St John Ambulance Australia SA Inc. Annual Report 2018-2019

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EVENT HEALTH SERVICES

REDUCING THE IMPACT OF INJURY AND EMERGENCY ON SA EVENT GOERS

Lowering the burden on the state’s healthcare system

Qualifications and training

Volunteers

Event Health Services attend premier events like the Royal Adelaide Show, Schoolies and Adelaide 500, as well as smaller events, reducing the impact of injury and hospital visits. 2,103 EVENTS ATTENDED 20,936

A continual national skills competency program ensures all volunteers are accredited to deliver the latest healthcare techniques.

A network of committed volunteers give freely of time, care and expertise to help fellow South Australians.

23,485 TRAINING HOURS 1

739 ADULTS

PATIENTS TREATED 83,316 DUTY HOURS 1 80,411

83 Healthcare

Bicycle Response Team (BRT)

Professionals

21 Advanced

BRT crews use bikes kitted out with medical equipment, navigating crowds for a rapid clinical response.

Responders

11 EVENTS COVERED

St John SA provides care to tens of thousands of South Australians at events every year.

ADMIN/OTHER SUPPORT HOURS 1 $3,759,395 TOTAL VALUE OF VOLUNTEERING HOURS 2 (DUTY AND TRAINING)

136 First Responders

Our Event Health Services teams provide first aid response and pre-hospital care to event goers across the state.

St John SA volunteers have the skills, knowledge and equipment to deal with all manner of medical events, from sprains and strains through to cardiac arrest and everything in between. Volunteers participate in weekly training and ongoing skill development and reaccreditation programs to ensure they are delivering the very best care to the community. We pride ourselves on the high standard we hold ourselves to, ensuring we comply at all times with regulatory requirements and ethical standards, making sure we remain accountable to the community, stakeholders and regulatory bodies. It is for this reason that we continue to rank as one of Australia’s most trusted charities. AIM Promote event safety and community resilience through the provision of event health services, utilising established planning, risk mitigation and public emergency management processes.

253 First Aiders

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DIVISIONS

Adelaide Central Arno Bay Balaklava Band Berri/Barmera

Campbelltown Clare Gawler Gilbert Valley Limestone Coast

Loxton Mallala Mitcham/Colonel Light Gardens Mt Barker Murray Bridge

Noarlunga OSS Playford Prospect Port Adelaide

Port Lincoln Port Pirie Renmark Salisbury State

Unley Victor Harbor Waikerie West Torrens Whyalla/Port Augusta

Woodville

1 Hours based on internal reporting year 1 December 2017-30 November 2018. 2 Calculations for 2018/19 based on 2010 average wage rate by hour of $27.45 as published in ‘Economic Value of Volunteering in South Australia, a report by Duncan Ironmonger from the Households Research Unit, Department of Economics, escalated by the % increase in average FT adult weekly ordinary time earnings from Nov 2010 - May 2019 as per the ABS Time Series Workbook 6302.0 Average Weekly Earnings, Australia.