As an active patrolling member it is important to stay up to date with all the latest First Aid policies and procedures. On this page we will endevaour to bring you updates and changes to these policies and other information that will assist you in preforming your duties.

Please note, this information is for the use of qualified SLSA members only and not should be used without proper training. For more information about any of the information contained on this pages, please contact our First Aid Officer

Changes to CPR 2006/07

This year the National Board of Lifesaving has recently adopted the new Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines for resuscitation. The main changes include;

• 30:2 rates for one and two person operations in ALL patients.
• TWO initial breaths instead of five.
• The two initial breaths and the consequence breaths in the 30:2 cycle are known as "Rescue breathing"
• REMOVAL of pulse checks and EAR ( 1 breath every 4 seconds) from the process.
• Change compression operators every 2 minutes.

If you would like to know more about the background of the changes go to SLSA website or www.resus.org.au.