First Aid Guides

17 Jul

FAAE is Now in Coomera!

It’s an exciting time here at First Aid Accident & Emergency as we have officially opened our second training facility located in C...

GP and Medical First Aid & CPR

Working in a GP or medical industry office, staff would be used to dealing with patients illnesses and injuries. However, would they...

26 Jun

A Quacker of a Story

Learning First Aid can be vital for emergency situations with friends, family or even strangers. But it can also be extended to assist our ‘other’ family members…

Woman in hospital bed with defibrillator that saved her life during a parkrun

22 Jun

Defibrillator saves life at Parkrun

Tanya Barlow was participating in her local Parkrun event when she started to feel slightly dizzy. She sat down to take catch her breath and that was her last memory until she woke up in the care of paramedics.

Team Nike Hammer at the Kokoda Challenge

18 Jun

Training for 2021 Kokoda Challenge

Finally after Corona, the Gold Coast Hinterland will be flooded with people training for the 96 kilometre and 48 kilometre Kokoda Chall...

14 Jun

What is the benefit of teaching high school students first aid?

Most high schools in Australia have some sort of Sick Room or First Aid Room to ensure students are looked after if they need first aid...

Man lying on the road having CPR being performed on him

11 Jun

CPR and Defibrillator Saves Adelaide Teenager

17-year-old Tyler Bennett collapsed at his football ground at Tea Tree Gully and it was the quick thinking of bystanders that administe...

06 Jun

Influenza and First Aid

The flu season is here and already hospitals are treating confirmed cases of those suffering from influenza. In regard to influenza, unfortunately there is no quick fix, the virus has to run its course. There are a few first aid tips that can help though.

Giaan Rooney in hospital bed with daughter

27 May

Giaan Rooney encourages all parents to do CPR Course

Giaan recounted the harrowing event on her Instagram page and commended the actions of her husband who after following instructions from the 000-operator commenced CPR until the ambulance arrived and inadvertently saved their daughters life.