First Aid & CPR Articles
Practical first aid knowledge, training insights and safety guidance from Horizon Training.
- CPR and First Aid Training for Childcare Centres
In a childcare setting, emergencies can happen without warning. From cardiac arrest to asthma attacks and severe allergic reactions, educators must be ready to act immediately.
- Why Group CPR and First Aid Training is a Must for Every Workplace
Workplaces are dynamic environments, and accidents or medical emergencies can happen when least expected. Ensuring your team is equipped with life-saving skills like CPR and first aid is not just smart -it's essential.
- Community, Compassion & CPR: Training That Fits Real Life
At Horizon Training, we believe first aid and CPR education should be practical, supportive, and fit around real life -not the other way around.
- Private First Aid and CPR Training at Home
Learning in your own home means you'll feel more relaxed, ask more questions, and remember more when it really counts.
- How to Do CPR in 2026: What's Changed and Why It Matters
The Australian Resuscitation Council updated its CPR guidelines, yet fewer than half of Australians know the current technique. Here's everything you need to know — and why it matters more than ever.
- Why Bystanders Freeze During Cardiac Arrest — And How to Overcome It
Research shows bystander hesitation is the single greatest barrier to cardiac arrest survival. Fear of doing harm stops most people from acting. Here's what actually happens in those critical moments — and how to rewire your response.
- Drowning Prevention: What Every Australian Parent Needs to Know
Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in Australian children under 5. Most incidents happen in backyard pools, in under 30 seconds, in silence. Here's what every parent must know.
- When the Ambulance Is 15 Minutes Away: Why Your First Aid Skills Are the Real Emergency Response
In many Sunshine Coast suburbs, ambulances take 14–18 minutes to arrive. In cardiac arrest, brain damage begins in 4–6 minutes. The maths is confronting — and it makes bystander first aid the most critical link in the chain of survival.
- Heatstroke vs Heat Exhaustion: How to Tell the Difference and Act Fast
Heatstroke and heat exhaustion look similar but require very different responses. One is a medical emergency. Here's how to tell them apart and what to do in the critical first minutes.
- Choking in Children: The Foods, the Risks, and the Right Response
Choking is a leading cause of accidental injury in children under 5. Most incidents are preventable — and knowing the right response in the first 60 seconds makes all the difference.
- Dangerous First Aid Myths That Could Cost a Life
Butter on burns. Tilting the head for nosebleeds. Giving aspirin for all chest pain. These first aid myths are still widely believed in Australia — and some of them can cause serious harm.
- AED Defibrillators in Public: Where They Are and How to Use One
Australia has thousands of public AEDs — in shopping centres, gyms, airports, and sporting clubs. Many go unused in cardiac arrest because bystanders are afraid of them. Here's how they work, and why you can't get it wrong.
- Heart Attack vs Cardiac Arrest: Australians Still Confuse the Two
A 2024 Heart Foundation survey found 58% of Australians cannot correctly distinguish a heart attack from cardiac arrest. The confusion leads to delayed or wrong responses. Here's what you need to know.
- Surf and Beach Safety: First Aid Skills Every Coastal Australian Should Have
Surf Life Saving Australia recorded over 600 coastal rescues on the Sunshine Coast in 2024 alone. From rip currents to spinal injuries, here's what you need to know before your next trip to the beach.
- First Aid at Sporting Events: Is Your Club Ready?
Several Australian athletes collapsed during community sport in 2024, prompting Sports Medicine Australia to call for mandatory first aid officers at registered clubs. Is your club compliant — and more importantly, prepared?
- How Workplace First Aid Laws Are Changing in Australia
Safe Work Australia's updated First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice introduces clearer ratio requirements, mental health first aid obligations, and refresher training intervals. Here's what changed and what it means for your business.
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