St John Ambulance First Aid Training for Workplace

by PNG Business News - March 27, 2023

The St John ambulance service responded to over 21,000 emergencies across Papua New Guinea in 2022. In addition to being Papua New Guinea’s main emergency ambulance service, St John is the nation’s leading first aid training provider equipping thousands of workers with essential first aid skills and knowledge.

With just one day of training, St John’s expert first aid trainers can equip your workers with the basic skills to handle all kinds of first aid emergencies.

Workplace accidents and injuries are a common occurrence and it is essential for employers to have a competent workforce that can respond effectively to emergencies.

St John’s workplace first aid courses ensure your workforce is equipped with the first aid training to assist a sick or injured person.

It also helps organizations comply with legal requirements, reduce workplace injuries and fatalities and promote a culture of safety and preparedness.

The Papua New Guinea St John Ambulance provides training routinely in Port Moresby and Lae, and can facilitate training at any location in PNG, which makes it easy for workers to gain or maintain their first aid qualifications.

St John’s first aid trainers come from a variety of backgrounds, enabling them to contribute real-life experiences to the training environment.

Each course, based on St John Ambulance Australia’s training resources, goesthrough rigorous appraisal by training and health specialists including St John’s Papua New Guinea’s medical expert advisory panel - made up of some of the industry’s leading physicians and health professionals, who ultimately endorse the clinical training content components of the first aid courses. St John CEO Matt Cannon said, “this rigorous appraisal process gives clients the confidence of St John’s commitment to delivering the highest quality in training content and delivery in Papua New Guinea.”

Workplace first aid courses cover a broad range of topics, including basic life support, wound care, bandaging, splinting, CPR and using an AED.

Participants learn how to identify and manage different medical emergencies such as heart attacks, strokes, burns, fractures, and poisoning.

Each training program is designed to be flexible and can be delivered on-site or at one of our training centres.

If you want to ensure that your workplace is prepared to respond to emergencies, contact St John today to learn more about our workplace first aid training.



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