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Many observational studies world wide, have shown mixed results regarding out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes during the...
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Tony Coffey
- Sep 17
- 2 min
World First Aid Day 2022
World First Aid day is marked on the second Saturday of September each year. Being able to provide correct first aid to someone who is...
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Tony Coffey
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Summary of Mental Health Issues
Summary of MH issues Mental illness is a general term for several different types of illnesses that can impact a person’s behaviour,...
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Tony Coffey
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Mental Health issues. Now more than ever post Covid - 19
Mental Health Illness Introduction According to a mental health snapshot released in 2020 by the Australian Institute of Health and...
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Tony Coffey
- Jan 12, 2019
- 2 min
The Great Nosebleed Debate
Nose bleed (epistaxis) Australian Tennis player Nick Kyrgios suffered a nose bleed during the third round of the Australian Open and had...
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Tony Coffey
- Dec 3, 2018
- 2 min
High Blood Pressure - the silent killer
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is know as the “silent killer” because most people do not know they have it until something bad...
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Tony Coffey
- Nov 25, 2018
- 1 min
Should First Aid be part of Driving Test?
In a recent submission to Staysafe Committee revue into road safety, St John Ambulance says yes. With over 1000 fatalities annually...
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Tony Coffey
- Nov 15, 2018
- 2 min
The tourniquet back in vogue
Many of the developments in treatment of traumatic injuries comes from military medical units. There has been, and continues to be, in...
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Tony Coffey
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Too young to do CPR?
At what age should children be taught Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation? Reliable sources including The American Heart Association and The...
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Tony Coffey
- Oct 28, 2018
- 2 min
Another annoying song in my head
First aid procedures are constantly evolving. When I first learned to do Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation in 1991, OMG that was a long time...
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Tony Coffey
- Oct 19, 2018
- 2 min
RLSSA Annual Drowning Report as swimming season approaches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=56&v=EeXhFtpRXO8 The annual Drowning Report recently released by Royal Lifesaving Society...
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Tony Coffey
- Oct 15, 2018
- 1 min
Falls 'on the rise'
In Australia there is approximately 22,000 people who suffer a fractured hip in each year according to a 2017 audit by the Australian and...
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Tony Coffey
- Oct 11, 2018
- 1 min
Can you really swallow your tongue?
Why does this myth persist? I really can not understand it. Once again a sensational news story, about a heroic footballer who "saved an...
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