First Minutes Matter program

Community trauma training

Cost: FREE

First Minutes Matter is a free safety education program utilising LifeFlight's decades of aeromedical experience. Delivered as in-person workshops or a self-paced online program, First Minutes Matter will equip you with practical skills for time-critical medical situations while professional help is on the way. What you'll learn could save a life or improve patient outcomes.

*This program is not accredited. However, you will learn from LifeFlight's experienced training team.

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In-person workshops

Cairns Workshop
10/10/2023 9:30 am

Cairns RSL Club, 119 Esplanade, Cairns QLD 4870

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Atherton Workshop
11/10/2023 9:30 am

Hallorans Hill Event Centre, 12 Centenary Drive, Atherton

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Innisfail Workshop
12/10/2023 9:30 am

Innisfail Disaster Management & Training Centre, 11 Flying Fish Point Rd, Innisfail QLD 4860

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Toogoolawah Workshop
24/10/2023 9:30 am

Toogoolawah Bowls Club, 7 Dingyarra Street, Toogoolawah QLD 4313

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Kilcoy Workshop
25/10/2023 9:30 am

Kilcoy Memorial Hall and Cultural Centre, 18 Kennedy Street, Kilcoy QLD 4515

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Esk Workshop
26/10/2023 9:30 am

Somerset Civic Centre – Lyceum Room, 35 Esk Hampton Road, Esk QLD 4312.

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If your town isn't listed in the workshops above, submit an expression of interest for us to visit your town!

LifeFlight has saved 81,000+ lives since 1979. We want to share our lifesaving knowledge.

Learn how to:

  • Describe types of burns and how to treat them
  • Understand causes of bleeding in trauma and control bleeding
  • Assess and treat snake bits and immobilise the limb
  • Help a choking child and adult
  • Recognise a seizure and how to assist
  • Perform CPR and be aware of Automated External Defribulators
  • Learn about helpful equipment to keep on hand

Why do the training?

Patient outcomes are dramatically improved by actions taken in the first minutes after a trauma incident before emergency crews arrive. You can make a difference.

"We were out on a Sunday afternoon ride. Another group of riders have come around the corner. So we've hit head-on... I was unconscious for about 15 minutes. I have four little kids at home. They wouldn’t have a mum today if it wasn’t for the quick thinking of others and LifeFlight." - Tiffany Thomson, South West Resident

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