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St John WA staff, volunteers and first aid trainers have nominated their most common myths to bust over the month of March to celebrate 130 years since the inaugural first aid course delivered in Western Australia. In 1892, 20 police, 10 railway workers and two members of the community attended the inaugural first aid training…

How St John returns 1000 hours of emergency ambulance service to community every month About 1000 hours of emergency ambulance response are returned to community every month as part of St John WA’s strategies to address ambulance ramping. St John WA Executive Director of Ambulance Deon Brink said monthly ramping figures had reduced since August…

St John WA has launched its first ever Statewide recruitment campaign to welcome new volunteers to its Country Ambulance network. Looking for Legends calls on everyday Western Australians to support the community and upskill as a St John WA Country Ambulance volunteer. The campaign was launched by St John WA following a 6.9 per cent rise…

Working for St John WA isn’t all about lights and sirens, priority one calls, and life-threatening emergencies. While plenty of it is, a big part of what the organisation does has nothing to do with high-stress, high-stakes situations. Sometimes the job of an ambulance crew takes a different turn, and involves fulfilling the last request…

This list will help get you started Unfortunately, accidents can happen anywhere, including the workplace. Making sure your workplace is first-aid ready with the right processes, knowledge and resources is an important part of creating a safe work environment. The office first aid kit is an essential tool. But when was the last time last…

St John WA representatives who took part in last year’s PrideFEST event at Gloucester Park are bursting with pride, having won Best in Show at the parade celebrating all things LGBTQIA+. Paramedics, volunteers, event health services staff and support workers joined St John CEO Michelle Fyfe on the track – along with Kura Bear –…

Medals in Australia Day honours Three country ambulance members of St John WA have been named as part of the Australia Day honours as recipients of an Ambulance Service Medal (ASM). Karratha Station Manager Sarel De Koker, Brookton Volunteer Ambulance Officer Cliff Fishlock and Broome paramedic Jacqueline Mackay have been awarded the ASM. St John…

Doing any job for 30 years is a pretty good achievement, but for two St John WA paramedics, reaching three decades of service has extra special meaning. Christine Hunter and Wayne Cranstoun were in the same graduating cohort of paramedics in 1992. Thirty years later, they are the sole remaining active officers from their group.…

St John WA has today been identified as having the most rapid response to Priority 1 patients of any Australian state, the 2022 Productivity Commission Report on Government Services has revealed. In FY21, half of all responding St John WA ambulances arrived at the scene of a Code 1 emergency in 9.4 minutes, ranking it…

St John WA is calling on revellers to be mindful of their drinking following a surge in alcohol-related ambulance cases in 2021. Figures released by the state’s emergency ambulance service have revealed ambulance cases related directly to alcohol consumption jumped by 8 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, or 12 per cent…