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A family preparing food together in a kitchen, where most choking incidents happen at mealtimes

Choking First Aid: What to Do for an Adult, Child or Baby

If they can cough forcefully, encourage coughing. If the cough is weak or silent, call 000 and give up to five back blows, then five chest thrusts. Australian guidance does not use abdominal thrusts — here is what to do instead, for adults, children and babies.

Read more → A first aider protecting someone during a seizure and preparing to roll them onto their side

Seizure First Aid: What to Do When Someone Has a Seizure

Quick answer Seizure first aid is simple: stay calm and stay with the person, note the time the seizure starts, and protect them from injury by moving hard or sharp objects away and cushioning their head. Do not restrain them and do not put anything

Read more → Helping someone sit upright and use a reliever puffer during an asthma attack

Asthma First Aid: What to Do During an Asthma Attack

Quick answer Asthma first aid follows a simple 4-step plan: sit the person upright and stay calm; give 4 puffs of a blue or grey reliever puffer, one puff at a time with 4 breaths after each puff, using a spacer if there is one; wait 4 minutes;

Read more → A first aider attending an unresponsive person in sudden cardiac arrest, where an AED is used

How to Use a Defibrillator (AED): A Step-by-Step First Aid Guide

Quick answer An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable device that can restart a heart in sudden cardiac arrest. Call Triple Zero (000) and start CPR, then as soon as an AED arrives: turn it on, attach the pads to the bare

Read more → Unconscious but breathing person placed on their side in the recovery position

The Recovery Position: How to Place an Unconscious, Breathing Person Safely

By the MedibandPlus team · Reviewed against ANZCOR Basic Life Support and St John Ambulance first aid guidance · Last updated 19 June 2026

Read more → Calling Triple Zero (000) during a first aid emergency

COWS in First Aid: How to Check Someone for a Response

Quick answer COWS is a simple memory aid for checking whether a casualty is conscious and responsive. It stands for Can you hear me? Open your eyes. What is your name? Squeeze my hand. It is used at the Response step of the DRSABCD

Read more → Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) — first aid

Anaphylaxis First Aid: How to Recognise and Respond to a Severe Allergic Reaction

Quick answer Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction. The first aid is: lay the person flat (never let them stand or walk), give adrenaline with their autoinjector (such as an EpiPen) into the outer mid-thigh, and call Triple

Read more → Performing CPR chest compressions on an adult casualty

How to Do CPR: A Simple Beginner's Guide

How to do CPR step by step: 30 compressions to 2 breaths at 100-120 a minute. A simple beginner's guide.

Read more → Paramedics wheeling a patient on a stretcher towards a waiting ambulance

DRSABCD: The First Aid Action Plan Explained (Beginner's Guide)

DRSABCD is the universal first aid procedure used by paramedics and trained responders in Australia. Learn each life-saving step — Danger, Response, Send, Airway, Breathing, CPR and Defibrillation — to confidently respond in any medical emergency.

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