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"Keep them alive while Paramedics arrive" GoodSAM app
A very good initiative to try to keep people alive after they suffer a cardiac arrest is the GoodSam app, a platform designed to connect...
Tony Coffey
Jan 241 min read
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Common injuries in Childcare Centres
Common Injuries in Child Care Centres: Insights from Tony Coffey Paramedic, Co-Founder Survival Skills Vietnam ...
Tony Coffey
Jan 82 min read
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The differences between First Aid, Pre-Hospital Care and Medical Care
The continuum of care for a person experiencing a medical emergency can be categorised into three distinct yet interrelated stages: first...
Tony Coffey
Jan 22 min read
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Teamwork in Trauma Recovery
The importance of First Aid in assisting victim resume their normal lives after a traumatic event. Effective trauma care is built on...
Tony Coffey
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Anti-choking suction devices WARNING
In moments of panic and urgency, especially when it comes to child safety, we often grasp for solutions that seem quick and effective....
Tony Coffey
Mar 21, 20243 min read
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Paracetamol vs. Ibuprofen: Understanding the Differences
Which is better for you, paracetamol or ibuprofen? Is ibuprofen a stronger painkiller than Panadol? Which is stronger Nurofen or...
Tony Coffey
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Hands only CPR v CPR with rescue breaths
Much has been written and there are still many questions being asked about hands-only CPR and is it just as effective as conventional CPR...
Tony Coffey
Aug 21, 20233 min read
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The importance of cardiopulmonary rhythm
Cardiac arrest is a situation where a person’s heart has stopped pumping blood around the body. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a...
Tony Coffey
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Keeping the beat in First Aid and CPR
First aid procedures are constantly evolving. When I first learned to do Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation in 1991, OMG that was a long time...
Tony Coffey
Jul 21, 20232 min read
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Arterial tourniquet to control bleeding
Arterial tourniquet used to control bleeding at a first aid course in Blacktown or Sutherland
Tony Coffey
Jul 18, 20232 min read
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Exercise good, injuries happen. First aid course in Blacktown
Football player suffering an injury to a leg. You can learn how to treat common sport injuries at a first aid course in Blacktown
Tony Coffey
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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Head injury, when it becomes serious
Tells you what to do for head injury. When is it serious, What to look for and when to go to hospital
Tony Coffey
Jul 12, 20231 min read
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What does antiseptic do? All this and more at a first aid course in Blacktown
Antiseptic, antibiotic and disinfectant.
All have different uses you can learn at a first aid course in Blacktown
Tony Coffey
Jul 6, 20232 min read
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Cleaning a wound, properly
Cleaning and dressing an arm wound at a first aid course in Blacktown or Sutherland
Tony Coffey
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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Heart attack: How to recognise and what to do.
Heart attack. A leading cause of death in Australia. Learn the signs symptoms and treatment in a first aid course in Blacktown or Sutherland
Tony Coffey
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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Seizures
Seizures or brain attack. Learn what to do at a first aid course Blacktown or Sutherland
Tony Coffey
Apr 10, 20230 min read
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Covid-19 adjustments end
Many observational studies world wide, have shown mixed results regarding out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes during the...
Tony Coffey
Sep 22, 20222 min read
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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...
Tony Coffey
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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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,...
Tony Coffey
Sep 2, 20223 min read
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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...
Tony Coffey
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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