Student First Aid News

High School Student Life Support Switched Off A...

The family of a teenage rugby league player have made the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support after he was critically injured during a junior match in southern...

Secondary School Student Falls In The Grampians

A secondary school student has been injured after falling 15 metres from a walking track in the Grampians.  According to The Age, the student had to be winched to safety...

A Day In The Life Of School Nurse Nancy Gress

Nancy Gress is the Head School Nurse for the Vincennes Community Schools located in Vincennes, Indiana. Nancy oversees 6 schools that serve 2,711 students. How different is the school climate...

School Nurse Overheard - Earthshake!

Student: My ear hurts really, really bad - it feels like there is an earthshake going on in there! School Nurse: An earthshake? What’s an earthshake? Student: You know when...

School Nurse Product Focus - Burn Gel Sachets

Burnaid Burn Gel Sachets relieve pain and cool small spot and fingertip burns and scalds. Water soluble and non-toxic gel rapidly cools and soothes a student’s burn, providing immediate and...

School Nurse Emergency Highlight - Burn

School Nurse Emergency Highlight - Burn A burn is tissue damage caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight or nuclear radiation. The most common burns are those caused by scalds, building...