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Young men have overtaken young women in ambulance callouts due to alcohol intoxication, the latest State-wide figures released by St John Ambulance WA and the Curtin University based-McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth show. The figures show there were 251 reported cases of young Western Australian men aged 18 and younger requiring urgent…

With spring upon us and the weather starting to warm up, St John is advising people to be vigilant when outdoors with snakes and spiders becoming more active around this time.  St John State Operations Centre General Manager Phil Martin said if anyone is bitten by a snake or venomous spider they should call triple…

St John CEO Tony Ahern said they are incredibly grateful for the donation which will allow for more than 1,000 defibrillators to be provided to sporting clubs, not for profit organisations and community groups. “St John is a believer in a “system saving people”, Mr Ahern said. “That system includes publicly accessible defibrillators, people trained…

St John is bringing around 30 people together to share their experiences, meet the paramedics and members of the public who treated them, and celebrate their remarkable resilience. This inaugural ‘Celebrate Life’ event provides an opportunity to acknowledge the incredible work of bystanders, call takers in the State Operations Centre and Paramedics in saving the…

St John Ambulance WA and the Town of Cambridge have partnered in a two year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer a range of initiatives to make Cambridge a St John WA Safe Town.  The St John WA Safe Town program aims to assist in the saving of lives and provide the community with the…

Increasing the number of life-saving defibrillators and boosting the number of people using first aid to help people in distress will improve the rural WAs reliance. St John is a believer in a “system saving people”. That system includes publically accessible defibrillators, people trained in first aid and quality, timely ambulance services. “In WA, St John provides…

The new St John Ambulance WA training centre in Cantonment St Fremantle has trained its first students this month. Among the first students was a group of volunteers from St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, a Fremantle based service which offers services for those at risk of being homeless and the disadvantaged. The venue consists of…

Close to 750 South West high school students will today be given a stark reminder of the dangers of texting while driving during one of the largest crash scene simulations ever hosted by St John Ambulance WA. Staged at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on July 27, the event involves local paramedics, Country Youth Ambulance…

Seizures can be nerve-wracking for anyone to witness so it’s critical that all Aussies know how to provide seizure First Aid when the health event occurs. What not to do is just as crucial as what you should do, for your own safety and the safety of the casualty. What Causes Seizures? Seizures can be…

We’re all too familiar with the traditional warnings of ‘may contain traces of…’ but what if we miss the signs? Follow our tips on how to spot the signs and symptoms. Allergies vs Anaphylaxis Allergies are a reaction to foreign substances that our body deems harmful even if the substance does not contain any dangerous…