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St John WA has welcomed 33 new Student Ambulance Officers to the frontline, with the new starters beginning their on-road shifts on April 2. The ranks have also been boosted with four direct-entry Paramedics starting on April 3. This is in addition to 23 Ambulance Officers going through the final stages of their progression to…

St John WA welcomes evidence two of the major drivers to surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) – bystander CPR and bystander use of defibrillators – improved in 2021.  St John performed resuscitation on 1115 cardiac arrest patients in 2021 (up from 1086 in 2020), of which 20.6 per cent survived to hospital handover (230 patients…

Rachel Cubitt worked at St John answering emergency calls in the State Operations Centre before transitioning to a team leader role delivering first aid training. Her experience makes her uniquely placed to understand how basic first aid skills, including how to call Triple Zero (000), can save a life. “For families who are travelling, even…

Almost 80 members of the St John WA team were recognised for their ongoing service to humanity at a bumper Investiture event at the start of April. Investiture is a traditional ceremony welcoming or promoting staff and volunteers to the Order of St John for going over and above their duty to the organisation or…

St John WA’s Community First Responder has been expanded, with 23 new defibrillators installed in the Perth metropolitan area. All of the new defibs are publicly accessible to the WA public. New locations include St John Health centres in Joondalup and Cockburn, 20 ambulance stations and St John’s central hub in Belmont. “These defibs will…

When Michael “Tiny” Napier signed up to be a St John volunteer “many moons” ago, he never imagined he would one day be the patient. The Pilbara local – and 2022 St John WA Country Volunteer of the Year – suffered a heart attack in Perth in February. St John paramedic Rick Candy and ambulance…

When Tina Lembo signed up to be a St John Event Health Services volunteer she thought she would be helping to save lives What she didn’t expect was that one day she would save her own. While eating a freshly cooked pizza at home, Tina found herself choking on a piece of crust. Alone at…

St John WA marked 2023 International Women’s Day with a keynote address from incoming Board Member, Wonnarua woman and Warrikal Chief Executive Officer Amanda Healy who reflected on her remarkable career at an event attended by members of the St John team from across the business.  Shu Yin Chia, Stella Clack, Rose Gibbons, Aideen Chandler, and Debbie Strachan. (not pictured: Natasha…

Every year, about 300,000 people call St John through Triple Zero (000) seeking emergency ambulance assistance. Western Australians are generally pretty good at knowing when they are facing a life-threatening emergency. St John aims to  arm people with a better understanding of the right time to call an ambulance, and make sure everyone knows what other…

Being a first responder can be stressful, so how does one unwind? For four St John paramedics, it’s about getting together to train and compete in WA’s most gruelling and iconic open-water race. The ‘Paddla’medics’ are a team consisting of paramedic swimmers and crew. Jeremy Anderberg, Daniel Mason, Andrew Wishart, and Gary Cook have been…