After a dramatic weekend with Bluebottles up and down the Northern Beaches from Manly to Palm Beach it is important to refresh ourselves in how to treat such stings. What to do: Keep the patient calm and at rest. Reassure and monitor. Remove the tenatacle with your fingers tips (you won’t get stung on the finger tips). Rinse with seawater. Place […]
On the Beaches and Around the House Q: What is a rip? A rip is a seaward-moving water current. After waves have broken and run to the shore, the accumulated water then moves away from the shore through a pathway of least resistance – usually the deepest point. This moving pathway is called a rip. Q: Where do rips occur? […]
Great information for people on the Northern Beaches or in fact anywhere. Can you save a life? Do you have the skills? When was the last time you completed a first aid or CPR course? Book into a First Aid or CPR training course with Simple Instruction today. This article is taken from http://www.chw.edu.au/poisons/bites_stings.htm . Please support the The Children’s Hospital at Westmead […]
The famous Manly Beach, on the beautiful Northern Beaches, Sydney, is a mecca for tourists and locals alike. Manly has it all; the bustling Corso with its great shopping and entertainment, North Head with its famous bush tracks and history, friendly locals, heaps of Brazilians and English :), The Stein Hotel, The Ivanhoe Hotel and the famous Manly Beach with its beautiful golden sand and […]
