Highlands First Aid in Moss Vale, New South Wales | Specialty School

Highlands First Aid

Locality: Moss Vale, New South Wales

Phone: +61 1300 689 984

Address: 60 Argyle St 2577 Moss Vale, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.highlandsfirstaid.com.au/

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24.01.2022 October is Mental Health awareness month. Highlands First Aid is just putting the finishing touches on our Nationally accredited Mental Health course, Recognise... and Respond to a Crisis Situation - CHCCS019. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Nationally Accredited Statement of Attainment. This is a one day interactive course with instruction, videos, and role play. It is offered by Corporate Training Solutions RTO# ID4256, and delivered by Highlands First Aid. For more information, go to:

24.01.2022 What a fantastic 2 days of First Aid training for Oxley students during their OLE week. The students asked great questions, were very eager in performing hands on scenarios, all with full COVID precautions. Congratulations to all for passing, and being qualified for Provide First Aid.

24.01.2022 For all your First Aid Kit requirements, go to: https://highlandsfirstaid.com.au/shop/

23.01.2022 Kiaran from Highlands First Aid delivering 8 x specialised First Aid kits to the National Parks & Wildlife Remote Area Fire Team (RAFT). These teams get helicoptered into inaccessible fire fields, & need highly specialised first aid equipment, as they are isolated in dangerous environments. Highlands First Aid will be conducting specialised First Aid training for RAFT. #events #campbeltownmaltsfestival #stpatricscollege #broughtonanglicancollege #safety #waverleycollege #w...ollondilly #wingecarribee #bundanoonisbrigadoon #oxleycollege #oxleycollegeequestrianteam #trinitycollege #penrithpanthers #penrithanglicancollege #goulburn #wollongongbusiness #illawarrabusiness #winnewscanberra #canberraraiders #canberralife #canberrabusiness #adfacademy #bantergroup #eventmanager #eventmanagementservices #worksafe #safetyfirstkids #canberragirlsgrammarschool #mercicollege #campbellhighschool See more

23.01.2022 Highlands First Aid’s Provide First Aid course held at Mittagong on Tuesday. We continue with our stringent COVID precautions ensuring the health & safety of all our clients, & staff. If you need a First Aid course, go to: https://highlandsfirstaid.com.au/events/

22.01.2022 For all your First Aid kit, and AED requirements, go to: https://highlandsfirstaid.com.au/shop/

22.01.2022 Highlands First Aid providing Paramedic services for ACTMCC

21.01.2022 Something to make us smile during these tough times

21.01.2022 Tiny Tots First Aid Highlands First Aid are running two Tiny Tots First Aid courses in Bowral, on Thursday 05, & Saturday 07 November. Course is three hours, and covers safeguarding your home, first aid for babies, & small children, and what to do in an emergency.... Course is facilitated by Registered Paramedics. To book, go to: https://highlandsfirstaid.com.au//first-aid-cpr-course-10/

19.01.2022 Another great First Aid course run by Highlands First Aid a few days ago. An enthusiastic group, who asked some very in depth questions, and performed brilliantly in both CPR, and scenarios. To complete all your First Aid requirements, go to: www.highlandsfirstaid.com.au

19.01.2022 To all Police Officers, both past, and presently serving, thank you from all the team at Highlands First Aid

19.01.2022 A great day of First Aid training yesterday with a terrific group of people. COVID precautions were in place, great questions were asked, plenty of laughs, and lots of information learned by all participants.

18.01.2022 What a busy week of First Aid training we have had at Highlands First Aid. We taught the folk at Robertson Men’s Shed, @abouttimeplumbing_and_civil , Dobbs Electrical, and a general public course. All participated with great enthusiasm, and all passed. To complete your First Aid course, go to: https://highlandsfirstaid.com.au/events/

17.01.2022 Some useful information I found shared by a friend. Worth a read That bite of summer has well and truly come early this year and with that heat, comes snakes. ...This article was written by Rob Timmings Rob runs a medical/nursing education business Teaching nurses, doctors and paramedics. It’s well worth the read #ECT4Health 3000 bites are reported annually. 300-500 hospitalisations 2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is 12 hours. The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and die before you can walk from your chook pen back to the house is a load of rubbish. While not new, the management of snake bite (like a flood/fire evacuation plan or CPR) should be refreshed each season. Let’s start with a Basic overview. There are five genus of snakes that will harm us (seriously) Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans. All snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white). When bitten, a snake injects some venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood). This venom can not be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (not the blood stream). Now this fluid (lymph) is moved differently to blood. Your heart pumps blood around, so even when you are lying dead still, your blood still circulates around the body. Lymph fluid is different. It moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking/exercise etc. Now here is the thing. Lymph fluid becomes blood after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two large vessels (lymphatic trunks)which are connected to veins at the base of the neck. Back to the snake bite site. When bitten, the venom has been injected into this lymph fluid (which makes up the bulk of the water in your tissues). The only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site in the lymphatic vessels. The only way to do this is to physically move the limbs that were bitten. Stay still!!! Venom can’t move if the victim doesn’t move. Stay still!! Remember people are not bitten into their blood stream. In the 1980s a technique called Pressure immobilisation bandaging was developed to further retard venom movement. It completely stops venom /lymph transport toward the blood stream. A firm roll bandage is applied directly over the bite site (don’t wash the area). Technique: Three steps: keep them still Step 1 Apply a bandage over the bite site, to an area about 10cm above and below the bite. Step 2: Then using another elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from Fingers/toes all the way to the armpit/groin. The bandage needs to be firm, but not so tight that it causes fingers or toes to turn purple or white. About the tension of a sprain bandage. Step 3: Splint the limb so the patient can’t walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Don’t remove the shirt or pants - just bandage over the top of clothing. Remember movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement. DO NOT try to catch, kill or identify the snake!!! This is important. In hospital we NO LONGER NEED to know the type of snake; it doesn’t change treatment. 5 years ago we would do a test on the bite, blood or urine to identify the snake so the correct anti venom can be used. BUT NOW... we don’t do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesn’t matter what snake bit the patient. Read that again- one injection for all snakes! Polyvalent is our one shot wonder, stocked in all hospitals, so most hospitals no longer stock specific Antivenins. Australian snakes tend to have 3 main effects in differing degrees. Bleeding - internally and bruising. Muscles paralysed causing difficulty talking, moving & breathing. Pain In some snakes severe muscle pain in the limb, and days later the bite site can break down forming a nasty wound. Allergy to snakes is rarer than winning lotto twice. Final tips: not all bitten people are envenomated and only those starting to show symptoms above are given antivenom. Did I mention to stay still. ~Rob Timmings Kingston/Robe Health Advisory #vrarescue #snakebite

16.01.2022 Highlands First Aid’s students participating in our Car Crash Scenario during our course on the weekend. Face masks, and great first aid techniques were displayed by all. Well done everyone for passing your assessments.

12.01.2022 Yesterday Highlands First Aid conducted the annual CPR refresher for the Outdoor Education Group at Camp Wombaroo, out at High Range. A great team, who really new their stuff. Well done for all being deemed competent.

12.01.2022 What an honour it was to provide Paramedical services for the NSW School Sport Unit Disability programme at Goulburn Basketball court. Representatives from NSW Cricket, NRL, AFL, and other organisations were also there to help ensure that these kids had the best day. Congratulations to all.

12.01.2022 Start the new year safely, with a great all round First Aid kit in your home, or office

09.01.2022 Another great first aid course held in Moss Vale. An eager group who loved the hands on scenarios, all done COVID safe with masks. Congratulations to all on passing your assessments

06.01.2022 Today is RUOK day, but really, every day should be RUOK day. Offer someone a random smile, you might make their day.

05.01.2022 For a First Aid course, go to: https://highlandsfirstaid.com.au/events/#events #campbeltownmaltsfestival #stpatricscollege #broughtonanglicancollege #safety #waverleycollege #wollondilly #wingecarribee #bundanoonisbrigadoon #oxleycollege #oxleycollegeequestrianteam #trinitycollege #penrithpanthers #penrithanglicancollege #goulburn #wollongongbusiness #illawarrabusiness #winnewscanberra #canberraraiders #canberralife #canberrabusiness #adfacademy #awm #eventmanager #eventmanagementservices #worksafe #safetyfirstkids #canberragirlsgrammarschool #mercicollege #campbellhighschool

05.01.2022 Highlands First Aid wishes everyone a happy, & safe Christmas

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