St John WA in Leeman, Western Australia, Australia | Medical and health

St John WA

Locality: Leeman, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 418 475 124

Address: Dee Street 6514 Leeman, WA, Australia

Website: https://stjohnwa.com.au

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20.01.2022 Woo Hoo another amazing Volunteer Ambulance Officer sacrificing their beard once again for the protection against COVID19 to service & protect you, your family & community.

19.01.2022 Gratitude to one of our Volunteer Ambulance Officers who has sacrificed their beard in order for secure PPE coverage (personal protective equipment) for the benefit of the community and patients. Well done Dallo Wheatley still looking young as ever

18.01.2022 NOTE: a more recent update is now available, please see the 21/3/2020 update at the link below or see the pinned post on this page for the most recent update: h...ttps://www.facebook.com/MarkMcGowanMP/posts/3846758648675314?__tn__=K-R This is our WA COVID-19 update for Friday 20th March 2020. Today's update includes information on new measures which have been announced or implemented today. Our regular public updates include up-to-date information, current advice and tips on how to better protect yourself. It is important people are well informed on the virus, so as new information or advice becomes available we will share it. ---- - Current cases - With around 500 additional tests completed since yesterday's update, there have been 12 additional cases of COVID-19 detected in Western Australia All new cases are linked to overseas travel - specifically Thailand, the UK, Indonesia, the USA, Canada and Europe. This includes an additional case of COVID-19 confirmed in regional WA, bringing the total to two - both returned from overseas and live in the South West. The remaining 11 new cases are all located in metropolitan Perth. The seventeen cases announced yesterday have been confirmed to all involve overseas travel, except for one who was in close contact with a returned overseas traveller. Increasing cases indicate we are on the cusp of some community transmission. We’ve now completed over 8,500 tests in Western Australia, with over 1,000 from regional Western Australia. The tests have uncovered 64 cases, the remaining tests all returning negative results. Of the confirmed cases, one patient has now fully recovered. ---- - Additional measures announced today - A range of additional measures have been announced today. - The State and Federal Budgets have been postponed. - A one person per FOUR square metres (2m x 2m) of floor space rule for non-essential indoor gatherings will be introduced. This will not include places like schools or the Parliament. Sadly, this will have a significant impact on businesses, particularly the hospitality industry. We’re asking people to use common sense here, be practical and let’s work together to make this work going forward. - Regulation changes will be implemented shortly to allow for truck movements to occur for supermarkets, with less red tape. Currently the regulation sits with local government, however the Local Government Minister will do what is necessary to introduce new uniform rules. This will mean commercial deliveries to shopping centres can occur beyond existing hours, allowing more stock to be delivered to local shops. We will be also making changes to allow for residential home deliveries as well, to allow those companies to run around the clock if they can. - Our Police Commissioner has been authorised to stop any non-Australian citizens or residents who arrive at our ports on international cruise ships from disembarking. Those people will be required to stay on the ship, until arrangements have been made for them to be privately transported to the airport to fly to their home country. These orders will be made under the Emergency Management Act. - There is no point in businesses being evicted by landlords during this crisis. The WA Government, together with NSW, is developing policies to ensure we can prevent evictions and ease pressure on commercial tenants. ---- - Travel advice - Australia’s borders will be closed to everyone except for Australian residents, citizens and their family members as of 6PM tonight. Australians are now advised NOT to travel overseas. Level four advice is now in place for EVERY overseas country, this is the first time this has ever happened. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is also advising all Australians overseas who intend to come home to do so immediately. Western Australians should only travel interstate if it is absolutely essential. Restrictions have been placed on travel to WA's remote Aboriginal communities, who are especially vulnerable. Anyone arriving in Australia from overseas will to be forced to self-isolate for 14 days. International cruise ships will also be banned from docking in Australia for at least 30 days. Anyone entering or returning to Australia from overseas are required to self-isolate for 14 days after arrival. They are required to go straight to their home or accommodation and remain there for the full 14 day period, with the exception of seeking medical assistance if necessary. Western Australians who are aware of someone breaching a requirement to self-isolate - please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or WA Police on 131 444. ---- - Testing and COVID clinics - COVID-19 testing is part of a national regime with decisions regarding testing criteria being made at a national level. The criteria will continue to be reassessed as the situation evolves. This current testing criteria will ensure testing of high-risk patients can occur at the height of the expected pandemic. Effective immediately, COVID-19 testing in WA will only be available to individuals who: 1. Have fever (temperature of 37.5 deg or above) or respiratory illness AND 2. Can provide evidence of: Recent overseas travel (for example, airline ticket or passport stamp) OR Close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case OR Are a health or aged care worker, with direct patient contact. All COVID-19 testing in the metropolitan area will be performed only at the three COVID clinics, which are operational between the hours of 8am-8pm, 7 days a week. They are based at Royal Perth Hospital (Ground Floor, Ainslie House, 48 Murray Street), Fiona Stanley Hospital (Allied Health 2, Gymnasiums, East End, Bedbrook Row), and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (C Block, Hospital Avenue). New COVID clinics will be opening across the metropolitan area next week. More details on clinics in Midland, Armadale, Joondalup and Rockingham will be released shortly. Additionally, a COVID-19 clinic is operating in Bunbury and is open from 10am - 4pm every day. It is based at the Bunbury Health Campus (Corner Bussell Highway And Robertson Drive). In other regional areas, people should go to a public hospital, health service or remote health clinic. Please call ahead if you are concerned that you have contracted COVID-19. Patients at COVID-19 clinics are required to bring proof of recent travel or identify the confirmed case they have been in contact with. Patients will be screened and where appropriate tested, provided with appropriate information and referred for further medical treatment if necessary. If people do not meet the criteria they will not be tested. Those individuals who are tested and well enough, will be asked to self-isolate while they await test results. Anyone who is confirmed to have COVID-19, who does not require hospitalisation will be required to stay in self-isolation as instructed by the public health team. It is also extremely important that people who are unwell and are concerned they have COVID-19 should immediately self-isolate and then seek further medical advice. ---- - Vulnerable people in our community - The National Cabinet has agreed to a number of measures to protect and support elderly Australians. There will now be restrictions on visitors to residential aged care facilities. Anyone who has been overseas or in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 within a fortnight will be banned from visiting aged care homes. Aged care residents will only be able to receive one visit a day, with a maximum of two people visiting. We ask all regular visitors and staff to be extremely vigilant and take every precaution. To address specific challenges facing people with disability in this COVID-19 environment, the nation’s Disability Ministers have decided on an action plan to ensure the best possible care is provided across the disability sector. Specific measures in this plan will be finalised and announced in coming days. ---- - Schools - The official medical advice is clear - closing schools is not currently recommended for Australia. There is no medical evidence that indicates closing schools helps to slow the spread of COVID-19. If schools close, many families would have to leave their children in the care of grandparents, who are most at risk. It would also have a massive effect on our front-line health workers, many of whom would have to stop working to care for their children. If there is a need to temporarily close a school down - we will do that. However, prematurely closing all schools could do much more harm than good. Thank you to all staff at our schools for their important service at this challenging time. ---- We are preparing and taking every precaution to protect Western Australia from COVID-19. The Western Australian health system and our hospitals are very well prepared to manage infectious disease situations and have well established systems and processes in place. The WA Government’s Pandemic Plan has been updated to respond to COVID-19, and it is now publically available. You can see the plan for yourself at https://www.wa.gov.au/covid19 under WA Government Response. The State Government is taking this very seriously and we need to be prepared for a pandemic. Every action we take and decision we make is to protect Western Australians. We have already taken action with a suite of measures to prepare the State for the possibility of a pandemic. It is important that we remain calm and use common sense. The best thing we can do to protect ourselves is quality personal hygiene and exercise social distancing by avoiding unnecessary personal contact. That includes covering coughs and sneezes, washing hands often with soap or sanitiser, staying home from work or school if unwell, avoiding shaking hands or hugging, and maintaining distance from others in public. Please also continue to follow the advice of authorities and doctors - anyone who is instructed to self-isolate must take the order seriously, stay home and not put others at risk. This means you don’t leave your property, you don’t go to work or school, you don’t go on outings and you don’t have visitors - only leave the house to seek medical attention. ---- Official information regarding COVID-19 in Western Australia - www.wa.gov.au/covid19 WA Department of Health information www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/coronavirus Coronavirus information hotline 1800 020 080 Smartraveller information regarding travel advice for Australians - www.smartraveller.gov.au

18.01.2022 Leeman Police would like to thank St John North Midlands Sub Centre for their donation of an Automated external defibrillator to keep in our police vehicle. Th...e high energy shock from a defibrillator can save someone’s life if they have a cardiac arrest.#fb This update came from the Leeman Police on Twitter

14.01.2022 https://youtu.be/Mhs_pVAIbBg Something for the little ones

13.01.2022 well done to all the volunteers!!!

10.01.2022 In any first aid situation, having the right information at your finger tips could help save a life. Our First Responder app has just been updated to help users... who are concerned about COVID-19. The COVID-19 fact sheet has been uploaded into the First Aid Toolbox on the app which is free to download. It provides information on: How it spreads Signs and symptoms What to do if you think you have contracted the virus How to stop the spread. Download our free First Responder app on your Apple or Android device today: stjohnwa.com.au/online-resources/st-john-first-responder-app

10.01.2022 Important Notice: First Aid Training Suspended as of Monday, March 23rd 2020. This post is to advise of the decision made this afternoon by St John Ambulance WA... Ltd, to suspend all first aid training, effective Monday March 23rd, 2020 in an effort to protect the people and communities from the risk of COVID-19. Training already booked will be held with a 12 month credit. Please contact us or our Call Centre on 08 9934 1233 if you have any questions. We understand that this is inconvenient, but protecting people is our first priority. Thank you for your understanding at this time.

02.01.2022 As part of our standard procedure during COVID-19, and to ensure our patients receive the best and most appropriate prehospital care, our Crews will be asking a...ll patients if they have any flu like symptoms. This is to protect our amazing Volunteers and Paramedics against the spread of any potentially infectious illness including COVID-19. When calling for an Ambulance, you will be asked by the 000 call taker if you have flu like symptoms. When our crews arrive, they will ask you the same questions. Please don’t be scared to answer truthfully, even if you think you just have a mild cold. We have strict hygiene measures in place to keep you and our crews safe. Our goal is to help our community stay safe and stop the spread - but we can’t do that without our resilient and fantastic Community behind us. Stay safe Everyone