St John Ambulance Act

St John ACT has a solid track record in the provision of first aid and pre-hospital care at state, national and international events including the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World Police and Fire Games, major sporting venues, music festivals, public celebrations and other mass gatherings. In addition to delivering a premier first aid service, St John ACT excels in public event health and safety research, leading projects in predictions of workloads, injury surveillance and models of health care provision at public events. St John ACT plays a vital role in most state and territory emergency management plans. It has well developed working relationships with other key emergency service providers including Police, Ambulance and the Fire and Rescue Services. Our first aid services volunteers are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. When St John ACT attends to all things that are needed from a first aid or pre-hospital care service provider for an event it includes- Volunteers who are qualified and accredited by a registered training organisation to provide pre-hospital care. Our volunteers include St John First Aiders, First Responders and Advanced Responders, as well as Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics- A highly visible, recognisable and accessible presence- Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance for its members and activities- Infrastructure support including vehicles, equipment and communications- Casualty Records for all casualties treated- Back-up personnel in the event of an emergency- Nation-wide partners- An organisation with a strong policy and procedure framework covering matters including child protection, privacy, complaints, sexual harassment and occupational health and safety- Accountability for its actions. If you would like more information on St John ACT's services, please talk to one of our helpful team members by calling (02) 6282 2399.