First Aid Blog

Croup is a viral or bacterial infection, leading to swelling of the upper airway. Symptoms include; difficulty breathing, high pitched breath sounds and a ...

It’s time to learn how to treat a burn! Immediately apply cool running water to the burn for approximately 20 minutes. Remove any jewellery ...

MYTH: Stomach ulcers are caused by spicy foods or stress. Although spicy foods and stress are not good for an existing ulcer, they are ...

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a significant problem in Australia and continues to be a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. It is estimated ...

Burns are injuries which are predominantly to the skin and superficial tissues (adipose). Burns can be caused by several external factors such as the ...

Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) are caused by a rupture of a blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke) or thromboembolism (ischemic stroke) in the Circle ...

Causes of the Condition: Hypoglycemia is a clinical syndrome where low plasma glucose concentrations lead to signs and symptoms which can be completely resolved ...

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. 1 in 9 Australians reported having Asthma throughout 2014-15. In 2015, there were approximately 421 ...

QUICK TIPS FOR PROVIDING CPR: 30 compressions: 2 rescue breaths @ rate of 100-120 compressions per minute (approximately 2 per second) Depth = 1/3 ...