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  2. Emergency medical services in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Ambulance services in Australia use, for the most part, well educated professional staff, supplemented in low volume rural areas by volunteers. The level of training for volunteers is considered to be a high level of skill at advanced first aid. Paid staff fall into two categories: Transport Officers and Paramedics.

  3. St John Ambulance Australia Cadets - Wikipedia

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    The teaching of first aid to cadets and juniors is of primary importance to the movement. This training mainly takes place during weekly divisional meetings, but can also extend to statewide or nationwide events, such as the National Cadet Camp. [11] Cadets learn a wide variety of first aid skills, including CPR, asthma treatment and bandaging.

  4. St John Ambulance Australia ranks and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Members aged between 11 and 14 years of age and in possession of a Basic First Aid Certificate. As for cadet, but with leadership responsibilities. Members aged between 15 and 18 and in possession of a Provide First Aid Certificate. As for Senior Cadets, but with leadership responsibilities.

  5. Australian Qualifications Framework - Wikipedia

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    The Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE) is the graduation certificate awarded to most students in Australian high schools, and is equivalent to the Advance Placement of North America and the A-Levels of the United Kingdom. Students completing the SSCE are usually aged 16 to 18 and study full-time for two years (years 11 and 12 of ...

  6. Certified first responder - Wikipedia

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    Importantly, this training can be conducted by an EMT-Basic with some field experience—which is a resource available "in-house" for many volunteer fire departments who do not have the resources for full EMT training. The first responder training is intended to fill the gap between First Aid and Emergency Medical Technician.

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  8. First aid - Wikipedia

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    The universal first aid symbol A US Navy corpsman gives first aid to an injured Iraqi citizen.. Medical portal; First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with a medical emergency, [1] with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive.

  9. Health care in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that out-of-pocket payments increased four-and-a-half times faster than government funding in 2014–15. [62] This has led to large numbers of patients skipping treatment or medicine. [63] Australian out-of-pocket health expenses are the third highest in the developed world. [62] [1]