By 96five NetworkFriday 13 Sep 2024NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
The new report by Australia Wide First Aid, unveils that despite the majority (80%) of Australians agreeing CPR is the most important first aid skill to know, nearly half (47%) find providing CPR the most intimidating first aid situation.
While only a third (34%) of Aussies have personally performed or been involved in administering CPR, the gap is particularly apparent in relation to paediatric CPR.
Only one in 10 having personally performed or been involved with providing the life-saving technique on a child or a baby. In fact, four in five (82%) admitted they wouldn’t be confident in their ability to perform CPR on a child or baby.
With Aussies still hesitant to act in an emergency for fear of making the situation worse, Australia Wide First Aid is urging the nation to test their knowledge, spreading the message that heroes are made with first aid in line with World First Aid Day (14th September).
There’s evidently a need to address the CPR knowledge gap, as Australian health data reveals there’s the equivalent to 157 coronary events every day with 12% of those events fatal.1,3 In fact, deaths by drowning in Australia increased by 16% from 2023 to 2024.
To address the findings of the First Aid Proficiency Report and to get the nation rescue ready, Australia Wide First Aid is spreading the important message that heroes are made with first aid, urging all Australians to test if they have the knowledge and skills to save someone’s life.
To find out more information about Australia Wide First Aid and learn if you’re an ‘Outback Expert’ or an ‘Over Eager Helper’, take the ultimate first aid personality quiz, please visit: https://worldfirstaidday.org/quiz/