Local First Aid Courses

21/10/2025

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Sixteen-year-old Rory Pittman wouldn’t be alive were it not for a defibrillator that had been won by the Queanbeyan and District Basketball Association as a “lucky door prize” three weeks before he collapsed during a basketball game.

20/08/2025

Allergies and Anaphylaxis are topics we cover in our classes, and, surprisingly, many people are unsure about the difference between a mild and a severe reaction.

This paramedic/ emergency nurse provides a good video explaining the differences in the same way we talk about it in our classes: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1B3H3okQti/

04/06/2025

🚑 Why Shorter First Aid Courses Help Create More Confident Emergency Responders

When someone’s life is on the line, we don’t just need people with certificates; we need people who know what to do and feel confident doing it.

That’s why we’re rethinking how first aid is taught. At Local First Aid Courses, we take a different approach to our training. We want people to feel good about learning first aid.

💡 Instead of long, overwhelming courses, we focus on short, practical learning bursts, a teaching method that keeps people engaged and helps them remember what they learn.

Here’s what that looks like:
✅ Quick lessons (e.g. 30 minutes for the CPR practical session)
✅ Hands-on practice straight after learning
✅ Scenario-based learning for real-life application
✅ Regular check-ins to build confidence

This approach, also known as “chunk and chew,” helps learners stay focused, take in information more effectively, and walk away ready to act when it matters most.

People trained this way are more likely to:
✔️ Retain key skills
✔️ Stay calm in emergencies
✔️ Step in to help — not freeze up

We’ve been using this method in our courses, and the results have been incredible. 💬

If you’ve ever considered taking a first aid course (or sending your team for training), now’s the time, and this new approach might be just what your staff needs.

📩 Message us to learn more or tag someone you think should do their first aid training!

Thank you to the guys at the Canberra Gin Distillery for this image. All training delivered on behalf of ABC RTO 3399.

01/06/2025

Innovative businesses invest in CPR training for compliance and because they value safer communities. This empowers more people to respond confidently in emergencies at work and beyond.

We recently had the opportunity to train the staff at Sullivan's Legal Co. If your staff are in the same position and would like to undertake CPR training to ensure they know how to respond in an emergency, get in touch. We can help provide training at your business, or you can book a time for your staff to come see us for CPR training.

Find out more or book in, please get in touch with us at www.localfirstaidcourses.com.au

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16/03/2025

Sometimes, CPR has to be provided by emergency teams on the run. Check out this amazing training video where emergency people must be able to provide CPR while being moved to a hospital.

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09/03/2025

We have recently started putting together a video series for our business. The series covers many of the common FAQs we get from students over the phone or email.

We are going to start with our first video, which explains the courses we currently have on offer at Belconnen.

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View the video here on Youtube: https://youtu.be/c9TpVWWFMwM

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08/03/2025

Does your business or group need First Aid training?
We can help; if your business has four or more people needing CPR or First Aid training, get in touch.

We can organise to come to your place of business or your group can come to us. Send us an email or give us a call and book your group now!

www.localfirstaidcourses.com.au or call 0488 814 080

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16/02/2025

So many great reasons to keep your CPR up to date - if you want to find out more about our CPR classes - visit our website: https://localfirstaidcourses.com.au/provide-cpr/

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The two have now made a heartful and tearful reunion.

29/01/2025

This is a friendly reminder that snakes often seek out lovely, warm spots in our gardens to hide. Please check your compost bin before putting your hands in.

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If your first aid kit doesn't include a snake bandage, it might be worth picking one up. Our first aid courses will teach you how to apply a snake bandage, should you ever need to use one.

Find out more about our First Aid Courses: https://localfirstaidcourses.com.au/provide-first-aid/

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One of our gardeners at COGS Holder was recently bitten on the finger by a brown snake located in a compost bin. Fortunately, other gardeners were on hand to help with treatment using the garden's snake bite kit, and with summoning an ambulance. The gardener has made a full recovery after a night in hospital.

That's a happy ending, but this is still a sobering reminder that we garden with wildlife and need to take the dangers seriously. All gardens (and homes, for that matter) must have a snake bite kit including compression bandages easily accessible, and everyone needs to know where to find it and how to use it.

Lisa, the co-convenor at Holder, passes on a few other useful lessons learned from this incident.

☑️ Compost bins need to be secured and regularly turned to prevent them becoming home to rodents and other snake prey -- in this instance, likely a frog previously spotted in the bin.

☑️ Remove the packaging from compression bandages for easier access in an emergency.

☑️ Make sure instruction for the snake bite treatment are easily accessible and hard to lose, ideally attached to the kit itself.

☑️ For community gardens or other public spaces, write the address and/or location information on the instructions so it can be passed along to emergency services.

We'll have more on this incident in the next issue of Canberra Organic Magazine. Till then -- be safe out there!

20/01/2025

First Aid training is not only a valuable skill for your families and health providers, it's vital for us all.

We recently provided training for the whole family at the Scullin Medical Centre. When the entire family gets involved, they are trained to help in an emergency. If you or your business need training, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me. We offer classes most days from 7.30am and every second Sunday.

Check out our website to see what times are available and book a place now: https://localfirstaidcourses.com.au/first-aid-courses/

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