Health professionals advised to stop prescribing SABA (blue puffer) to treat asthma

Health professionals, including nurses, are being advised to stop prescribing or recommending as-needed short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) alone to treat asthma in adolescents and adults, under updated guidelines in the National Asthma Council Australia’s (NAC) Australian Asthma Handbook released today. Shifting away from the common blue puffer, the Australian Asthma Handbook now recommends anti-inflammatory reliever […]

New life-saving first aid app brings emergency help to rural families

A ground-breaking first aid app set to transform emergency response for rural and remote families has been developed by a Victorian nurse and her sister. The All Hands Lifesaver app, launched in July, equips parents and carers with critical lifesaving knowledge, even without mobile reception. The app was launched by charity The Sisterhood Project, is […]

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