Recent Changes to the Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines

Since January 2016 there are some changes that have been made to the following ARC Guidelines:

 Guideline 2 - Managing an Emergency 
 Guideline 3 - Recognition and First Aid Management of the Unconscious Victim 
 Guideline 4 - Airway 
 Guideline 5 - Breathing 
 Guideline 6 - Compressions
 Guideline 7 - External Automated Defibrillation in Basic Life Support
 Guideline 8 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
 Guideline 9.1.1 - Principles of Control of Bleeding for First Aiders 
 Guideline 9.1.3 - Burns 
 Guideline 9.1.4 - Head Injury 
 Guideline 9.1.6 - Management of Suspected Spinal Injury 
 Guideline 9.2.1 - Recognition and First Aid Management of Heart Attack 
 Guideline 9.2.2 - Stroke 
 Guideline 9.2.3 - Shock 
 Guideline 9.2.5 - First Aid for Asthma 
 Guideline 9.2.7 - Anaphylaxis – First Aid Management
 Guideline 9.3.4 - Heat Induced Illness (Hyperthermia): First Aid Management  
 Guideline 9.4.3 - Tick Bites and Bee, Wasp and Ant Stings
 Guideline 10.4 - The Use of Oxygen in Emergencies

http://resus.org.au/guidelines/ 
http://resus.org.au/guidelines/flowcharts-3/ 

Wye River - Separation Creek - Forrest - Birregurra (Victoria) Fire Support 2015-2016

On the 24th December 2015, LifeAid was requested to provide Fire Fighter support by DELWP (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning ex-DEPI) initially on the fire front in Wye River and Separation Creek where over 160 houses sadly were lost. This later expanded to Base Camp support at Forrest and Birregurra. Over the duration of the deployment 24th Dec 2015 to 22nd Jan 2016 LifeAid tended to the Crews of not only DELWP but also the CFA, CFS, NZ Fire Service and the MFB.

 First Aid Station at the Forrest Base Camp, Forrest Cricket Club

 Forrest Base Camp by day

Forrest Base Camp by night

It's raining, how can there be a fire?

 A very dry Lake Colac

Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning