Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

Last year the Group decided to purchase an AED with funds made available by the State government . The AED  is now in the Mansfield Fire Station on the wall just near the Group Command Vehicle . If the Command Vehicle is going to an incident please take the AED with you . If you are unsure how it works attend a training session however you don't have to be trained to use it in an emergency but you will do a better job faster if you are trained .You can get an idea of what is involved by going to You Tube and viewing some of the clips . The clip above gives some idea of what you will encounter when and if you open the AED . It is  a Phillips FRx AED with Voice Prompts.ve .CPR must be commenced immediately if a sudden cardiac arrest occurs . A 000 call must also be made . Continue CPR while setting up the AED . The AED will not discharge a shock unless it is required . If help is not given to a cardiac arrest victim the mortality approaches 100 %

CPR Training at Barjarg

A request for "Expressions of Interest" in learning how to undertake CPR has been  been put out to the Barjarg Community . CPR is a skill that may save a life and no one knows when or for whom the presence of some one who is prepared to perform CPR will be critical . The Barjarg Brigade have opened up the training to any one in the community and so far there are 22 who are interested. The out come of the training will be posted on the blog at some stage .

Happy New Year and Australia Day

Although it has been fairly dry around Barjarg we have been fortunate not to have had to attend to any local fires ,yet.
In early March the brigade is going to run a CPR course for both the brigade members  who haven't been exposed to this as well as members of the local community . After all it is no good you knowing  about CPR but having the cardiac arrest . There seems to be a lot of interest with 20 registering interest so far .
At Barjarg we hope to get an extension so that we have a meeting room and a toilet . The brigade will have to find the money but it will be worth while .