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Why you need an AED? Every 20 minutes some one in Australia dies of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Why calling an Ambulance is not enough For every minute of delay in Sudden Cardiac Arrest, there is a 10% decrease in chance of survival Why specially a HeartSine Samaritan 500P?  Without a HeartSine Samaritan 500P in particular, your AED could leave you vulnerable in terms of one of the important links in the Chain of Survival – CPR. The HeartSine Samaritan 500P in the ONLY device that can ensure that your compressions are in fact effective - and specific to each individual victim...

  You will notice since this Video was made we include the 10m Snake Bite Bandage and C.A.T, tourniquet in the Workplace kit as standard.

Turns out that horse owners like you and me are pretty bad at picking up subtle signs of horse pain. It's easy to see acute pain in horses. They seem depressed, there might be obvious guarding or lameness. It's the more subtle and ongoing pain that can be difficult to pick.

While this video is extremely helpful in helping to understand what a first responder needs to do to save a life, we highly recommend our customers do a First Aid Course.  Note that the Emergency number on this is American. Ours is 000

So this city-slicker (me) moved to this wonderful property deep in the rainforests of North Queensland. Sound asleep, 4am, my little dog gave that bark which meant "I'm not joking Mum this is serious".  Hopping out of bed, I turned the light on only to see a huge snake stretched across my headboard.  Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour, and while I was pretty sure it wasn't venomous, I really didn't know my snakes yet.  So downstairs for a tea and a look at the best book I own - Wildlife of Tropical Queensland.  Phew! It was just a green...