First Aid Knowledge and Emergency Response Guides

Welcome to the REACHAU First Aid Knowledge Hub.

Here you will find practical guides that explain how to recognise and respond to medical emergencies in real-world situations.

Our articles cover essential first aid topics including bleeding control, CPR, snakebite management, remote workplace emergencies, and nationally recognised first aid training.

Each guide is designed to help people understand not only what to do, but why first aid techniques work.

When Choking Becomes Collapse: Practise the Change in Response

Britt Brennan

Published on: 30/10/2026

Andre Bond's WA inquest is a useful starting point for practising how a choking response changes when a person becomes unresponsive.

Childcare First Aid: Connecting Plans, People and Practice

Britt Brennan

Published on: 29/10/2026

Help your education and care team connect first aid training with supervision, individual action plans, accessible equipment and clear emergency roles.

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First Aid Refresher: What to Practise and Ask | REACHAU

Britt Brennan

Published on: 18/10/2026

Due for a first aid or CPR refresher? Bring your questions, practise the decisions that matter and build confidence in the skills you may need to use.

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Workplace First Aid Drills: A Practical Guide for WA Teams

Britt Brennan

Published on: 18/10/2026

Test your workplace first aid response with a practical team exercise covering help, equipment, access and handover, with lessons from a WA inquest.

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Heat Stroke First Aid: What Torran Thomas's Inquest Teaches Us

Britt Brennan

Published on: 12/09/2026

Learn heat stroke warning signs and Australian first aid steps, with respectful lessons from Torran Thomas's inquest for clubs, schools and workplaces.

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HLTAID009 vs HLTAID011: Is CPR-Only Training Enough?

Britt Brennan

Published on: 11/09/2026

HLTAID009 or HLTAID011? What each unit covers, why CPR-only training leaves a gap in most WA workplaces, and a simple plan to keep first aid skills current.

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The Deadly Beauty of the Blue-Ringed Octopus

Britt Brennan Published on: 08/10/2025

The blue-ringed octopus is tiny, but its bite can paralyse and stop breathing. Why it is so dangerous, what to do if someone is bitten and how training helps.

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