CPR
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Bleeding
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Tacmed Australia: The tactical primary survey for first responders, The Tactical Primary Survey for First-Responders – TacMed Australia
Tacmed Australia: Tourniquets, https://tacmed.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Arterial-Tourniquets-E-Book-Tacmed-Australia.pdf.
Burns
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Kids Health Information: Burns – prevention and first aid.” The Royal Children’s Hospital, https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Burns_prevention_and_first_aid/.
Choking
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Uptodate: Airways foreign bodies in children, Airway foreign bodies in children – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Uptodate: Airway foreign bodies in adults, Airway foreign bodies in adults – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Poisons
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
NSW Poisons Information Centre: Poisoning First Aid, https://www.poisonsinfo.nsw.gov.au/First-Aid.aspx.
Bites
Australian Bites and Stings – Let’s help protect Australians | Australian Bites and Stings, https://www.bitesandstings.com.au/.
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Australian Venom Research Unit: School of Biomedical Sciences, First Aid.
Clinical Toxinology Resource, University of Adelaide, http://toxinology.com
NSW Poisons Information Centre: Poisoning First Aid, https://www.poisonsinfo.nsw.gov.au/First-Aid.aspx.
Uptodate: Snakebites worldwide: Management, Snakebites worldwide: Management – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Allergic Reactions
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA): Anaphylaxis, https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/about-allergy/anaphylaxis.
Uptodate: Anaphylaxis: Emergency Treatment, Anaphylaxis: Emergency treatment – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia: What is Anaphylaxis?, https://allergyfacts.org.au/allergy-anaphylaxis/what-is-anaphylaxis.
Asthma
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA): Anaphylaxis, https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/about-allergy/anaphylaxis.
Asthma Australia: Home – Asthma Australia | The nation’s peak consumer body
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
National Asthma Council Asutralia: What is asthma? – National Asthma Council Australia
Diabetes
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Diabetes Australia: https://diabetesaustralia.com.au
Drug Overdose
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
NSW Poisons Information Centre: Poisoning First Aid, https://www.poisonsinfo.nsw.gov.au/First-Aid.aspx.
Eye Injury
Agency for clinical innovation: Institute of trauma and injury management, Institute of Trauma and Injury Management (nsw.gov.au)
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
BMJ Best Practice: Eye Trauma, Eye trauma – Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice (hcn.com.au)
Emergency Care Institute: NSW, Emergency Care Institute (nsw.gov.au)
Health Direct: Eye injuries, Eye Injuries | healthdirect
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne: Eye Injury – Trauma Service, Trauma Service : Eye injury (rch.org.au)
Uptodate: Corneal abrasions and corneal foreign bodies: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis, Corneal abrasions and corneal foreign bodies: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Uptodate: The red eye: Evaluation and Management, The red eye: Evaluation and management – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Uptodate: Open globe injuries: Emergency evaluation and initial management, Open globe injuries: Emergency evaluation and initial management – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Uptodate: Traumatic hyphema: Management, Traumatic hyphema: Management – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Uptodate: Topical chemical burns: Initial assessment and management, Topical chemical burns: Initial assessment and management – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Fractures
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Agency for clinical innovation: Institute of trauma and injury management, Institute of Trauma and Injury Management (nsw.gov.au)
Emergency Care Institute: NSW, Emergency Care Institute (nsw.gov.au)
Head Injury
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Agency for clinical innovation: Institute of trauma and injury management, Institute of Trauma and Injury Management (nsw.gov.au)
Emergency Care Institute: NSW, Emergency Care Institute (nsw.gov.au)
Heart Condition
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Heart, stroke and vascular disease: Australian facts, Heart, stroke and vascular disease: Australian facts, Coronary heart disease – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (aihw.gov.au)
Agency for clinical innovation: Institute of trauma and injury management, Institute of Trauma and Injury Management (nsw.gov.au)
Emergency Care Institute: NSW, Emergency Care Institute (nsw.gov.au)
Heart Foundation, Your heart | Heart Foundation
Heart Research Institute: Heart attack causes and warning signs, Heart attack: causes and warning signs • HRI
Seizure
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Epilepsy Foundation: Seizure first aid, Seizure First Aid | Epilepsy Foundation
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne: Kids health information, Kids Health Information : Seizures – safety issues and how to help (rch.org.au)
Shock
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
BMJ best practice: Shock, Shock – Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice (hcn.com.au)
Spinal Injury
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Surf Life Saving: First aid fact sheets, First Aid Fact Sheets (surflifesaving.com.au)
Sprains and strains
BMJ best practice: Musculoskeletal sprains and strains, Musculoskeletal sprains and strains – Treatment algorithm | BMJ Best Practice (hcn.com.au)
Joanna Briggs Institute: Acute ankle sprain: Management, Ovid: Complete Reference
Uptodate: Ankle sprains in adults: Management, Ankle sprain in adults: Management – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Stroke
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Stroke Foundation: Learn/signs of stroke https://Strokefoundation.org.au/
Wound Care
Better Health: Skin cuts and abraisions, Skin cuts and abrasions – Better Health Channel
The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne: Cuts grazes and lacerations, Kids Health Information : Cuts, grazes and lacerations (rch.org.au)
Assessing the Injured Person
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.
Tacmed: The tactical primary survey for first responders, The Tactical Primary Survey for First-Responders – TacMed Australia
Uptodate: Severe lower limb injury in the adult patient, Severe lower extremity injury in the adult patient – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Uptodate: Severe upper extremity injury in the adult patient, Severe upper extremity injury in the adult patient – UpToDate (hcn.com.au)
Recovery Position
Australian Resuscitation Council: ARC Home, https://resus.org.au/.