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Accidents happen and kids get injured. But how can you tell if it needs an icepack, a physio or a trip to the emergency department?
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Hot water, cold water, rubbing with sand? What our new review says works best to treat jellyfish stings.
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Collaboration and good working relationships are crucial for community-based ambulance services to work.
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When to use an ice pack or heat pad depends on the timing and severity of injury and pain.
Bites from brown snakes like this one were the most common, followed by
tiger snakes, then red-bellied black snakes.
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Don’t hold back. Performing CPR on a snakebite victim who has collapsed can save their life, however imperfect your technique.
The largely harmless white-tailed spider has copped a lot of flak.
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Whether it’s a bite from a spider or another insect, the management is the same - most will get better without any medical treatment.
Careful where you step … how best to treat bluebottle jellyfish stings at the beach?
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If you’re confused about how best to treat a jellyfish sting, you’re not alone. Even the experts disagree. So, here’s the best advice we have.
MP Tobias Ellwood tried to save the policeman killed in Westminster.
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A charity is recommending the public be advised to help each other in emergency situations.
Bit of first aid wouldn’t go amiss.
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We expect just as much from our ambulance services as we do from accident and emergency departments. But under-resourced and overstretched health systems mean ambulance staff are increasingly under pressure…
People tend to think about sentimental items they’d collect when evacuating, rather than useful ones, such as medicines.
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Disasters and extreme weather events often affect populated areas and yet few people consider that they’d be required to act as a “first responder” in their community before, during or after such events…