This weekend, CareFlight is hosting a unique community education workshop in Westmead, which aims to build resilience in local communities by improving access to health services and outcomes across Australia.
CareFlight’s trauma care workshops are one of a kind and are provided at no cost to participants. Lifelike medical manikins, simulated accident scenarios and specially-designed simulation equipment aid in the recreation of a high-pressure, hands-on environment, ensuring the training is realistic, applicable and improves participants’ ability to connect learning to real-world situations. In addition to lifesaving skills, personnel are armed with essential leadership, teamwork, situational awareness and communication skills that will help them respond to traumas.
Head of Operations – Education and Training Lara Miller said everyone should have the opportunity to be trained and equipped with the skills, knowledge and confidence to respond to emergencies and help save lives.
“The first few minutes after an accident can mean the difference between life and death for the patient. First responders do an incredible job for their community and can be called and at the scene of an accident before additional medical help arrives,” she said.
“Through our partnership with local organisations, health services and emergency services, we are reinforcing the links in the chain of survival by ensuring that a higher level of care is available as soon as an incident occurs.
“This workshop is a boost for the emergency services in the City of Parramatta. Off the back of an incredibly difficult few years facing floods and the pandemic, CareFlight is delighted to be able to bring the training into the community, thanks to community grants and community fundraising.
“Our aim is to empower locals with lifesaving skills and essential inter-agency collaboration, for the ultimate goal of creating a safer society.”
The workshops are part of CareFlight’s grassroots initiative to create a resilient and healthier community. In collaboration with local groups and their members, CareFlight is building confidence in the emergency response abilities of locals in the community.
CareFlight’s Community Education workshops are coordinated by experienced doctors, paramedics and nurses who train first responders.
Participants in the upcoming CareFlight Community Education workshops include members from the State Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service, St John Ambulance, Marine Rescue and the Jenolan Caves Trust.
CareFlight is grateful to the Parramatta Leagues Club Grant for supporting CareFlight’s mission to build resilience in communities.
The workshop will be held at the CareFlight Education Centre, located off Redbank Road, Westmead, on Saturday, November 5.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.