Have a query about first aid? St John Ambulance has a range of downloadable fact sheets that provide a step-by-step guide to basic first aid addressing common emergency situations.
- DRSABCD Action Plan / Resuscitation (pdf)
- AED maintenance checklist (pdf)
- Anaphylaxis - using an Anapen (pdf)
- Anaphylaxis - using an EpiPen (pdf)
- Asthma attack (pdf)
- Bat bites and scratches (pdf)
- Bites and stings quick guide (pdf)
- Burns and scalds (pdf)
- Choking adult / child (over 1 year) (pdf)
- Choking infant (under 1 year) (pdf)
- Concussion (pdf)
- CPR Adult (pdf)
- CPR Infants (pdf)
- Diabetic emergency (pdf)
- Dog bite (pdf)
- Electric shock (pdf)
- Epileptic seizures (pdf)
- Eye injuries (pdf)
- Fainting (pdf)
- Febrile convulsions (pdf)
- First aid kit (pdf)
- Fractures and dislocations (pdf)
- Frostbite (pdf)
- Heart attack (pdf)
- Heat-induced conditions (pdf)
- How to handwash (pdf)
- Hypothermia (pdf)
- Nose bleed (pdf)
- Poisoning (pdf)
- Recovery position (pdf)
- Rescuing a drowning person (pdf)
- Severe Bleeding (pdf)
- Shock (pdf)
- Smoke or embers in eye (pdf)
- Snake bite (pdf)
- Spider bites (pdf)
- Spinal and neck injury (pdf)
- Sprains and strains (pdf)
- Stroke (pdf)
- Vertigo (dizziness) (pdf)
To view these First Aid Fact sheets in Arabic, Chinese (traditional), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese click here.
Using the fact sheets
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For PERSONAL use only
St John Ambulance's First Aid fact sheets can be freely downloaded and printed for PERSONAL use only. Please send a brief email to media@stjohn.org.au, outlining how you intend to use this information. It cannot be used for commercial distribution. Your email will be acknowledged and will include the disclaimer (see below).
Commercial and other use
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Disclaimer
St John first aid protocols are for the Australian market only. All care has been taken in preparing the information but St John takes no responsibility for its use by other parties or individuals. St John encourages first aid training as these fact sheets are not a substitute for first aid training. The fact sheets are for use over a 12-month period only; permission must be sought for continued use.
St John's Clinical Governance Committee meets throughout the year to review any changes to first aid protocols, and to ensure relevance and currency. The Panel comprises members chosen for their medical or emergency expertise in a range of professional health and first aid fields.