FREE: All-New 5th Edition Emergency First Aid eHandbook (Normally $11.99)

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  jv on 12/08/2014 - 21:12

  Perfect to keep on your smart phone

  Their app looks a lot better and practical if you're going to keep it on your phone…

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    The Gent on 12/08/2014 - 23:09

    +6

    Here's a free app for people who haven't wasted their money on an iPhone.

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      lostn on 13/08/2014 - 01:10

      Shots fired.

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  grababargain on 12/08/2014 - 21:14

  Thanks TA.

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  Davo1111 on 12/08/2014 - 21:40

  +4

  You never know when you may just need it.

  "stop dying for a second while i start my tablet and load this pdf"

  Probably worth reading DR-ABCD

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    chill on 12/08/2014 - 23:47

    DRS-ABCD

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      lostn on 13/08/2014 - 01:13

      There was no S when I did the course a few years ago. What's it stand for?

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        [Deactivated] on 13/08/2014 - 02:26

        Send for help

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        timmypete on 13/08/2014 - 07:53

        I remember the good old days of DRABC

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        jumbuck on 13/08/2014 - 20:27

        +2

        i remember the good old days when ABC were introduced.

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  superuser on 12/08/2014 - 23:46

  I download it, and it is fourth edition, it is the same as previous offer.
  ?-?

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    Savabuck on 13/08/2014 - 00:25

    Says Fifth edition on the front cover.

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    Savabuck on 13/08/2014 - 00:36

    I see. There are 2 links. One is for the 5th edition - the other is the 4th edition (ziped)

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      IVI on 13/08/2014 - 02:21

      eHandbook shows 911, not AU's 000.

      We tried to let 'em know, but eMail address bounced…

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        Jaxx on 13/08/2014 - 07:20

        Didn't telcos make 911 work in Australia due to so many people calling it? Could be wrong, can't say I've ever tried it or want to.

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        tightarse on 13/08/2014 - 08:45

        eHandbook shows 911, not AU's 000.

        Mine shows both…

        http://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/27551/24532/capture.jpg

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        Leonard on 13/08/2014 - 10:10

        +3

        @Jaxx:

        From the Australian Communications and Media Authority website:

        Can I call 911 from a fixed line in an emergency?

        No. 911 is used by emergency services in the United States but cannot be used to call the Emergency Call Service in Australia.

        Telephone numbers beginning with the 911 prefix (for example, 02 911x xxxx) have already been allocated by the ACMA and are being used by individuals and businesses. This means that if 911 is dialled, the system only recognises these digits as the first part of an existing number. Any diversion to the Emergency Call Service after 911 has been dialled is therefore not possible.

        Due to special configuration in their firmware, some 3G or GSM mobile phones sold in Australia will redirect other emergency numbers, such as 9-1-1 and 9-9-9, to Triple Zero (000). These calls are sent out by the handset as an emergency flag to the network and as such are treated in the same way as a call to Triple Zero (000).

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        timmypete on 13/08/2014 - 14:21

        +1

        For what its worth, 112 is the emergency number for mobile phones and is usable worldwide as part of the GSM spec. While most sold in Australia should treat 000 as a 112 alias, I think that phones bought overseas won't necessarily do it.

        112 has the advantage that it will try connect on any network with a signal, and ignores blocks/credit issues or other things that might not let a paid call through. I heard from a reliable but not authoritative source that 112 also has the advantage of providing a callback number to the 000 callcentre in the scenario that a mobile call has been routed through a competitors network (eg. Optus phone without reception going via Telstra. In this situation a 000 call otherwise comes up as an unknown number).

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        Davo1111 on 13/08/2014 - 20:32

        Doesn't matter either way if you're with TPG mobile

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        timmypete on 14/08/2014 - 10:11

        @Davo1111:
        That was TPG's fixed phone line service, not mobile. 112 works off any GSM-spec handset regardless of carrier, SIM card presence, etc. In fact, on the old Nokia phones you couldn't set your PIN to 112 as dialling this into a locked keypad brought up the emergency code.

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        dealman on 29/08/2014 - 17:50

        911 call gets redirected to 000,Just tried and it did, Victoria + Vodafone

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    The Gent on 13/08/2014 - 15:37

    How much can basic first aid change, though?

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      Davo1111 on 13/08/2014 - 20:33

      +1

      Well since i started my first aid training. It's gone from ABC - DRABC - DRABCD - DRSABCD

      They've also dropped EAR completely.

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        The Gent on 13/08/2014 - 21:01

        I don't know what it is, but would EAR be dangerous to the victim or the person performing the first aid to follow?

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        timmypete on 14/08/2014 - 10:06

        I for a while had an occupational first aid cert and an advanced wilderness one too. Assessments were a real pain as each agency was using a different standard and I had to quickly remember which set of rules I was being judged against before proceeding.

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        Davo1111 on 14/08/2014 - 11:06

        @Andy-Laa:

        EAR is this - it's basically CPR without the chest compressions.

        Dangerous to the victim or yourself? No 'additional' dangers that i know of. As it has been outdated it's redundant, so you don't do it.

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  jumbuck on 14/08/2014 - 00:40

  don't forget the C in ABC is not the same as the C in DRSABCD. and whan are they going to add E and F (Exanguination, Fracture)?