Each year the flu affects thousands of Victorians and puts an enormous amount of pressure on our hospitals and health system. Over 3,500 avoidable deaths occur in Australia every year from complications of seasonal flu, including pneumonia. The flu isn’t…
If you, or someone near you is having difficulty breathing, this may be an asthma emergency. Call an Ambulance on 000. Commence Asthma First Aid and continue until emergency services arrive. Athsma Australia report that 1 in 10 Australian people…
Overview of meningococcal disease Meningococcal bacteria live naturally in the back of the nose and throat in about 10 per cent of the population without causing illness. In a small number of people, a particular strain of the bacteria gets…