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First Responders

Queensland Ambulance Service First Responder Groups are located in specific rural, remote and isolated communities across Queensland. They attend local accident and medical emergencies to provide life saving first aid treatment until the arrival of advanced medical care.

Volunteers are trained in advanced first aid, advanced resuscitation with oxygen therapy and automatic external defibrillation.  A First Responder may be required to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), defibrillate a patient or simply comfort and reassure them until advanced medical care arrives.

For information on how to apply, download the First Responder Information Kit. (PDF / 480 KB)

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Last updated 15 January 2007