How to act in a medical emergency
CFRA director and CEO Leon Landau said, "Our organisation is deeply committed to ensuring that every individual has access to timely and effective emergency care.
Community First Responders Australia (CFRA) received the annual Zoll Public Safety Excellence Award for the second time this year.
CFRA director and CEO Leon Landau said, “Our organisation is deeply committed to ensuring that every individual has access to timely and effective emergency care.
“Through collaborative efforts with Ambulance Victoria, GoodSAM, councils, donors and community groups across the state we are actively empowering individuals and communities, especially those facing the most significant barriers to act competently and effectively in the first minutes of a medical emergency.”
Since its inception in March 2023, CFRA and its charitable foundation have been focused on its mission to save lives and empower communities through medical response.
Founded with a commitment to enhance the chain of survival during the crucial minutes before emergency services arrive, CFRA has achieved success in its endeavours offering services and equipment addressing each step of a medical emergency.
CFRA supports the highest level of community-based medical first response.
Medical emergency first response is not intended as a substitute for appropriate professional medical care. Rather, it provides support that improves the chain of survival during what can be the critical time between an incident and the arrival of emergency services.
CFRA director and community relations officer Gwyn Nichols added, “Diversity and inclusivity are core values at CFRA. We are dedicated to breaking down barriers to emergency care and fostering social cohesion for all, particularly those who are physically, culturally and socially isolated. Everyone deserves access to lifesaving assistance.”
The organisation assists communities, ranging from households, streets, social, cultural, sporting clubs and schools, businesses, and Local Government Authorities, in establishing an environment that provides people with the confidence to recognise a medical emergency, communicate with emergency services, act in a manner that is safe and treat a patient until emergency services arrive to take over.
In a short period, CFRA has trained more than 3000 people and also created its CFRA Shock Squad, a GoodSAM of cardiac arrest survivors turned responders. Each member of the team has had someone performing CPR on them before the arrival of emergency services enabling their survival.
As a licensed first aid standby service for community and sporting events, CFRA has recently partnered with Bowls Victoria as their preferred supplier for training, equipment and first aid services for its 50 clubs.
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