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25.01.2022 https://www.communitynews.com.au//australian-police-relea/

24.01.2022 On this Sunday! Head down and check out the completed extension :)

24.01.2022 It isnt very often the alternate strip is used, but the windy conditions today, saw RFDS do just that.

23.01.2022 Welcome aboard to our newest recruit Shanene! Shanene came along to training last night and did an amazing job learning new skills and joining in. Well done and welcome Shanene!

22.01.2022 Way to get with the 21st century St Johns!

22.01.2022 A beautiful morning to greet RFDS. Serving the community.

21.01.2022 Can me down for a great sticky beak.

21.01.2022 There's no such thing as a "normal" day for the folks at St John WA. No two days are the same and it's the small things that can really make a difference. Today... is Thank a Paramedic Day, and we'd like to thank all of our amazing Paramedics and Ambulance Volunteers who change lives every single day. Do you have a Paramedic you'd like to thank? Post your thank you message in the comments and we'll share it with our crews! If you happen to see an ambulance driving past today, don't be afraid to smile and say "thank you!" We'd also like to give a shout out to all the crews working hard over east. You're doing an amazing job keeping the community safe during COVID-19. Thank you for your service .

21.01.2022 We love our rooster Sean! Our hen house wouldnt be the same without him. Hard working, caring, strong- but like a teddy bear on the inside, modest, hates attention , but he will do anything for anyone. Even the playgroup kids loved his visit. Thanks Sean for all you do!

21.01.2022 Information regarding membership.

19.01.2022 Early morning with our amazing RFDS.

17.01.2022 The annual Bruce Rock Colour Run photos. What a fab day out! Well done to all the volunteers and organisers. Bruce Rock District Club Bruce Rock Community Resource Centre The Shire of Bruce Rock

17.01.2022 RIP to the amazing Sally Bradley and her husband, victims of a cruel and unnecessary action in Sr Lanka. A great advocate for exposing medical students to the wheatbelt. Her passion will be sadly missed.

16.01.2022 Five minutes from startup to take off. Jolly hot day for it, but very glad RFDS are here when we need them.

16.01.2022 It helps to be a little bit crazy - check out the very human volunteers in this video.

15.01.2022 'If you see your passenger doing it, stop driving and show them this'.

12.01.2022 Never forget your PPE!

11.01.2022 And this my friends is why you always wear a helmet!

10.01.2022 BRUCE ROCK- Provide First Aid accredited one day course with online learning- Sunday 25th August- 8:30am to 4:30pm. $160 per participant. To register please visit: www.stjohnwa.com.au and follow the link to register OR call 08 9621 1613 and book for Bruce Rock Sub Centre.

09.01.2022 What a great week we had with the medical students visit! Looking forward to hosting them again next year.

09.01.2022 Imagine snorkelling in the crystal clear waters of Blue Holes in Kalbarri, more than 560kms from Perth, being amazed by the colourful marine life along the ocea...n floor. Then you feel unimaginable pain and watch as nearby coral blooms bright red youve just been stabbed by a stingray barb. Youre bleeding badly and you know youre in real trouble, so youre taken straight to Kalbarri Health Centre. There, an ED nurse contacts the Emergency Telehealth Service for support with managing your injury. From a telly screen an emergency specialist explains everything to you and the talented nurse who, with expert support, saves your life. Receiving specialist support via telehealth meant you didnt need to be transferred to another hospital for treatment and you could get back to enjoying your beachside break faster. This is how the Emergency Telehealth Service helps our country doctors and nurses to save lives and treat patients closer to their homes and loved ones. In fact, the Emergency Telehealth Service has supported more than 100,000 patients in country WA since it started back in 2012! Find out more about the Emergency Telehealth Services milestone here: bit.ly/2tKH0hw

08.01.2022 You are all welcome to attend the Bruce Rock St Johns Ambulance Sub Centre Opening day on Sunday 21st October 2018. 11:00am to 2:00pm with the official opening at 1:00pm. A sausage sizzle and cool drinks will be available on the day. We hope to see you all there.

08.01.2022 Today at 11am. We hope to see you there!

08.01.2022 It's National Volunteer Week and we want to acknowledge and thank the 9,105 St John volunteers who have contributed 4 million hours of service to the WA communi...ty last year. St John CEO, Michelle Fyfe has a message for all of our incredible metro and regional volunteers. To become a St John WA volunteer, click on the link here: https://changelives.stjohnwa.com.au/changelives #NVW2019

08.01.2022 New shire number plates for our vans. Dont they look flash? Thanks to Valmai for organising and Tony (aka Cooch) for attaching them to the vans.

07.01.2022 Country ambulance go at its finest.

06.01.2022 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. Its 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. Lets 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 cant move if the victim doesnt 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 (dont 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 cant walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Dont 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 doesnt 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 dont do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesnt 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

05.01.2022 Please drive safely. Always.

02.01.2022 There is no such thing as a normal day for St John. No two days are the same for our staff and volunteers however, sometimes we like to look back and see wha...t we achieved to help life go on. Here is an average day at St John Next time you see a paramedic, a volunteer, a staff member please be kind, give way on the road or simply send us a smile. We do what we do for you WA Big love!

02.01.2022 Late night last night (or should I say very early morning?!) for our volunteers. We are very blessed to be able to have the RFDS land in Bruce Rock and have a hospital with amazing nursing staff that can turn the hospital into a multi casualty department and work with the RFDS DRS to provide the best outcome for our patients. Sometimes we dont always have a crew in town, or we need more than what we can provide for the job. We are very thankful when our surrounding town...s come to help in the times of need. Please remember that WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS- we dont get paid to do this job. We take time out of our own lives, away from OUR family, we miss important events, we lose sleep, we even lose pay in some instances- BUT we do this to serve OUR community, to be there for YOUR family and loved ones, and to keep an ambulance service in town. We do this because we love our job and we care about the town and the people. There is only 5 on road volunteers at our sub centre. As much as we try to always have a crew in town- sometimes this is not possible! If you would like to make it possible to have a crew in town- always- please join us as an ambulance officer. WE NEED YOU! See more

02.01.2022 This is why we do the job that we do!

01.01.2022 Today the Bruce Rock St Johns Sub Centre welcomed our visiting medical students from Curtin University and Notre Dame University. These students arrived in our town today and will be staying with different families in our community, until Friday, as part of the medical immersion program. We thoroughly enjoyed telling them how we operate, showing them our equipment and giving them a bit of an insight into the country ambulance and how we are self funded.

01.01.2022 We need more participants for this course! Please share and register ASAP if you can make it!

01.01.2022 Impact CPR and Emergency child birth training tonight at the new Narembeen sub centre with Bruce Rock, Narembeen and Hyden volunteers. #upskilling #cpr #lifeskills #brucerock