Awards
Australian First Aid has established the Australian First Aid Awards to recognise outstanding first aid performance by trained First Aiders as well as the invaluable contribution of employers who strive to achieve a safer workplace through the provision of quality first aid facilities and staff training.
Australian First Aid Awards are open to all businesses and organisations that do not conduct first aid training as a part of their business.
There are five award categories.
1) Resuscitation Award
2) First Aid Excellence Award
3) SMB Employer First Aid Initiative Award
4) Enterprise Employer First Aid Initiative Award
5) Schools First Aid Initiative Award
Award Descriptions
Resuscitation Award
Awarded to a First Aider who has responded to a cardiac or respiratory arrest event in a pre-hospital setting. To be considered for this award, the First Aider must have provided cardiopulmonary resuscitation and/or defibrillation to an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally prior to intervention by emergency medical services. Achievement of successful resuscitation of the casualty with return of spontaneous circulation prior to arrival of emergency medical services is not essential to consideration for this award.
First Aid Excellence Award
Awarded to a First Aider who has provided an outstanding response to a major first aid event, including but not limited to severe asthma, anaphylaxis, hypoglycaemia, heart attack, envenomation, hypothermia, hyperthermia, seizure or significant trauma. The expected casualty outcomes for this award will vary according to the nature and severity of the illness or injury.
SMB Employer First Aid Initiative Award
Awarded to the small to medium business employer who provides the most outstanding first aid training and equipment initiatives within their workplace or community.
Enterprise Employer First Aid Initiative Award
Is awarded to the large multi-site enterprise employer who provides the most outstanding first aid training and equipment initiatives within their organisation.
Schools First Aid Initiative Award
Is awarded to the school that provides the most outstanding first aid training and equipment initiatives for students, staff and visitors, including initiatives for provision of first aid capability in school excursions.
The Australian First Aid Awards is open to individuals who are lay workplace First Aiders who have undertaken first aid training to enable them to provide a first aid response within their employer’s workplace or school, and to government, non-government and private organisations operating in Australia. First Aiders who are professional or volunteer first responders with an emergency service organisation are not eligible to be nominated or receive an award.