First aid

First Aid can be defined as the emergency treatment of illness or injury in order to maintain life, to ease pain and to prevent deterioration of the patient's condition until professional medical help can be obtained.

Defibrillator

Information on the portable medical device that analyses an unconscious victim’s heart rhythm and automatically delivers an electric shock if they are having a sudden cardiac arrest.
Defibrillator

Needlestick injury

UWA staff should be aware of safe disposal procedures for needles and syringes and emergency action to take in the event of a needlestick injury.
Needlestick injury

Use of asthma first aid kits

Asthma is Australia's most widespread chronic health problem, affecting more than two million Australians.
Use of asthma first aid kits

Allergic reactions

Allergic reactions can vary from mild to severe and requiring immediate medical attention.
Allergic reactions
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