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First Aid Centre

Locality: Launceston, Tasmania

Phone: +61 407 664 554

Address: 1/192 George Street 7250 Launceston, TAS, Australia

Website: https://www.firstaidcentre.com.au

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24.01.2022 As at 3:00pm on 25 March 2020, there have been 2,423 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 287 new cases since 3:00pm yesterday. If you would like to read the Australian Government response plan for Covid19 please click this link https://www.health.gov.au//australian-health-sector-emerge Of the 2,423 confirmed cases in Australia, 8 have died from COVID-19. More than 169,000 tests have been conducted across Australia.... Location Confirmed cases* Australian Capital Territory 44 New South Wales 1,029 Northern Territory 5 Queensland 443 South Australia 197 Tasmania 34 Victoria 466 Western Australia 205 Total** 2,423 *Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. **Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death) Overview of cases Data used in the overview are based on confirmed cases reported from jurisdictions to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) at 11.59pm 24 March 2020. This graph shows the number of confirmed cases by notification date. Interpret the most recently reported new cases shown in the graph with caution as there can be delays in reporting.

24.01.2022 Top 10 Must-Dos in ICU in COVID-19 Include Prone Ventilation As the first international guidelines on the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 are understandably comprehensive, one expert involved in their development highlights the essential recommendations and explains the rationale behind prone ventilation. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927855

20.01.2022 Fears of Legal Risk From Bystander CPR Are Overblown in USA It's a fallacy that a witness to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is likely to be held legally liable for any associated injuries, a new analysis suggests. Indeed, researchers found that delays in acting or failure to act in such cases is far more likely to lead to a lawsuit or other litigation.... PLEASE NOTE - In Tasmania - A good samaritan is not liable in any civil proceeding for anything done, or not done, by him or her in good faith and without recklessness See the full Civil Liability Ammendment Bill 2008 http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au//Bills/pdf/34_of_2008.pdf https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/921081

19.01.2022 A majority of people who think they have their asthma under control are wrong and are putting themselves at serious risk of severe and potentially life-threatening flare-ups during this unprecedented bushfire season. More than 70 per cent of asthmatics who believe they are managing the chronic respiratory disease are kidding themselves, an Australian-led study of 4274 patients found. https://www.smh.com.au//how-asthmatics-are-unknowingly-put

19.01.2022 Coroner tells NSW Government to introduce pill testing, scrap sniffer dogs A coroner recommends pill testing be conducted in NSW, the decriminalisation of personal drug use and the scrapping of sniffer dogs at music festivals. Coroner tells NSW Government to introduce pill testing, scrap sniffer dogs... http://www.abc.net.au//nsw-government-told-to-int/11685312 See more

18.01.2022 Testing prevents Covid 19 deaths? Though testing is known to effectively reduce the risk of transmission, many experts are beginning to also associate more widespread testing with the statistic of greatest concern -- survival from the disease. The connection seems straightforward. Consider two countries with large outbreaks.... In South Korea, the rate of testing has been quite high (3,692 tests per million people as of March 8), and its mortality among those infected quite low (about 0.6%, or 66 deaths, at last count). By contrast, Italy tests about 826 people per million and its mortality among those with diagnosed infection is about 10 times higher, with more than 1,000 people dead from the disease. https://edition.cnn.com//south-korea-italy-coro/index.html

18.01.2022 UPDATE Covid 19 As at 3pm on 23 March 2020, there have been 1,709 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 313 new cases since 3pm yesterday. Location Confirmed cases*... Australian Capital Territory 32 New South Wales 704 Northern Territory 4 Queensland 319 South Australia 134 Tasmania 21 Victoria 355 Western Australia 140 Total** 1,709 *Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. **Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death) Of the 1,709 confirmed cases in Australia, 7 have died from COVID-19. More than 143,000 tests have been conducted across Australia. This graph shows the number of confirmed cases by notification date. Interpret the most recently reported new cases shown in the graph with caution as there can be delays in reporting.

17.01.2022 Covid19 - Total Patients** 709 tested over 100,000 Australians As at 6.30am on 20 March 2020, there have been 709 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 144 new cases since 6.30am yesterday. Location... Confirmed cases* Australian Capital Territory 4 New South Wales 307 Northern Territory 0 Queensland 144 South Australia 42 Tasmania 10 Victoria 150 Western Australia 52 Total** 709 *Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. **Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death) Case details Of the 709 confirmed cases in Australia, 6 have died from COVID-19. Jurisdictions have tested over 100,000 people.

17.01.2022 Oatlands farmer dies from snake bite? First Aid care includes remove danger or the patient from danger (the snake), immediate rest followed by the pressure immobilisation treatment form the cornerstone of snake bite first aid. You can learn more about snake bite in Australia at this link https://tinyurl.com/v298j9x and to get a copy of the Australian Resuscitation Councils guidelines on snake bite first aid click here.https://tinyurl.com/wyp2u3h

15.01.2022 Oxygen in suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome - who benefits https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/917611

12.01.2022 Facemasks - Mandates for mask use in public during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by global shortage of commercial supplies, have led to widespread use of homemade masks and mask alternatives. It is assumed that wearing such masks reduces the likelihood for an infected person to spread the disease, but many of these mask designs have not been tested in practice. We have demonstrated a simple optical measurement method to evaluate the efficacy of masks to reduce the tr...ansmission of respiratory droplets during regular speech. In proof-of-principle studies, we compared a variety of commonly available mask types and observed that some mask types approach the performance of standard surgical masks, while some mask alternatives, such as neck fleece or bandanas, offer very little protection. See the full article https://advances.sciencemag.org//early/2020/08/07/sciadv.a

12.01.2022 Corona Virus - Covid 19 please download the app. https://www.abc.net.au//federal-government-launch/12100680

11.01.2022 Social distancing appears to be working - Let the FORCE be strong in you and make SOCIAL DISTANCING a key to your safe health strategy. If you have symptoms please check them at https://www.health.gov.au//novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-hea As at 6:00am on 1 April 2020, there have been 4,707 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 348 new cases since 6:00am yesterday. Of the 4,707 confirmed cases in Australia, 20 have died from COVID-19. More than 250,000 test...s have been conducted across Australia. Location Confirmed cases* Australian Capital Territory 80 New South Wales 2,182 Northern Territory 16 Queensland 743 South Australia 337 Tasmania 68 Victoria 917 Western Australia 364 Total** 4,707 * Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. ** Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death) For all the details please visit https://www.health.gov.au//coronavirus-covid-19-current-si

08.01.2022 Head injuries: Cheap drug 'could save thousands of lives a year' A cheap and widely available drug could save hundreds of thousands of lives a year worldwide if it was routinely given to people brought into hospital with head injuries, UK doctors say. Tranexamic acid helps stop bleeding in and around the brain when blood vessels have been torn.... A large international study in The Lancet now suggests it improves patient survival rates if given early enough. It cannot undo damage but can stop smaller bleeds becoming worse. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49977827

08.01.2022 Covid 19 Update - Total** 2,252 As at 6:00am on 25 March 2020, there have been 2,252 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 429 new cases since 6:00am yesterday. Of the 2,252 confirmed cases in Australia, 8 have died from COVID-19. More than 162,000 tests have been conducted across Australia.... Location Confirmed cases* Australian Capital Territory 39 New South Wales 1,029 Northern Territory 5 Queensland 397 South Australia 170 Tasmania 26 Victoria 411 Western Australia 175 Total** 2,252 *Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. **Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death) For detailed information please read https://www.health.gov.au//coronavirus-covid-19-current-si

08.01.2022 Women who suffer heart attacks are dying needlessly because they fail to recognise their symptoms and receive poorer care than men, says a British Heart Foundation report. Over 10 years, more than 8,000 women in England and Wales died unnecessarily after a heart attack, it found. Experts say there are inequalities in diagnosis, treatment and aftercare.... "Unconscious biases are limiting the survival chances of women," the report warns. It found that some commonly held myths - such as heart disease and heart attacks only affecting men - meant women were unaware of their risk, and slow to seek medical help. There is also a misperception that men and women experience completely different heart attack symptoms, but studies suggest that although symptoms can vary from person to person, chest pain is the most common symptom in both men and women. And younger women do have heart attacks, the report says, which should be taken seriously. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49854678

07.01.2022 New and cumulative Covid 19 cases in Australia

04.01.2022 As at 6.00am on 17 March 2020, there have been 375 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. Location Confirmed cases* Total** 375... Australian Capital Territory 2 New South Wales 170 Northern Territory 0 Queensland 68 South Australia 29 Tasmania 7 Victoria 71 Western Australia 28 Total** 375 *Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. **Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death) Case details Of the 375 confirmed cases in Australia, 27 have recovered and 5 have died from COVID-19. 189 cases were considered to be overseas acquired. Most of the overseas cases were acquired in the USA, Iran, Italy and the UK. 52 cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases. The likely place of exposure for 115 reported cases is under investigation. The source of infection for 19 cases is currently unknown. Further information regarding the epidemiology of cases in Australia is provided in the weekly epidemiology reports.

04.01.2022 Covid19 - The numbers Total** 454 As at 6.30am on 18 March 2020, there have been 454 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 40 new cases since 3.00pm yesterday. Location... Confirmed cases* Australian Capital Territory 2 New South Wales 210 Northern Territory 0 Queensland 78 South Australia 32 Tasmania 7 Victoria 94 Western Australia 31 Total** 454 *Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. **Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death) Case details Of the 454 confirmed cases in Australia, 43 have recovered and 5 have died from COVID-19. 228 cases were considered to be overseas acquired. Most of the overseas cases were acquired in the USA, Iran, Italy and the UK. 62 cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases. The likely place of exposure for 138 reported cases is under investigation. The source of infection for 26 cases is currently unknown.

01.01.2022 The "Sweet Spot" in adult CPR New research has identified the optimal combination of chest compression rate (CCR) and chest compression depth (CCD) when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to improve survival rates. A team of researchers analyzed data on more than 3600 patients who had experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and for whom CCR and CCD had been simultaneously recorded.... They found that the optimal CCR-CCD combination was 107 compressions per minute with a depth of 4.7 cm. When CPR was performed within 20% of this value, survival probability was significantly higher. The findings remained unchanged regardless of age, sex, presenting cardiac rhythm, or CPR adjunct use. Read more https://jamanetwork.com//jamacardiology/fullarticle/2747606