Author Archive: Jolene Page

Many of you have met our wonderful volunteer Medics on scenes or at fundraising events. So we thought we would tell you a little about our other very important members, our fleet of Response Vehicles (RV) that do all the…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated earlier this year that 800 000 people across the world die annually from self harm and that many more attempts are made. This is around one person every 40 seconds. It is a global…
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One of the more common types of injuries Community Medics attends to are vehicle related incidents, including pedestrian vehicle collisions.  This is where a pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle. The reasons vary, from people walking in the dark…
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Burn treatment is part of first aid that everyone is likely to deal with at some point.  Burns also attract some of the strangest and truly harmful home remedy and old wives tale advice. When a burn is sustained, the…
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How do you know whether to call an emergency medical service, proceed to hospital yourself or see your doctor or a clinic nurse? It can be a tough decision to make.  A basic rule of thumb is that if the…
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