Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

St John WA is warning e-scooter riders to avoid alcohol and excessive speed – particularly as the hours grow darker over the winter months – as part of National Road Safety Week (May 15 -22). St John’s paramedics attend an average of 15 e-scooter accidents a month, most of which are life-threatening and involving predominantly…

St John WA will be celebrating its 6238-strong volunteers – and welcoming 142 new country volunteers recruited from its ‘Looking For Legends’ campaign – as part of National Volunteer Week, running May 16 to 22. St John Head of Country Ambulance Justin Fonte said volunteers had been at the heart of St John since the…

A national independent survey* commissioned by St John as part of National Volunteer Week celebrations has revealed young Australians are the most keen to put their hand up to serve their community in the future. The survey of more than 1000 Australians found: It also revealed almost a third of fulltime workers would consider taking…

Fast Facts Witnessed cardiac arrests in the community where the patient has an initial shockable rhythm are shown to have to the greatest survival rates 30 days after hospital. This definable cohort, known as the Utstein group, allows for more meaningful comparisons.   In 2020, 35.7 per cent – or 66 of the 185 patients falling…

The Western Australian bush can be a tough place. That’s why St John WA is thrilled to be able to partner with so many other services when an emergency call comes from a remote area. On Sunday, a woman hiking in Karajini National Park was bitten by a snake, and anyone who knows Karajini will…

ANZAC Day is an important part of our history, as Australians and as members of St John WA. This is true for our entire organisation, but particularly for those who work and volunteer at our Albany Sub Centre. The ANZAC legacy lives strongly in the city of Albany because on November 1, 1914, 30,000 young Australians…

Every now and then the Triple Zero call-takers at St John WA get to experience something so far out of the ordinary, the successful completion of such a call grants them membership into an exclusive club. The Stork Club is for emergency dispatchers who help to deliver a baby over the phone. If a bub…

Security vision has captured the moment would-be thieves broke into an ambulance at St John WA’s Belmont depot and trashed it, leaving thousands of dollars’ worth of damage and a vehicle off the road for at least eight weeks. The break-in happened near the start of the month in the early hours of the morning…

For many children, hospitals and ambulances can be frightening places. They are bright, sometimes loud, and things move very quickly. Add in illness to these sensory overloads and it’s no wonder an emergency can be so frightening for children. So when the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital approached St John WA for…

Local St John Country Ambulance Paramedic Shelly Johnstone has been recognised by the Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA) at the 2022 Women in Ambulance Awards. Known for her work as a trainer, mentor and talented paramedic, the mum-of-three was awarded for her longstanding commitment and impact on St John WA’s country operations, having worked for…