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* Queensland Ambulances first to administer on-site anti-cloting drug * 75% of paramedics tired enough to make mistakes * Do the new guidelines of 30:2 cause more fatigue during compressions ? * Induced Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest – thousands more could be saved ! * 400% increase in cardiac survival rates with simple innovations * Queensland gets more Ambulance stations * New Products * The Last Word	2008_6 PDF File 2.0meg
* First Aid for Jellyfish stings - do we really know what we are doing? * ResQPOD – saving lives Post trauma debriefing -helpful or harmful ?? * New Advanced First Responder course -setting the standard ASTHMA on the    increase - do you know how to treat it?? * New Products * The Last Word – "quality CPR"	2008_5 PDF File 2.9meg
* Frigid water helps save boy who fell into Lake Michigan * Anaphylaxis - a growing epidemic? * Do all First Aid Courses teach the use of EpiPens? * The Last Word - the challenge of improving CPR	2008_4 PDF File 5234k
STOP PRESS * American Heart Association changes CPR guidelines "compression only" CPR   endorsed. * European Resuscitation Council says evidence not conclusive and demographics   different in Europe. American Heart Foundation Statement - click here European Resuscitation Council Statement - click here	2008_3 PDF File 2314k
* Cairns Cruise Company leads the way with New Rescue Airways * Minimally interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation Improves Survival after Cardiac    Arrest * ARC hesitates on CPR recommendation * Paramedics falling asleep at the wheel * American airlines save 8 cardiac arrest victims a year * The Last Word	2008_2 PDF File 541k
* Incidence of VF Declining * Agonal gasping - a good sign of cardiac arrest * Lightening, Sudden Death, AED: The Perfect Storm * CPR advice by despatchers unlikely to improve outcomes * Hyperventilation - common in cardiac arrest patients * New Products * The Last Word	2008_1 PDF File 634k
* Inaugural Intraosseous course huge success * 49 hospitalised, 1 death in Chicago Marathon * Body piercing - not without its perils * Aviation Rescue Fire Fighters upgrade EMT Skills * Compression only CPR saving more lives * EMS systems strain under the weight * A tale of two cities * new Products @ FRA * The Last Word	2007_12 PDF File 1121k
* Compression only CPR the way to go * Army Medic of the future * Should we give CPR before Defibrillation as standard * New guidelines for stinger treatment. * New Products * Last Word.	2007_11 PDF File 1136k
* Queensland Fire and Rescue takes out Mines Rescue Challenge * Should our schools have SEDs*Poor survival outcomes in Sydney Cardiac Arrests * FRA become Australian distributor for ResQPOD * Facts about how poor CPR really is !! * New Products * The Last Word.	2007_10 PDF File 930k
* Coroner recommends AEDs and training in workplaces * How long can a defibrillator survive underwater * Saudi Fire Fighters complete Aussie EMT Program * The role of EMTs * Cairns Rafting Company 1st to use "River Medics" * Can defibrillators be used inflight * Last Word	2007_09 PDF File 921k
* Cairns High School takes lead in AED deployment * New first aid treatment for chemical burns * International Insurance now available for EMTs * Research and Review * New emergency care products. * Last Word	2007_08 PDF File 700k
* FRA opens Mackay Office * External Chest Compressions in Acute Asthma - a potentially life saving          intervention * Zoll AED Plus on top again - delivers best chest compressions * CPR training should include Agonal breathing as a sign of cardiac arrest * Shortage of EMTs in Resources Industry * Can anyone perform one person CPR to the recommended guidelines ?	2006_07 PDF File 1429k
* Pocket Mask best for rescue Breaths * NSW Ambulance discriminates against prospective employees * FRA takes delivery of the first AutoPulse in Queensland * Shallow compression depth and pre shock pauses in CPR result in poor    outcomes in defibrillation.	2006_06 PDF File 1136k
* Poor training contributing to poor performance ? * Should we teach chest compression only * LMAs - should be standard for First Response Teams * Do trainers know about agonal breathing * Better blood flow to brain and heart during CPR - Part 2	2006_05 PDF File 444k
* Ambulance Services slow to use new guidelines * Better blood flow to brain and heart during CPR - Part 1	2006_04 PDF File 484k
* Aviation Rescue Firefighters test out new CPR/AED guidelines * Port Douglas Live Aboard sets new standards * Workcover NSW moves to Nationally Recognised training * The RESQPOD has landed. Every resuscitation kit should have one	2006_03 PDF File 479
* New Treatment for Blue Bottles * Pressure Immobilisation evidence based ??? * The Last Word	2006_02 PDF File 488k
* How well are the First Aid instructors informed ? * Lack of first aid procedures compounded serious safety failures * Product review * The Last Word	2006_01 PDF File 451
* New International Resuscitation Guidelines announced * Bits and pieces of useful Information to Trainers * LMAs becoming a part of First Response training * The Last Word	2005_5 PDF File 433k
* CPR Ratios to change 2006 * FRA launches new service for Field Support * Ambulance Officers victimised by the public * FRA introduces Advanced First Responder Program	2005_4 PDF File 346k
* New suturing course a hit * More evidence for "compression only CPR" * FRA issues new ID Cards for Qualifications * Lack of First Aid in mines - Govt issues warning	2005_3 PDF File 431k
* Medical Helicopters in QLD under scrutiny * FRA introduces new Low Voltage Switchboard * Tucson Arizona goes it alone with revolutionary CPR/Defibrillation guidelines.	2005_2 PDF File 372k
* First Response funds new research into stinger treatment * AED review puts Zoll out in front * Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) - overview * Uninterrupted Chest Compression CPR easier to perform and remember.	2005_1 PDF File 460k
* CPR changes - Should we wait 5 years or change now ? * CPR changes - suggested teaching format	2004_3 PDF file 339k
* Australia behind with changes in resuscitation? * 'Normal' and 'Abnormal Breathing' - can you tell the difference? * Back to basics - Not too much fancy stuff	2004_2 PDF File 146k
* Transferable skills - AED - ? * Newmont Pajingo Wins Rescue Challenge * Ernest Henry Mine - the best	2004_1 PDF File 180k
* Change of CPR Guidelines * Stinger Seminar - latest on stinger treatment	2003_4 PDF File 664
* Oxygen Regulators p Is Yours Safe ?? * Comparison of CPR Ratios * Qld Child Care Regulation 2003 - ill advised legislation !!! * First Response Australia introduces Co-provider arrangements and site license arrangements	2003_4 PDF File 143k
* Ernest Henry Mine medics take out Rescue Challenge again * Prone CPR * Is EAR really required during CPR? * Senior First Aid / CPR in Japanese * Advanced Airway Management really a first aid skill	2003_4 PDF File 468k
EMT course set the Australian Standard - new course releases Box Jelly Stinger Website sponsorship Questions and Answers	2002_3 PDF  File 184k
Dive Industry - "oxygen qualifications" inadequate Changes in Box Jellyfish sting treatment Straun Southerland - a venomous life	2002_02 PDF  File 230k
Defibrillator on Long Range Dive Vessel Irukandji Jellyfish Stings Success with breath hold record	2002_01 PDF  File 265k
First Response - provides medical coverage for World Breath Hold attempt	2001_02 PDF File  95k
Educational resources donated to Remote Area Communities	2001_01 PDF File  107k