A trial text-messaging service that alerts people who are trained in resuscitation techniques to nearby cardiac arrest victims has led to a sharp increase in those receiving the life-saving treatment from volunteers, a new Swedish study has shown.

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Our every thought, feeling or action is controlled by brain cells that communicate with each other through regular electrical impulses. These impulses travel along the network of nerve cells, called neurons, in the brain and throughout the body via chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. A seizure occurs when the brains nerve cells misfire and generate sudden, uncontrolled burst of electrical activity in the brain. The orderly communication between nerve cells becomes scrambled and our thoughts, feelings or movements become momentarily confused or uncontrolled.

Seizures can be subtle causing momentary lapses of consciousness, or conspicuous causing sudden loss of body control. Seizures are episodic and unpredictable, and may occur as frequently as every day, or just occasionally in a lifetime.

While seizures can be frightening, in most instances they stop without intervention. Once the seizure is over the person gradually regains control and re-orients themselves to their surroundings, generally without any ill effects. Approximately 70% of people diagnosed with epilepsy will have their seizures controlled with medication.

Brodie M. J., Schachter S. C. Fast facts – epilepsy. Oxford: Health Press Limited, 1999

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Posted 5 Feb 2015, 7:17pm

PHOTO: European wasps “have been known to fly at your face and squirt venom”. (Supplied: Jessica Mielke-Spradbery )

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Authorities are warning residents in Canberra to be careful around wasp nests, with a spate of serious stinging attacks occurring this year.

In the last month, 12 Canberrans reported serious stings and 1,000 people called the European wasp hotline, with one victim suffering at least eight bites.

Pest officer with Territory and Municipal Services Jenny Conolly said officers were destroying at least two wasp nests a day.

“The nests are getting quite large, they’re very aggressive, they won’t hesitate to sting and attack,” she said.

“They have been known to fly at your face and squirt venom, so we always wear sunglasses.”

Medical experts, including Dr Raymond Mullins, a consultant physician and allergy expert at the John James Centre, warned of the potentially rare and serious consequences of wasp stings for allergy sufferers.

“The major concern is the people who get the top-to-toe rash, can’t breathe or in the worse case scenario drop their blood pressure, collapse and end up in hospital,” he said.

‘I could feel a venom trail up my arm’

Ms Conolly said despite the protective clothing, she was stung last year when a wasp crawled up inside her sleeve.

PHOTO: A wasp nest in Canberra’s north after being sprayed with insecticide. (ABC News: Adrienne Francis)

“Within five to six hours I could actually feel a venom trail leading up my arm,” she said.

John Emery, a tree watering contractor, was stung several times in the suburb of Harrison on Wednesday.

“I filled the basin with water, as per usual, and the next thing these European wasps just flew out and attacked me,” he said.

The wasps swarmed him and eventually crawled inside his clothes.

“I felt one bite me in the groin which wasn’t real nice,” Mr Emery said.

“It is an issue. Everyone has just got to be aware.”

Scientists also expressed concern about the potential long-term environmental impacts of the growing wasp population.

Entomologist Dr Philip Spradbery said wasp nests in the bush were known to have severe environmental consequences.

“They will absolutely clear out an area of all insect life,” he said.

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Tourist farm operator Craig Starr woke early on Easter Sunday morning to find flames and grey smoke billowing from the Gold Creek Station’s function centre at Hall.

Tired from recovering from a virus, and a wedding at the function centre on Saturday, Mr Starr doesn’t know what prompted him to look outside the bedroom window about 6.30am. The timber-framed corrugated iron function centre about 500 metres away was well alight.

“I was staying with my parents, there was smoke coming out the roof,” Mr Starr said. He rang 000, only to hear the blaze had already been reported and fire brigades were on their way.

Firefighters mop up after a fire at Gold Creek Station near Hall destroyed the function centre.
Firefighters mop up after a fire at Gold Creek Station near Hall destroyed the function centre. Photo: Matt Bedford
ACT Emergency Services commander Mark Phillips said the fire seemed to have been raging for some time before firefighters arrived.

Three ACT Fire and Rescue crews and support teams from the ACT Rural Fire Service, fought the fire. At its peak smoke could be seen across Canberra’s northern suburbs.

“From the information we were able to gather there was a function there last night with a couple of open fires going.”

The fire at Gold Creek Station near Hall destroyed the function centre. Click for more photos
Gold Creek Station function centre burns down in fire
Fire at tourist farm was discovered in the early hours of Easter Sunday morning and left the centre destroyed. Photo: Matt Bedford
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Firefighters were now carrying out the “slow, laborious process” of making sure the scene was completely blacked out.

He said nothing could be salvaged from the building’s charred remains.

Mr Starr designed and built the function centre, which has toilet and bar facilities, with the help of friends four years ago. The business had to be re-located from Gold Creek Station as the ACT Government sought more land for a retirement village. He said the re-built centre would be worth about $600,000.

Much of the sheep and cattle farm is on a 20-year-lease with a three-month withdrawal clause, which leaves the Starr family with little long-term security. They have diversified into tourism, and the function centre drew consistent bookings, with a wedding booked for next weekend, a birthday party and several other group bookings.

When they became aware of the fire on Sunday, a couple due to marry at Gold Creek on Saturday morning next week publicly passed on their sympathy to Mr Starr. Devastated to hear of the destruction of this “beautiful country venue” they are hopeful of a solution and will be meeting with Mr Starr on Monday.

The Starrs have nurtured the bushland which harbours significant wildlife, and provide their sheep for the National Sheep Dog Trials each year at Hall showground.

“The Hall community are all here, they have offered to help,” Mr Starr said on Sunday morning, trying to work out financially what to do next. He said he would likely re-build the function centre. Because of the Easter holiday, he would have to wait until next week to meet insurance assessors.

He is still unsure what caused the fire, and knew little could have done to extinguish it.

“When there is flame coming out of the roof it is like, my hose isn’t going to do much,” he said. “Even when fieries got here it was a pile of tin lying on the ground. A couple of poles sticking up in the air.”

Some horrible news for the area and owners. If you are feeling tight in the chest or struggling with the inhalation of smoke make sure you see a doctor. The smallest of breathing difficulties could be the sign of asthma. First aid course in Canberra run by Canberra first aid and training give you a great insight and information into asthma and could help you deal in the situation. To book a first aid course in Canberra please contact us on 0449746357 or email [email protected] .

Updated Mon at 3:28pm

PHOTO: Controlled hazard reduction burns like this one reduce the amount of bushfire fuel on the ground.(666 ABC Canberra: Jim Trail)

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Multiple hazard reduction burns are underway in the ACT and surrounding region, sending a smoke haze across the city.

Asthma Foundation ACT has recommended asthma sufferers remain indoors as much as possible until the burns have been completed.

Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) hope to take advantage of cooler autumn conditions to arrange controlled burns across 7,000 hectares.

Across the weekend, TAMS conducted burns within northern Namadgi National Park at Blundells Creek and Condor Creek.

Asthma Foundation ACT chief executive Danielle Dal Cortivo told 666 ABC Canberra that the smoke haze could trigger asthma symptoms even for non-asthmatics.

“If non-asthma sufferers start feeling wheezy, breathless or their chest is tight, then they should go and have a chat with their GP,” she said.

“For some people, they may never ever have experienced asthma and the smoke may just trigger their airway more than it’s been triggered before.”

Ms Dal Cortivo said when asthma was ignored, it could become serious and require hospitalisation.

“We still have one person everyday dying of asthma in Australia,” she said.

“If asthma is caught early on and managed correctly, you can often avoid having a severe asthma attack and a flare up.”

Advice for asthma sufferers during hazard reduction burns

• Stay indoors when you can
• Keep windows and doors closed at night
• Continue using asthma preventer medication as prescribed
• Ask your General Practitioner about an asthma action plan
• Keep your asthma reliever medication with you at all times
• Avoid outdoor vigorous physical activity

A list of the scheduled burns in the ACT is available at the TAMS website.

Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting HLTAID004.

Canberras number one First Aid provider is  Canberra First Aid and Training. TAFE NSW, CIT ACECQA and Registered Training Organisations, require all child care and education workers to obtain the HLTAID004 certificate.

Canberra First Aid is conducting their courses out of the Ainslie Football Club and Weston Creek Labor Club.

The courses are conducted in an engaging, relaxed manner, where students have the opportunity to discuss topics such as Asthma, Anaphylaxis, CPR and snake bites just to name a few.

The Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting HLTAID004 incorporates the HLTAID003 First Aid course, the HLTAID001 Perform CPR course and the Childcare – Asthma (22282VIC) and Anaphylaxis (22099VIC) course.

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http://www.acecqa.gov.au/first-aid-qualifications-and-training

Under the Education and Care Services National Law ACECQA must publish a list of approved first aid qualifications, anaphylaxis management training and emergency asthma management training.

For the purposes of the Law, the ‘qualifications’ on the list are either national or state accredited units of competency.

The list of approved first aid qualifications, anaphylaxis management training and emergency asthma management training replaces the state and territory government first aid requirements for educators from 1 January 2012.

If you have completed training and want to know if it is on ACECQA’s approved list, you will need to know the name of the training course and its code or other unique identifier. This information will appear on the certificate or transcript you received when you successfully completed the training.

The National Regulations include some transitional provisions to give services time to meet the requirements.

The National Regulations also outline the mandatory requirements for services in relation to these qualifications. Further information relating to First Aid Qualifications, Anaphylaxis Management Training and Asthma Management Training can be found in regulation 136 Part 4.4 – Staffing arrangements, Division 6 – First aid qualifications.

Below is a summary of the different requirements for centre-based, school-based and family day care services.

Centre-based services – regulation 136(1)

The approved provider of a centre-based service must ensure that the following persons are in attendance at any place where children are being educated and cared for by the service, and immediately available in an emergency, at all times that children are being educated and cared for by the service:

(a) at least one educator who holds a current approved first aid qualification

(b) at least one educator who has undertaken current approved anaphylaxis management training

(c) at least one educator who has undertaken current approved emergency asthma management training.

Services must have staff with current approved qualifications on duty at all times and immediately available in an emergency. One staff member may hold one or more of the qualifications.

Premises on school site – regulation 136(2)

If children are being educated and cared for at service premises on the site of a school, suitably qualified staff must be in attendance at the school site and immediately available in an emergency.

Services must have staff with current approved qualifications on duty at all times and immediately available in an emergency. One staff member may hold one or more of the qualifications.

Family day care – regulation 136(3)

The approved provider of a family day care service must ensure that each family day care educator and family day care educator assistant engaged by or registered with the service:

(a) holds a current approved first aid qualification; and

(b) has undertaken current approved anaphylaxis management training; and

(c) has undertaken current approved emergency asthma management training.

Each family day care educator and educator assistant, must hold all three qualifications.

Notes for registered training organisations

For the purposes of the National Law, the ‘qualifications’ on this list are either national or state accredited units of competency.

Registered training organisations do not need to apply for additional ‘approved provider’ status with ACECQA, nor do they require separate approval for specific courses.

– See more at: http://www.acecqa.gov.au/first-aid-qualifications-and-training#sthash.05SbrDr9.dpuf

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