibrillators, however some teachers complete non-accredited CPR training. These non-accredited courses may not cover the use of a defibrillator – which means staff have not received the training needed to use the emergency response device. Defibrillators are the most important piece of lifesaving

Drones to the rescue……… a new an innovative way to provide first aid emergency response defibrillation units is being trialed in Europe. These drones come with a first aid kit, the defibrillator and fly at 100km/h to provide emergency first aid. https://alecmomont.com/projects/uz-gent

It’s National Asthma Week & ‘Take Control of your Asthma’ is the theme for this year. Which is aimed at increasing the understanding around Asthma and also promoting Asthma first aid. We are proud to have trained more than 1,500 people in Emergency Management of Asthma in the past 12 months. What would you do

Hats off to the two lifesavers who did their best to perform CPR on the fisherman on the weekend. Even with regular First Aid and CPR training, sometimes there’s nothing we can do.https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/rock-fisherman-swept-from-rocks-at-south-maroubra-dies-after-frantic-rescue-attempts-on-jetski/story-fnii5s3x-1227042790371

What’s the last place you might think of performing first aid? How many air crew would have thought their first aid training would be needed during a flight? Passengers and crew would have put all their emergency response and first aid training to the test during this Tiger Airways flight. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/tiger-flight-turned-back-to-tullamarine-after-midair-medical-emergency/story-fni0fiyv-1227032512145