First Aid & Safety

First Aid & Safety

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First Aid

Rescue Swag

Once you have downloaded the ‘Rescue Swag‘ app to your device, no mobile service is required to operate or access the first aid instructions, making it a reliable option when out and about.

Useful information is also included to instruct you on how to apply the Rescue Swag outer as a Sling, Splint and use as a Water Carrier. As the Rescue Swag is designed to be the ultimate in portability, it is compact, tough and easy to stow. An introductory product tour and instructions on fitting your Rescue Swag to your saddle, bike or machinery using the webbing straps and clips is provided.

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iFirst Aid

iFirst Aid is an Emergency First Aid assistant which includes essential First Aid topics: CPR, Bleeding, Burns, Choking, Poisoning and more

iFirst Aid gives you useful information when traveling such as local emergency numbers and our Find My Family section enables you to inform your family and friends of your whereabouts whilst traveling. If you find yourself in an emergency situation, simply use our “Emergency” feature to broadcast your current location to your family list. It also provides Police, Fire, Ambulance and Poison Information Centre numbers for 99 countries, with more coming soon.

iFirst Aid is designed in Australia by Survival Emergency Solutions to meet some of the most harsh and unforgiving conditions on the planet. So you can count on it wherever you are around the globe.

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See also:

Australian First Aid - Pocket Guide

Provides simple to follow information and treatment guides, including an intro to first aid, most common trauma and medical emergencies. Ideal for families, travellers, outdoor enthusiasts, motorists, teachers, youth workers, camp leaders, parents and anyone who wants to be prepared for a medical emergency.
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St John Ambulance First Aid

Presents step-by-step emergency First Aid information to the user with a large clear image for each step. Developed with the help of Intensive Care Paramedics and First Aid training specialists it is packed with some of the most common conditions that require immediate life saving First Aid. Topics include: Allergic Reaction, Asthma, Bites & Stings, Burns, Choking, Fractures, Removal of Helmet and much more …

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St Johns First Responder

St John First Responder app’s main feature notifies a suitably qualified app user of an incident in their vicinity, giving them an opportunity to provide first aid to the persons needing it. Once an incident is accepted the app will display a map showing both the incident location, app user location and the shortest path to the incident, as well as a live tracker of an approaching ambulance.

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St John's Resuscitate

Resuscitate focuses on the importance of the St John DRSABCD Action Plan. The DRSABCD Action Plan is used by First Responders around the world as primary assessment for every casualty.

Included in the App is a powerful proximity sensor that locates your nearest St John Ambulance Public Access Defibrillator (PAD). As PAD’s become more readily available ensure you have the confidence to correctly manage a medical emergency.

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Australian Red Cross First Aid

The official Australian Red Cross First Aid app gives you instant access to the information you need to know to handle the most common first aid emergencies. Interactive and simple step-by-step advice means it’s never been easier to know first aid.

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Cures A-Z

Cures A-Z guides you in effectively and safely treating most common health issues using the best of the natural and prescription tools available.

A summary of Cures A-Z’s features includes:

  • Conditions A-Z: An index of hundreds of health conditions and recommended treatments using the best of both natural and prescriptions therapies.
  • Nutrition Guide: An index of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients your body needs, what they are, and the role each plays in your body’s health.
  • Backgrounds on different herbals and their benefits.

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Essential Anatomy 3

Essential Anatomy 3 represents the latest in groundbreaking 3D technology and innovative design. A cutting edge 3D graphics engine, powers a highly-detailed anatomical model and delivers outstanding quality graphics that no other competitor can achieve.

The app represents a unique approach to learning general anatomy. The graphics are unparalleled and make learning, through the use of informative content and innovative features, a rich and engaging experience.

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Safety

Beachsafe

Taking a road trip up the coast? On holiday? Or just looking for the right beach for you? Find your nearest beaches in seconds.

Brought to you by Surf Life Saving Australia, the Beachsafe app includes the location, weather, surf conditions and hazards plus the local facilities for all Australian beaches. Importantly, the current lifesaving service for each beach is listed to help you find the nearest patrolled beach. Beachsafe also provides expert advice about rip currents, flags and signs, waves, marine creatures, surf skills and more.

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UV Index Widget - Worldwide

UV Index Widget – Worldwide is a handy little app to check the current radiation level from the Sun (the UV Index), the highest UV Index forecast for today, and the forecasted UV Index for the next 7 days, anywhere on Earth. You can also add the UV Index to your Home Screen using the accompanying widgets, set notifications for when the UV Radiation exceeds certain levels, and automatically add the UV levels to your Apple Health app.

The app will instantly show the current UV Index (UVI) at your location in an intuitive way. Tap and hold to see the peak UV Index for today. You can also see when the Sun rises and sets, and at what time the UV Index is at its highest level.

About UV and sun protection times (BOM)

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Xcursion

Xcursion is an emergency and incident management system that helps teachers plan and prepare for medical, dietary and logistical concerns when taking students away. It enables teachers to proactively manage student health and pastoral concerns, before they become issues.

Xcursion provides a secure, legally robust audit trail of information on all medical and emergency incidents which may occur on an excursion. It delivers real time reports on incidents that have happened in the field, keeping senior management in the loop with accurate and precise details about an incident to help you respond in the fastest and most effective way.

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Key Features Include:

  • Student Profiles
  • Medical & Dietary information
  • Daily Medication Management
  • Dynamic Emergency Action Plans
  • Critical Incident Response
  • Detailed Comprehensive Reporting

Everything you need to know about responding to emergency situations is at your fingertips. Xcursion provides teachers with guided responsive action plans that take them through effective industry leading management practices and records all important data along the way to help protect everyone concerned. Active risk management and mitigation always on hand!

Seqwater Public Safety

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Seqwater’s public safety app will allow users to sign up to receive our dam release notifications and recreation and safety notices so that all visitors to our dams, lakes and parks play it safe.

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UV Lens

UV Lens

Exposure to sunlight’s ultraviolet radiation (UV) can damage your skin, cause sunburn and increase your risk of skin cancer. UVLens shows you when you need to take care and when you can safely enjoy the sun.

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SunSmart

Lets you know when you need sun protection across Australia … times are issued daily by the Bureau of Meteorology – you can find a 7 day forecast, the UV level and sun protection times for your local area. Personalised alerts for daily sun protection times, either at specific time or UV level.

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GetHomeSafe

GetHomeSafe calls for help when you or your phone can’t, providing reassurance during any activity where you feel vulnerable about your personal safety – it will check up on you throughout your chosen activity and check you get home safe! If you don’t check in safe as planned, GetHomeSafe will raise an alarm on your behalf via email or SMS (charges apply) to as many people as you want! The alerts are sent from the GetHomeSafe servers, not your phone. You don’t need a working phone or even to be be conscious for an alert to be sent.

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SafeTrx

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Official app of the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and Marine Rescue Queensland – The ‘Coast Guard SafeTrx’ app allows you to register your vessel (including paddle craft) and plan your journey on your smartphone.

Registering vessel and trip information could not be any easier. Follow the registration process to start using the app. Finalise the registration in the website with the same login codes. Once your registration details have been saved, you can make your choice from the menu in the app. You may either plan and file your trip (Sail plan mode) or just activate the tracking function of the app (Track only mode).

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Trip Intentions

Let someone know before you go

A collection of trip intention forms and links that are well worth considering when planning a trip into the hills, down a river or out to sea.

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