FIRST AID SERVICES

First Aid Staff and Equipment for Events

SERVICES First aid staff Paramedics Doctors (trauma trained/expedition experienced) Sports strappers Massage therapists All staff are trained to deliver first aid in remote areas. Risk assessment for events Safety and emergency plans for events Equipment includes Defibrillators (AED), BP measuring equipment, Pulse oximeter, BGL Meters and more (see below). Incident logging and post-event report Patient evacuation (non-critical) using specially equipped 4WD vehicles if required Communications/radio/sat-phone network if required Helicopter evacuation service if required EVENT FIRST AID EXPERIENCE We have delivered first aid for events across Australia, from the Blue Mountains to the coast to the outback. In the past we've supplied first aid teams, we've written safety advice for the pre-event kit, we've conducted safety briefings and participant info nights. All first aid work is subject to a risk management plan. Documentation can be supplied for  land managers/regulators if requested. We usually work with the event organiser to write the event Emergency Plan. PAST EVENTS Wild Endurance (100km teams event) 2008 to current The North Face 100 (100km solo trail run) 2008 to current The Angry Doctor (Mountain Bike) 2010 MultiMarathon (640km desert run over 15 days) 2010 Outback expeditions including small groups of walkers pulling carts LATEST EQUIPMENT Our teams are well kitted out with patient care, diagnostic and response equipment. Some of the gear we can supply includes: Defibrillator (AED type) Oxygen - Medical O2 in portable kit with masks and regulator. Suits therapy or full flow 15l/s. Stokes Litter Spine Board Vertical rescue kit (ropes, pulleys etc) Larkin Rescue Frame First Aid Kit Dressings and bandages Splinting equipment Blister kits Blood Pressure cuff and gauge Pulse oximeter Blood Glucose Level monitoring kit Patient care gear such as tent, shelter, sleeping bag and blankets COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK We have a comprehensive kit of communications options to suit all locations that can include: Hand held radios Radio repeaters for hilly locations Satellite phones HF radio / long distance (ideal for a comms link between checkpoints in hilly areas) High performance antenna options for each type of radio We can also monitor the 406mHz band in case of distress beacon activation on the course (either EPIRB or PLB). If this occurs we liaise with police and the Rescue Coordination Centre in Canberra. For large jobs we bring our own radio technician. INCIDENT LOGGING All first aid staff keep written records of incidents. This promotes the best possible patient care and offers protection to event organisers for serious medical cases. QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED Our first aiders are wilderness, remote or senior qualified depending on what it required. Paramedics are available for some jobs.  Most of our first aiders are also qualified remote area and roping guides and as such are experienced in caring for patients in remote areas and/or for extended duration. We can supply whitewater rescue-qualified first aiders and ski/snow-qualified first aiders if required.

The Angry Doctor mountain bike race, Mogo State Forest. Photo D Jones. The start line at Wild Endurance, Dunphy's Camp, Blue Mountains. Photo D Jones.

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