Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

So, you’ve finished your St John WA first aid course. Why not put your first aid skills to good use by downloading the free First Responder App and helping in nearby emergency situations? You could save a life! Become a registered First Responder he St John First Responder app allows qualified first aiders in Western…

St John WA has partnered with four community organisations, Wirrpanda Foundation, Clontarf and the Moorditj Koort and Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporations, to support regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through the donation of 14 defibrillators. The defibrillators have been supplied by St John to each organisation to activate across 14 towns in the Goldfields-Esperance, Avon,…

The St John First Responder app is free and could help you save a life, so join the 200,000 West Australians who have already downloaded it.  Whilst the app has helped First Responders save countless lives, not every situation is life threatening so here we discuss some of the handy – and vital – first…

St John WA wrapped up its annual St John Experience in August after two days of broadcast from the Perth Conference and Exhibition Centre. The St John Experience has previously attracted thousands of St John WA staff and volunteers from across the State, but was cancelled entirely during 2020 due to the risks posed by…

St John WA’s Boyup Brook Sub Centre has taken home the Sub Centre of the Year Award at the annual St John Experience recognition ceremony. The awards recognise sub centres and individuals across the state who go above and beyond to support the services St John delivers. The Boyup Brook Sub Centre is known for…

Ravensthorpe Sub Centre Chairperson Wendy Price has today been recognised as St John WA’s Volunteer of the Year for Operations. Ms Price was recognised for the incredible sacrifice she makes for her work, cementing the ambulance service and deliverance of care in her community. The emergency medical technician and mother of six joined St John…

St John WA has awarded Glynne Thomas the Volunteer of the Year for Community Education award in recognition of his contribution to the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Awarded the coveted title at the annual St John Experience conference, Mr Thomas was commended for his vital role in supplying emergency health divisions with the required…

BHP Nickel West Kambalda is supporting St John WA with servicing the wider Goldfields community, after committing more than $36,000 for the purchase and installation of a Corpuls3 monitor and defibrillator for the local sub centre. A Corpuls3, a state-of-the-art defibrillator system, supports continual monitoring of patients during the 45-minute trip from Kambalda to Kalgoorlie.…

In May 2020, Con Paioff was declared medically dead for over 16 minutes. Thanks to his two children and St John WA paramedics, he is alive and well to tell the tale. On a night like any other, and working from home in his study, Con suffered a sudden cardiac arrest that left him breathless…

Pinpointing your exact location can become difficult in an emergency situation. For example, you may not know the precise address, or it may be in a regional location or along a lengthy stretch of road without street signage or landmarks. Help us find you in an emergency by using the St John First Responder App, which…