Accidental Health and Safety Illawarra

16/10/2025

accidentalddi.com.au

Your Local Go-To for All Your First Aid Needs ❤️

From First Aid & CPR training to first aid kits, defibrillators, and workplace safety supplies — Accidental Health & Safety has you covered.
With over 20 years of experience, our local trainers and friendly team are here to make sure your business, school, or community group stays safe and compliant.

Leading provider of first aid courses and kits in Toowoomba, Wollongong, and Warwick. Stay prepared with Accidental Health and Safety.

05/09/2025

Accidental Health & Safety is Proud to Offer: Free Mental Health Awareness Training, Now Available Online
https://accidentalddi.com.au/full-course-list/ -courses

08/08/2025

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08/08/2025

Proudly offering Autism-Friendly First Aid in the Illawarra ❤️
Learn life-saving skills in a calm, supportive environment tailored for individuals on the autism spectrum, their families, carers, and support workers.

https://accidentalddi.com.au/first-aid-courses/autism-friendly-first-aid/

📞 Contact us for more info or to register.

Empowering Autism First Aid Courses tailored to your needs. Gain confidence and essential job skills with our specialized training.

22/07/2025

🛑 A sling is a sling… right?
Not quite! There are different types — and each has a specific purpose.

📘 Learn when to use:
✔️ Standard Sling
✔️ Collar & Cuff
✔️ Elevated Sling

👉 Read the guide: accidentalddi.com.au/first-aid-guide
🎓 Book a First Aid course: accidentalddi.com.au

27/06/2025

Did you know we run multiple courses, multiple times every week right here in Wollongong?

🎓 Nationally recognised certificates
📍 Convenient Wollongong locations
📅 New sessions added regularly

👉 Check upcoming dates & book today:
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23/05/2025

🛑 DON’T FREEZE IN AN EMERGENCY 🛑
When every second counts, confidence makes the difference.
👉 Train today so you’re ready to act tomorrow.

Book your First Aid or CPR course now with Accidental Health & Safety – trusted trainers, local courses.

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12/05/2025

🧰 Is your First Aid Kit ready… or forgotten?
That dusty box in the cupboard could be the difference between panic and preparedness.

❌ Expired meds
❌ Missing supplies
❌ Damaged gear
👉 It happens more than you think.

At Accidental Health & Safety, we offer fully stocked kits, restocking services, and First Aid & CPR training — so you're never caught off guard.

✅ Peace of mind starts with a simple check.
📍 Visit accidentalddi.com.au to get first aid ready today.

31/03/2025

𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. 🩸🤔

🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Using alcohol or hydrogen peroxide can damage tissue and slow healing. Instead:
✔️ 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 🚿
✔️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 🩹
✔️ 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

31/03/2025

𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭? 🧪😨
A) Wipe it off with a cloth
B) Rinse with plenty of water immediately
C) Apply lotion to soothe the burn
D) Wait to see if it burns before taking action

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐁) 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲! 🚿

👉 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 15-20 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬. Don’t wipe or apply creams—it can make things worse. If it’s serious, 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲

31/03/2025

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 😫 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞?
A) Keep moving to ‘stretch it out’ 🏃
B) Apply heat immediately 🔥
C) Rest, apply ice, and take pain relief ❄️💊
D) Lie flat on the floor and don’t move at all 🚫

💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫: 𝐂) 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟!

👉 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠, apply 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 48 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 (heat can worsen swelling), and take pain relief if needed. 𝐈𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥!

31/03/2025

𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧.❄️🔥

🚨 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇! Ice can cause further damage to the skin! Instead, do this:
✔️ 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 (𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝) 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 20 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 🚿
✔️ 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠
✔️ 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬