Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

Ambulance Paramedic Brian McLuckie ASM has experienced the transformation of pre-hospital care over 40 years serving the Western Australian community with St John WA on the emergency ambulance front line. In marking his fourth decade, colleagues and friends paid tribute to Brian saying he had built a reputation not only as an exceptional clinician passionate…

Tomorrow is International Paramedics Day (IPD). IPD was launched on 8 July 2022  to honour Dominique-Jean Larrey, the man often referred to as the ‘father of modern-day ambulance services’. It’s a day to recognise the valuable contributions paramedics make to society, and to educate the public on the wide variety of roles they undertake to…

Nine St John WA Paramedics have shared their experience on the organisation’s social media channels to demonstrate the diverse career options available to mark the second ever International Paramedics Day. The cross-section of the St John WA team work in clinical support, the STORC midwifery program, on road in emergency ambulance crews and supporting regional Triple…

St John WA is delivering additional specialist training to paramedicine students at Edith Cowan University to enable students to deploy with emergency ambulance services in the event of a disaster. The new surge workforce program provides Western Australia’s emergency ambulance service with a reserve team which can deploy as volunteers to support the response to…

A young Perth girl who used her newly acquired first aid skills to save her big sister’s life has been hailed a hero. Eight-year-old Tia Cummins was taught life-saving skills through St John WA’s First Aid Focus program, which ran classes at her Swan View school last month. Within hours of completing the course, Tia’s…

Volunteer Experience Business Partners Allison Rayner and Elza Wallis are preparing to launch a new Volunteer Advocacy Team in August, which will provide St John WA volunteers with a clear pathway to be represented and input into the future of the organisation. The Team will have representation from all the volunteer streams within St John…

Since launching on Mother’s Day this year, St John WA’s new on-call midwife program has helped advise frontline crews on more than a few obstetrics jobs. State Obstetrics Referral Call (STORC) is a 24-hour helpline made up of a team of midwives with extensive knowledge of St John Clinical Practice Guidelines. This team is ready to assist all on-road crews…

St John Waroona Sub Centre has contributed to community safety by donating three Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the Waroona police station. Two of the AEDs will be readily available in police cars, allowing officers to respond swiftly to critical situations, potentially saving valuable minutes in emergency situations. The third AED has been installed externally…

Twelve members of the St John WA team have received the distinguished Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) and at least two other team members received general appointments and awards as part of the King’s Birthday Honours for 2023. The Ambulance Service Medal offers recognition for distinguished service to members of an Australian ambulance service. See the…

The 2023 Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Emergency Services Blood Challenge has started, with St John WA hoping to come out on top for the sixth consecutive year. Running 1 June to 31 August, the challenge invites emergency services teams and their supporters to donate blood or plasma and help save lives. Committed to saving lives…