Basic First Aid with Janani Jeganathan

Remember when we had to do life-saving in PE? Or those first aid courses? Yeah, me neither. Which is why I think this is one of the most useful episodes we have made so far. Click through to see the most researched show notes I have ever done. There are numbers for non-emergency medical services for every state and territory, mental health help lines, Priceline first aid kits, and more! If you have any services to contribute, find our Facebook group and we can start a thread!

Janani is a final year med-student and soon to be trainee doctor. She is a wonderful human who is quite literally making the world a happier, healthier place. Neither of us are experts on the subject of health (yet), but we’ve done a lot of reading and research to put this together for you. J more so than me, but still. We had a lot of fun making the episode, and I hope you feel a bit more capable at the end of it.

Keep well,

-Paula

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EPISODE NOTES:

Things We Mentioned

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Components of a first aid kit include: bandages, antiseptic, the good band aids, bandage wraps for slings, self-adhesive bandages (the kind you can cut to size), safety pins, Panadol or something similar, I like to have a bit of leucoplast handy, instant ice, a plastic bag, and scissors.

Overwhelmed with the idea of assembling your own? Me too! I bought one from Aldi, you can find it here at Priceline.

Here is a slightly cheaper version

Here is a more expensive version, but I reckon you could keep half in your car and put half in your bathroom cupboard so you’re fully prepared.

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If you wanted to know more about bandages and band aids than you ever needed to, I found this hierarchy of band aids

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It’s summer, so it’s snake season. Yikes. Check out this video on how to treat a snake bite. Also, you don’t need to catch the snake, the hospital can test the venom to figure out what to treat it with. Snakes should be left alone and blocked on Instagram, not chased after.

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Non-emergency health contacts put ‘em in your phone! Copy paste go go go!

Australia Wide:

Health Direct: 1800 022 222

Poisons Info Hotline: 13 11 26 (it’s based in NSW but is available 24/7 from anywhere in Australia

Lifeline 13 11 14

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