St John Ambulance | SA in Unley, South Australia | Community organisation

St John Ambulance | SA

Locality: Unley, South Australia

Phone: 1300 ST JOHN (78 5646)

Address: 85 Edmund Ave 5061 Unley, SA, Australia

Website: http://stjohnsa.com.au

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25.01.2022 Check out this before and after! What you're looking at is our Mount Gambier centre that now incorporates the Volunteer Operational Division, a first aid training venue and a place for our South East Mobile Sales Consultant. The centre has just completed its new face-lift which follows the cohesive and consistent branding that is emerging throughout all of our property upgrades. ... We hope the Mount Gambier members enjoy their new headquarters and having a more prominent presence in the local community. Stay tuned for more property upgrades to come!

23.01.2022 Check out this good news story! What an amazing feature that can provide a first aid response in a time of need. Did you know an Apple Watch could do this? See the full article here: https://www.itwire.com//apple-watch-makes-auto-call-to-eme

22.01.2022 Do you have a question for St John? We want to hear from you! Tune into our Instagram stories tomorrow for our Q&A! You can send through any questions you may have for St John SA that will be responded to anonymously on Friday! Your questions can be anything about:... Volunteering First aid training First aid products St John Lottery Community Care Defibrillators Donating Be sure to follow us on instagram @stjohnambulance_sa to stay connected! https://www.instagram.com/stjohnambulance_sa/

22.01.2022 Do you know what to do if you or someone around you were bitten by a snake? As we get into the warmer weather, it is important to be aware and informed of what to do in the case of a snake bite. With about 100 species of snakes in Australia and about 20 of which being highly dangerous to humans, all snake bites must be treated as potentially lethal and medical aid should always be sought urgently. Depending on the type of snake, signs are not always visible and symptoms ma...y not appear for an hour or more after the casualty has been bitten. Symptoms of a snake bite vary but can include immediate or delayed pain at the bite site, puncture marks or scratches usually on a limb, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, headache, abdominal pain, double or blurred vision, bleeding from the bite site, faintness, pain or tightness in the throat, chest or abdomen, and respiratory weakness or arrest. The spread of snake venom depends on the absorption through the lymphatic system. Remaining still and applying a very firm immobilisation bandage and splint is a person’s best chance of surviving a toxic bite. How to respond if you suspect someone has been bitten by a snake Always follow DRSABCD: Danger Response Send for help Airway Breathing CPR Defibrillation 1. Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. 2. Lie the casualty down and ask them to keep still. Reassure the casualty. 3. If on a limb, apply an elasticated roller bandage (10-15 cm wide) over the bite site as soon as possible. 4. Apply a further elasticised roller bandage (10-15 cm wide), starting just above the fingers or toes and moving upwards on the bitten limb as far as can be reached. Use clothing or other material if an elasticised roller bandage is not available. Apply the bandage as firmly as possible to the limb. You should be unable to easily slide a finger between the bandage and the skin. 5. Immobilise the bandaged limb using splints. 6. Keep the casualty lying down and completely still. 7. Write down the time of the bite and when the bandage was applied. If possible, mark the location of the bite site (if known). Do not wash venom off the skin or clothes because it may assist identification. 8. Stay with the casualty until medical aid arrives.

22.01.2022 Our mental health is just as important as our physical health. In recognition of World Mental Health Day, we would like to share some helpful strategies that you can implement for your own wellbeing. We encourage everyone to reach out to someone close to them and start a conversation around mental health, not only today but every day.... If you or someone you know need immediate crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

21.01.2022 Here at St John SA, we are proud to have donated our first aid training services to the students of Hansen Yuncken's SAASTA (South Australian Aboriginal Secondary Training Academy) Certificate II in Construction as part of the Indigenous Students Program. This is a wonderful opportunity for students entering the workplace to understand the importance of first aid training and gain lifesaving skills. St John SA is pleased to be providing these valuable experiences and opportunities to empower South Australian communities.

21.01.2022 Take a look at our incredible Campbelltown Adult Division volunteers as they prepare for their duties in 2021! Prior to any events and challenges that this year may bring, our volunteers complete a full operational setup and pack down of equipment to familiarise and allow for a seamless process in real-life circumstances. An amazing effort from all!

20.01.2022 You may recognise this familiar face on our page - Bec has been volunteering with St John for 21 years! Today we will share a bit more about what motivated Bec to join St John and what some of her most memorable moments have been with the organisation. Bec has always been interested in health and ambulance work (she is a paramedic in fact!) and that is what prompted her to begin volunteering while still in school so she could gain practical experience in the field.... Some of Bec's most memorable moments with St John include: Competing in cadet competitions both locally and interstate Helping with the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria Assisting with a technical rescue during a mountain biking event and treating an injured cyclist half way down a cliff Working with Bicycle Response Teams in South Australia, Victoria and Northern Territory Experiencing being a patient after collapsing at the finish line of the Melbourne Marathon and receiving an amazing, caring response from her volunteer peers who looked after her until she was stable Thank you Bec for sharing more of your St John volunteer story with us - you certainly have made some amazing memories with St John! If you would like to join our fantastic team of volunteers like Bec, visit our website to find out more about the various opportunities available with St John: https://www.stjohnsa.com.au/get-involved

20.01.2022 Have a read below about one of our lovely volunteers, Delenn from the Port Adelaide Cadet Division! Delenn has been with St John for almost 14 years where she thrives from her passion for helping people. This has driven her motivation to become a first aid trainer for St John. Her favourite aspect of volunteering is working with the cadets, going out to events, helping the attendees, seeing the smiles on their faces when they help and overall just spreading knowledge of fir...st aid and being a huge part of such a wonderful community. St John is a huge loving family who will always have your back. I find every single duty, training night or out of uniform action I complete is memorable. I have been so blessed to be a part of this family and I'm looking forward to many more exciting adventures with the team. Thank you for your kind words Delenn and for sharing your story with us!

19.01.2022 St John volunteers and our CEO Mark Groote were very excited to participate in #PrideADL20 - supporting this year's Pride March Adelaide event, Pride Where You Are. In lieu of a large public march, we're painting the internet rainbow to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community

19.01.2022 Did you see our St John Ambulance parade around the Christmas Pageant on Saturday evening? The parade recognised those who supported this year's bushfire response efforts and we were honored to be included.

18.01.2022 ST JOHN SA MOVIE NIGHT AT THE DRIVE-IN! Join St John Ambulance SA at the Mainline Drive-In for the screening of Raya and the Last Dragon! Thanks to our wonderful sponsors; OTR, the Royal Adelaide Show and Toyota. On the night we will also have 10 OTR vouchers and 2 family passes to the Royal Adelaide Show up for grabs!... All tickets purchased raise funds to support the charitable work of St John SA in the South Australian community. To purchase your tickets, visit: tinyurl.com/4wk18ewx 8:15pm, Friday 5th March Mainline Drive-In, Gepps Cross

18.01.2022 National NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all people of Australia to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. Here at St John SA, we are committed to acknowledging and respecting the importance of reconciliation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we are fortunate enough to live, work and learn. For NAIDOC week and every week, we uphold and respect that it Always Was, Always Will Be the land of our First Nations Peoples. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

17.01.2022 From all of us at St John SA, we wish everyone a safe and wonderful Christmas and New Year! A big thank you to all of our volunteers who have been taking care of the South Australian community for what was a challenging and unprecedented year. And thank you to all of our staff and supporters for your ongoing work and support throughout the year. We couldn’t do it without you. Merry Christmas!

16.01.2022 8 days, 24/7 coverage and over 130 clinical patients - it’s safe to say the Army Cadet Camp kept our volunteers busy! Last week our team of event responders, event medics, registered nurses and registered paramedics looked after the medical safety of the Australian Defence Force Cadets at their remote field exercise. While St John SA’s Event Health Services teams usually cover traditional events such as concerts, music festivals, AFL, and motorsports, we also provide quality... clinical care to a variety of other special occasions. Thank you to our team of volunteers for your wonderful work last week! To book the team with 135+ years of experience, who have supported more than 2,000 events last year, visit our website: https://www.stjohnsa.com.au/how-we-he/event-health-services

16.01.2022 St John volunteers Baron and Aiden have been continuing to provide first aid support at the Pike River fire ground we mentioned on Friday. While our volunteers are away from the fire front to safely provide first aid, check out the second photo from a CFS volunteer on the front line. Well done to all involved and we continue to have everyone's health and safety as our first priority

16.01.2022 Take a look at the behind the scenes of a St John volunteer training day! Our volunteers have been busy as they underwent an Adelaide Oval training day to upskill their capabilities to be prepared for any emergency situation. Adelaide Oval as we know it is the heart of many major events that occur here in Adelaide, which makes it an important venue to familiarise our volunteers with. St John volunteers were put through a series of scenarios of first aid processes that inclu...ded retrieval of patients from high and low areas (grandstands and at ground level) with the aid of a stair chair, as well as extracting a patient off of the floor and onto a stretcher who may be unable to self-ambulate. We thank our volunteers for their efforts to help keep spectators and the community safe!

15.01.2022 Have you heard??? The St John Lottery is back and this year it's even bigger and better Get your tickets before midnight Sunday to go into the Week 1 Draw to win this beautiful Hindmarsh Island holiday home! We're giving away a major prize every week for 13 weeks so follow St John Lottery for all the updates and go to www.stjohnlottery.com.au to view the full prize pool and buy your tickets. Good luck!

15.01.2022 Planning on heading to the Caravan & Camping Show? Pop by and say hello to us at our stall located at S44 in the Stirling Angas Pavilion, for our great range of first aid camping kits, off road kits, snake bite & stings kits and more!

14.01.2022 NATIONAL SAFE WORK MONTH This October, the spotlight is on the importance of work health and safety, particularly work-related injury and illness. Last year Safe Work Australia recorded approximately 180 people died while doing their job in Australia. These incidents can be avoided with proper health and safety measures in place in the workplace. St John SA have you covered with our first aid training and products in compliance with Safe Work Australia’s First Aid in the... Workplace Code of Practice. Is your workplace first aid kit up to date, fully stocked and compliant with the First Aid Code of Practice? Find out more on our website: http://tinyurl.com/firstaidkitservicing

14.01.2022 Say hello to one of our lovely St John Ambulance volunteers, Chloe! Chloe has been a volunteer with St John SA for 12 months, with her first ever shift being at the 2019 Schoolies event. Her first shift became her most memorable as she was impressed with how coherently all services worked together to ensure a successful, safe event. She quickly realised through her Schoolies volunteering experience that she was where she was meant to be and was undertaking the right career... path. Her motivation to become a St John volunteer was because of her desire to gain some practical clinical experience before undertaking her Bachelor of Paramedicine. Some of Chloe's favourite parts of volunteering with St John have been meeting a variety of people within the community at events, being involved as part of an active team of like-minded individuals and giving back to the community. Thank you for sharing your St John volunteering story with us, Chloe!

13.01.2022 Well done to the Master Builders SA members and staff that completed their first aid training today we love seeing South Aussies equipping themselves with lifesaving skills that will further support our community!

13.01.2022 Being a charity that supports all South Australians, we love to see emergency service agencies working along side each other to share skills and knowledge to help benefit the overall community. Check out some images from earlier this week of our St John Woodville Division engaging in inter-agency training with the SA Country Fire Service crew!

12.01.2022 A big thank you to these friendly faces who were out and about at Adelaide Oval on the weekend, keeping spectators safe at the footy!

10.01.2022 Today we are introducing you to Ian, a St John volunteer from our Gawler division. Ian’s volunteering story began when his friend was electrocuted at school and he was unsure of how to assist in this time of emergency. He watched on as teachers performed CPR and saved her life. Ian first started his St John experience as a cadet in the Broken Hill Cadet Division. More recently, he became the Superintendent of the Broken Hill Adult Division. ... He is dedicated to cadets and firmly believes that cadets are the future of St John. As Ian grew up he developed a real passion for wanting to help others and at the age of 18 he joined the State Emergency Service and served 13 years in the Road Crash Rescue team - a role of which he has recently returned to. In May 2020, Ian became a member of St John Ambulance SA and in October 2020 was appointed as a Peer Support Officer. Although he resides in Broken Hill, NSW, he is proudly attached to the Gawler Division here in Adelaide and regularly comes over to help out in events, training and other areas. Thank you for sharing your St John story with us Ian!

10.01.2022 The countdown is on! Now is your last chance to register for the Age Well Online Forum. Happening tomorrow 20 October 2020 at 10.30am (ACDT), we can't wait to s...howcase the fantastic lineup of speakers featuring Graeme Goodings as Keynote speaker, Q&A sessions, exercise demonstration, as well as a fun cooking demonstration for you to follow along with at home PLUS some fantastic giveaways. Don't delay; register your FREE ticket today: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/age-well-online-forum-2020- Big thank you to all our sponsors Bidfood Australia, HUR Australia, YourLink, Continence Foundation of Australia, West Beach Parks, U City, St John Ambulance | SA, and Catalyst Foundation for supporting the Age Well Online Forum.

08.01.2022 Did you know that within 30 minutes you can come in contact with an average of 300 surfaces, exposing you to roughly 840,000 germs... Records show the average person only washes their hands for 6 seconds with 33% of people not using soap. Do you wash your hands correctly? ... We can all agree, 2020 has become the year of taking extra precautions and plenty of hand sanitiser. As we recognise Global Handwashing Day today, we look at the importance of maintaining hygiene and washing our hands with soap to help reduce disease, infection and importantly, save lives. Check out our special video below, featuring St John First Aid Advisor Henry, who talks us through the necessary steps to wash your hands correctly and effectively You might not know that St John also stock a range of Personal Protective Equipment... Stay tuned to the end of the video for our October special on our range of PPE products that help you keep CLEAN & SAFE!

07.01.2022 Today is World First Aid Day and who knows first aid better than St John?! No one, that's right For more than 135 years, St John volunteers have been providing first aid services to the South Australian community and still today you can see our volunteers in their greens at community events and supporting state emergencies. From Event Responders, Event Medics and Advanced Event Medics to nurses, paramedics, doctors and more, our highly skilled and experienced team of volunt...eers are always ready to support our community. While we are here to look after you, today is also an important reminder to be first aid ready yourself with a stocked first aid kit and up-to-date first aid training. Do you have a first aid kit at home, in the car and at work? You never know when accidents will happen, so take 5 minutes today to check you have a suitable first aid kit on hand. When was the last time you updated your first aid training? Providing timely and effective first aid truly can be the difference between life and death. If it's time you refreshed your first aid skills, visit https://www.stjohnsa.com.au/training to book into a course today

04.01.2022 Celebrating Pride Where You Are, 2020

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