Huge surf causes spinal injuries – Manly Daily

17 Jan 11 @ 04:24pm – Manly Daily – http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/huge-surf-causes-spinal-injuries/ (not actual picture from the article – great use of the spinal board though) TREACHEROUS surf conditions across the NSW coast resulted in the biggest number of spinal injuries in one weekend that the northern beaches has seen in over a decade. Waves up to three metres high with wave […]

Australian Resuscitation Council – new CPR changes.

The Australian Resuscitation Council has officially announced the new CPR changes. Basically the only change really is not performing the initial two rescue breaths, but commencing with compressions and the education of sending for the ambulance/community first responders and acknowledging the defibrillation is now a skill that should be taught at the first aid level. References to signs of life […]

Warriewood Child Care – Apply First Aid and Perform CPR

Thanks to Warriewood Child Care staff who were friendly, fun, and very willing to learn. We had a fantastic and relaxed afternoon of training with students satisfactorily completing their Perform CPR and Apply First Aid certificates. Simple Instruction now has infant manikins and a defibrillator that the staff were able to practice their resuscitation and basic first aid skills that […]

Perform CPR – anytime, anywhere.

This is a great advertisement showing why we all need to know, learn and keep our CPR skills up-to-date all the time. Book into one of Simple Instruction’s Apply First Aid or Perform CPR training courses. December, January and February dates are now on the website. This advertisement has since been removed but below are some great tips on how […]

Apply First Aid – OH&S – Safe Manual Handling.

You have the right to a safe and healthy workplace. Under the NSW Occupational Health and Safety ACT 2000 (OHS Act) employers must make sure the workplace is as safe as possible. This includes maintaining safe machinery and equipment; developing safe work practices; training employees on safety, and providing protective clothing. Also under the Act, employees are responsible for safety […]

Asthma Attacks

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 […]