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Medical booksField medicine for when there is no doctor · 2
Where There Is No DoctorHesperian · 2025 edition · 503 pages · 13.2 MB
Where There Is No DentistHesperian · 2024 edition · 248 pages · 5.5 MB
Survival manualUS Army field manual · 1
US Army Survival Manual (FM 21-76)US Army · 1992 · 571 pages · 33.3 MB
First aidANZCOR guidelines, Australia and New Zealand · 26
Basic life support flowchartANZCOR · 2.8 MB
Managing an emergencyANZCOR Guideline 2 · 5 pages · 157 KB
Unconscious personANZCOR Guideline 3 · 4 pages · 151 KB
AirwayANZCOR Guideline 4 · 11 pages · 527 KB
Using a defibrillator (AED)ANZCOR Guideline 7 · 6 pages · 173 KB
CPRANZCOR Guideline 8 · 5 pages · 156 KB
BleedingANZCOR Guideline 9.1.1 · 10 pages · 286 KB
BurnsANZCOR Guideline 9.1.3 · 10 pages · 174 KB
Head injuryANZCOR Guideline 9.1.4 · 8 pages · 156 KB
Spinal injuryANZCOR Guideline 9.1.6 · 11 pages · 155 KB
Crush injuryANZCOR Guideline 9.1.7 · 4 pages · 153 KB
Heart attackANZCOR Guideline 9.2.1 · 6 pages · 289 KB
StrokeANZCOR Guideline 9.2.2 · 7 pages · 166 KB
ShockANZCOR Guideline 9.2.3 · 9 pages · 183 KB
AsthmaANZCOR Guideline 9.2.5 · 8 pages · 236 KB
AnaphylaxisANZCOR Guideline 9.2.7 · 4 pages · 153 KB
Diabetic emergencyANZCOR Guideline 9.2.9 · 10 pages · 184 KB
DrowningANZCOR Guideline 9.3.2 · 9 pages · 212 KB
HypothermiaANZCOR Guideline 9.3.3 · 10 pages · 150 KB
Heat illnessANZCOR Guideline 9.3.4 · 6 pages · 158 KB
Snake biteANZCOR Guideline 9.4.1 · 5 pages · 155 KB
Spider biteANZCOR Guideline 9.4.2 · 8 pages · 394 KB
Ticks, bees, wasps and antsANZCOR Guideline 9.4.3 · 6 pages · 159 KB
Marine envenomationANZCOR Guideline 9.4.5 · 14 pages · 822 KB
Pressure immobilisationANZCOR Guideline 9.4.8 · 5 pages · 152 KB
PoisoningANZCOR Guideline 9.5.1 · 10 pages · 173 KB
Dangerous animals & plantsSnakes, spiders, marine stingers, poisons · 6
Dangerous marine lifeQueensland Government · 3 pages · 105 KB
Poisonous plants and mushroomsQueensland Poisons Information Centre · 19 pages · 841 KB
Sea creature stings and bitesQueensland Poisons Information Centre · 9 pages · 295 KB
Snake bitesQueensland Poisons Information Centre · 4 pages · 218 KB
Spider bitesQueensland Poisons Information Centre · 5 pages · 253 KB
Snakebite first aidAustralian Venom Research Unit · 2 pages · 335 KB
BushfireSurvival plans, preparing your home, fire danger ratings · 5
Bush fire survival planNSW Rural Fire Service · 13 pages · 4.5 MB
Prepare your home for bush fireNSW Rural Fire Service · 2 pages · 1.1 MB
Fire Ready KitCFA Victoria · 80 pages · 3.5 MB
Fire danger ratingsCFA Victoria · 2 pages · 149 KB
Fire danger ratings fact sheetAustralian Fire Danger Rating System · 2 pages · 1.2 MB
Floods, storms & heatSES, cyclone and heat guides · 10
My emergency planNSW SES · 10 pages · 5.2 MB
Storm guideNSW SES · 6 pages · 7.5 MB
Tsunami guideNSW SES · 6 pages · 6.7 MB
Farm flood readiness kitLocal Land Services NSW · 20 pages · 4.6 MB
Tropical cyclone preparedness guideQueensland Fire and Emergency Services · 28 pages · 5.1 MB
Cyclones and severe stormsQueensland Government · 8 pages · 200 KB
Severe weather safety guideQueensland Government · 28 pages · 3.1 MB
Beat the heatNSW Health · 19 pages · 472 KB
Heat-related illnessNSW Health · 5 pages · 92 KB
Summer heat and smoke toolkitNSW Health · 50 pages · 3.6 MB
Warnings & alertsThe Australian Warning System and the apps · 7
Australian Warning SystemAustralian Institute for Disaster Resilience · 8 pages · 254 KB
Australian Warning System fact sheetNT Emergency Service · 2 pages · 1.0 MB
Know the warningsNSW Government · 90 KB
Know your appsNSW Government · 116 KB
How to use the BOM Weather appNSW Government · 2 pages · 6.1 MB
How to use the Emergency+ appNSW Government · 2 pages · 6.2 MB
How to use the Hazards Near Me appNSW Government · 2 pages · 5.3 MB
Emergency kits & plansChecklists and household plans · 9
RediPlan guideAustralian Red Cross · 38 pages · 2.6 MB
RediPlan (short version)Australian Red Cross · 8 pages · 542 KB
Disaster planAustralian Red Cross · 341 KB
Emergency checklistNSW SES · 2 pages · 95 KB
Emergency kit checklistNSW SES · 121 KB
Pets emergency planNSW SES · 2 pages · 949 KB
Get ready: animalsNSW Government · 2 pages · 1.7 MB
Know your neighboursNSW Government · 670 KB
Emergency kit checklistQueensland Government · 167 KB
Emergency numbers & services000, ambulance, police, SES, crisis lines · 10
Triple Zero (000)Australian Government · 9 pages · 1.9 MB
Calling Triple Zero (000)Healthdirect · 11 pages · 733 KB
About ambulancesHealthdirect · 11 pages · 695 KB
How to pay for healthcareHealthdirect · 14 pages · 712 KB
Emergency callsACMA · 7 pages · 102 KB
Lifeline crisis supportLifeline · 6 pages · 169 KB
Poisons emergency (13 11 26)NSW Poisons Information Centre · 100 KB
Police in an emergencyNSW Police · 2 pages · 496 KB
Contact the SES (132 500)NSW SES · 10 pages · 875 KB
NSW emergency servicesNSW Government · 7 pages · 299 KB
Radio & communicationsABC emergency radio, CB, marine VHF · 16
ABC radio frequencies: ACT and NSWABC · 9 pages · 749 KB
ABC radio frequencies: NTABC · 2 pages · 356 KB
ABC radio frequencies: QueenslandABC · 6 pages · 745 KB
ABC radio frequencies: SAABC · 3 pages · 563 KB
ABC radio frequencies: TasmaniaABC · 3 pages · 761 KB
ABC radio frequencies: VictoriaABC · 5 pages · 608 KB
ABC radio frequencies: WAABC · 5 pages · 580 KB
ABC radio frequencies (annual report 2023–24)ABC · 32 pages · 1.4 MB
ABC traveller's guideABC · 2 pages · 1.2 MB
CB radio class licenceACMA · 4 pages · 84 KB
CB class licence 2025 (legislation)Federal Register of Legislation · 17 pages · 525 KB
CB channel designationsRadio Rescue · 18 pages · 589 KB
VHF marine channelsACMA · 8 pages · 192 KB
GMDSS handbook (2026)AMSA · 24 pages · 941 KB
Alerting rescue services at seaNSW Government · 4 pages · 216 KB
NSW boating handbookTransport for NSW · 188 pages · 5.6 MB
Safe waterDrinking water in a disaster, rainwater tanks · 3
Drinking water in a disasterQueensland Health · 5 pages · 86 KB
Rainwater tanks after floodsNSW Health · 2 pages · 46 KB
Rainwater tanksenHealth · 64 pages · 515 KB