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Afraid of dark, tight spaces, or dizzying heights? What about environments so dangerous that only high skilled specialists dare to enter? For the past two decades, the St John WA (SJWA) Special Operations Paramedics (PSOs) team has been confronting these challenges head-on. Established in 2004, the now team of 22 has been working hard with…

The fast response of St John Health Kambalda and SJWA on-road teams recently helped save the life of a patient presenting with chest pain. Their coordinated effort from reception through to paramedics illustrates the importance of timely intervention.  On March 10, Rick Bell arrived at St John Health Kambalda experiencing chest pain that had persisted…

St John WA (SJWA) has proudly celebrated NAIDOC Week by sponsoring key Aboriginal conferences and delivering hands-on, culturally sensitive first aid engagement at community events. As part of an ongoing commitment to supporting Aboriginal-led initiatives and building stronger relationships with First Nations communities, SJWA sponsored three major events including the Aboriginal Health Council of WA’s…

This July marks a significant milestone for St John WA’s Community Transport Services (CTS) as they celebrate 10 years of supporting the community through accessible, reliable transport. The first recorded job took place in June 2015, with the service officially commencing July 2015.   From its beginnings, CTS has grown into a trusted and much-loved service thanks to the incredible people…

This International Paramedics Day, St John WA (SJWA) celebrates the spirit of the unity and community theme by spotlighting our University and Industry Engagement Program. Led from our Belmont hub, the initiative connects paramedic mentors with students from Notre Dame and Edith Cowan Universities. Every day of the year, two dedicated mentoring ambulances are on…

A recent first aid course done by a St John WA team member has paid off, with a little girl saved from choking. Ashleigh Kretzmann was at her local shopping centre last week when she heard a woman crying out that her daughter was choking. The girl, who was about four years old, had been…

In the Spirit of NAIDOC Week – celebrating the next generation: strength, vision and legacy – St John WA team members and the Perth community have donated 10 large boxes of ball clothes to remote Aboriginal communities. Emergency Medical Technician Jade Maitland-Smith, from Dawesville, has been quietly distributing donated ball clothes over the past six…

St John WA (SJWA) has donated 75 manual Ferno stretchers, worth more than $800,000, to African hospitals and medical clinics to be used for patient transfer or in ambulances. The stretchers will be distributed in Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda, as well as Cambodia in south-east Asia, as part of Rotary Australia World Community Service’s…

The St John Academy has kicked off for the first time in nearly a decade, reimagining the previously run Cadet Program. Nick Overington started as a Cadet with Melville in 2011 and 14 years on, is now a dedicated and talented Paramedic working in the newly created Clinical Lead role with St John WA. The…