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March 21, 2011

Northern Beaches, Sydney, one day First Aid course. DRSABCD – CPR guidelines have changed.

Any attempt at CPR is better than none at all ! ‘If people are unwilling or unable to do ventilations, they should at least do chest compressions.’ 17/03/2011- Revised national resuscitation guidelines highlight the need to get help as soon as possible, perform compressions before ventilations and give quality cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Issued by the Australian Resuscitation Council, the revised guidelines […]

March 14, 2011

Northern Beaches CPR Refresher Course Dee Why, Sydney.

Simple Instruction’s Perform CPR refresher course is now $15 cheaper than most training organisations in Sydney. The Perform CPR training course is now $45. Simple Instruction also offers the Perform CPR course within our public courses that are held regularly at The Brookvale Hotel / Pub. Our upcoming dates are the : 02/04/2011 and the 30/04/2011. The Perform CPR course is conducted in the […]

March 11, 2011

Manly – Warringah Sea Eagles at The Brookvale Hotel.

Good luck to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles www.mwse.com.au this weekend. The Sea Eagles are away this weekend playing the Melbourne Storm and have some promising new talents coming into the team which will complement some of the seasoned veterans. Even though we cannot go to Brookie Oval this weekend it would be great for all supporters to come together at […]

March 9, 2011

Stopping a Nose Bleed – Northern Beaches First Aid Tips

This is a very Simple video debunking the common misconceptions relating to nose bleeds. This is a brief video for my usual blog but I hope you all enjoy it. If you would like any other information regarding First Aid please come to one of Simple Instruction’s Apply First Aid or Perform CPR training courses that are held at The […]

February 26, 2011

Northern Beaches 2011 – Volcom QVS at Avalon

If you want something to do this weekend get down to Avalon and check out the Volcom QVS starting from 7am. A safe, entertaining, fun way to spend a Saturday with family and friends. I have included a video of last years winner Jordan Lawler and the article from the Manly Daily to give you a glimpse of what to expect. Definitely […]

February 24, 2011

Manly Daily – Tackling Asthma. Action Plan

What a great article’Tackling Asthma’ in the Manly Daily on Tuesday the 22/02/2011 by Wendy Kay. As a school teacher and a First Aid trainer it was refreshing to see how we can manage Asthma whilst still participating in physical activity and keeping children healthy. I hear of so many parents withdrawing their children from sporting teams and carnivals to ‘protect them’ […]

February 3, 2011

Sydney Morning Herald Sun Run and Cole Classic – Dee Why and Manly

Photos of the Sun Run and Cole Classic 🙂 The beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney will be alive this weekend with many people taking part in the Dee Why to Manly Sydney Morning Herald Sun Run on Saturday the 5th of February 2011 followed by the Sydney Morning Hearld Cole Classic Swim on Sunday the 6th of February 2011 […]

January 18, 2011

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 […]

January 13, 2011

BlueBottles – Bondi and Northern Beaches Affected

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 […]

January 6, 2011

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 […]