Black Swan First Aid

31/08/2021

A very tragic and somber reminder of the dangers at the scene of motor vehicle accidents and some good information for keeping safe. Resharing from Michelle Toye, thanks Michelle for your care!
Original source:
https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/travel-information/driving-in-wa/driving-in-perth/incident-response-service/?fbclid=IwAR1tMfMuIrOTl4490F8XAhvrKho3mq20j9KsKUO5-vxG_YsXdfoLDIzoack

30/12/2020

Great work by Nana managing this snake bite - so lucky she knew her first aid!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-24/snake-bites-three-year-old-girl-but-nanna-to-the-rescue/13007178?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=facebook&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&fbclid=IwAR0FrrpxPLewZl5mEs1znYEqOpzeKTiICN4H-HEHgMrPJaBg8Na6Q_f1M7Y

Watch the moment three-year-old Lucia is bitten by a snake while playing at home, prompting warnings people brush up on their first-aid skills.

12/07/2020

Don’t put anything in the mouth of someone who is having a seizure. Clear the space around them to prevent injury and place them in the recovery position as soon as you can safely do so (seizure not active).
Here is some more info and some really useful resources for managing epilepsy.

1 in 10 West Australians will have a seizure in their lifetime. Based on this, it would be a very fair suggestion to say every household in WA should learn seizure first aid. It wasn’t that long ago that people seriously thought that the correct way to support someone having a seizure was to place a spoon in their mouth. Sad but true. There was a belief that people could swallow their tongue. Some of our staff members recall being taught about seizure first aid using a spoon, when they were young. This is not the thing to do! Epilepsy WA provides online and in person training around epilepsy and seizure first aid and we have a free poster that explains correct seizure first aid principles: https://www.epilepsywa.asn.au/seizures/
We also have free seizure management plan templates that are available on our website, they help those living with epilepsy to ensure they receive the care that is appropriate to them when they experience a seizure: https://www.epilepsywa.asn.au/care-plans/
Thanks to Epilepsy Ireland for creating this image and to one of our local warriors, Bryan for bringing it to our attention.

29/03/2020

Completing a first aid course sometimes gets put on the 'to do' list, because.. life. Now the challenges presented in recent times has meant it might not even be an option. I wanted to share some videos for those who need to know what to do should they find themselves in an emergency. Please feel free to share with anyone who is starting out on the journey of parenthood during these tough times.

What to do if your baby or child is choking

17/03/2020

This is a really interesting article and worth taking into consideration. Apparently there is some evidence to suggest that ibuprofen may make us vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. So you may be better off taking paracetamol (panadol) if you need an anti-inflammatory or pain relief.

Here is the original article (https://www.thelancet.com/…/PIIS2213-260have now looked up the original paper here 0(20)30116…/fulltext) which suggests a plausible hypothesis by which taking ibuprofen unregulates the ACE2 receptor, which is a binding site for the COVID-19 viral particle.

French minister says patients should take paracetamol rather than ibuprofen or cortisone

15/03/2020

This is a great resource put together by GPs for schools to teach children and their teachers and parents how to stop the spread of Covid-19.
It really helps to give a good understanding of the virus without causing panic. I think we all could do with that! Thank you GPs!

Some thoughts on the classroom and schoolyard

05/03/2020

Washing your hands regularly remains one of the most important infection control measures. Sanitising hand gel is great, but you still need to wash your hands. Not just a quick rinse.

19/02/2020

Did you know how the face of Little Annie was chosen?

This is the DEATH MASK of a young woman who drowned in the River Seine in the 1880s. As was customary in those days, her co**se was put on display in the Paris mortuary, in the hope that someone might recognize her and claim her body. The pathologist on duty became entranced by the girl with the enigmatic half-smile, and so he commissioned a plaster cast made of her face. This mask was replicated many times over. She became known as "L'Inconnue de la Seine,” or “The Unknown Woman of the Seine.”
In 1955, a toymaker named Asmund Laerdal created what we now know as the CPR doll. Asmund wanted his mannequin to have a natural appearance. Remembering a mask on the wall of his grandparents' house many years earlier, he decided that the L'Inconnue de la Seine would become the face of Resusci Anne - the CPR doll. So you see, this anonymous woman who drowned in the 19th century is responsible for saving many, many lives the world over. It is said that she has the most kissed face of all time. I hope you enjoyed this little tale!

14/02/2020

A HEARTBROKEN family have spoken of their agony after a teen died just hours after eating prawns at a Chinese restaurant. Sam Collings, 19, from Smithills in Greater Manchester, had no idea he had …

02/01/2020

Are you confident you could recognise when someone is drowning?

‘In ten percent of child drownings, an adult will actually watch the child drown and have no idea what is happening.’

09/10/2019

There have been two recent cases of measles in WA, with potential exposure in Noranda and Cloverdale. Check out the article for more details if you or a loved one is unvaccinated and has been in these areas for further info.

Two new cases of measles have been confirmed in Perth over the past two days, bringing the total number of cases in this cluster to 19