FREE community trauma training
First Minutes Matter is a free safety education program utilising LifeFlight's decades of aeromedical experience. Every day, our crews arrive at critical incidents where the first minutes matter. Through this experience, LifeFlight’s aircrews know firsthand that members of the general community who unexpectedly may find themselves to be the first to arrive at a traumatic incident or accident can provide immediate lifesaving care. The First Minutes Matter program provides an opportunity for you to learn these practical skills directly from LifeFlight's experienced trainers. What you'll learn could save a life.
LifeFlight has saved 74,000+ lives since 1979. We want to share our lifesaving knowledge.
Learn how to:
- Describe types of burns, assess the seriousness and treat them.
- Understand causes of bleeding in trauma and control bleeding.
- Assess and treat snake bites 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 Defibrillators.
- Learn about helpful equipment that can help in case of trauma incidents.
Register
Start learning with our training team practical skills that could help save a life in an emergency.
*This program is not accredited. However, you will learn content developed from LifeFlight's medical team.
Online course
Coming soon
Workshops
| Date: | Town: | Address: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 21/3/2023 | Gladstone | Philip Street Communities and Families Precinct | Register |
| Wed 22/3/2023 | Calliope | Calliope Library and Transaction Centre | Register |
| Wed 29/3/2023 | Pimpama | Heritage Park, 139 Rifle Range Rd | Register |
| Thu 30/3/2023 | Robina | My Community Legal Inc. | Register |
| Thu 30/3/2023 | Cloncurry | Cloncurry Community Precinct | Register |
| Fri 31/3/2023 | Cloncurry | Cloncurry Community Precinct | Register |
| Wed 26/4/2023 | Goondiwindi | Gateway To Training | Register |
| Thu 27/4/2023 | Inglewood | Inglewood Civic Centre | Register |
| Fri 28/4/2023 | Texas | Texas Sports Complex | Register |
| Date: | Town: | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 27/2/2023 | Point Lookout | Register |
| Tue 28/2/2023 | Redland Bay | Register |
| Thu 2/3/2023 | Cleveland | Register |
| Tue 21/3/2023 | Gladstone | Register |
| Wed 22/3/2023 | Calliope | Register |
| Wed 29/3/2023 | Pimpama | Register |
| Thu 30/3/2023 | Robina | Register |
| Thu 30/3/2023 | Cloncurry | Register |
| Fri 31/3/2023 | Cloncurry | Register |
| Wed 26/4/2023 | Goondiwindi | Register |
| Thu 27/4/2023 | Inglewood | Register |
| Fri 28/4/2023 | Texas | Register |
If your town isn't listed in the workshops above, submit an expression of interest for us to visit your town!
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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