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THIS guy is lucky to be alive – but otherwise he has the worst luck imaginable, after a series of terrifying run-ins with deadly animals.

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Are Sharks Really Dangerous?

WHEN Dylan McWilliams was bitten by a shark in Hawaii on Thursday, it meant he had been bitten by a shark, a bear and a rattlesnake — all in less than four years.

“I don’t know,” Mr McWilliams told the Honolulu Star-Advertiseron Friday. “I’m either really lucky or really unlucky.”

Not surprisingly, the 20-year-old from Grand Junction says he spends a lot of time outdoors.

In Thursday’s attack, about 50m from Shipwreck’s Beach off Poipu, Mr McWilliams suffered deep cuts to one of his legs, but the injury wasn’t life-threatening, reports Fox News.

“The scariest part was swimming back,” he told the news outlet, adding that he was hoping the shark wouldn’t continue following the trail of blood from his leg.

Cuts to the 20-year-old’s leg after the shark attack. Picture: FacebookSource:Facebook

Dylan McWilliams has been attacked three times in four years. Picture: FacebookSource:Facebook

The leg wound required seven stitches, the Star-Advertiser reported.

Last July, McWilliams told the paper, he received nine staples in his scalp after a nearly 140kg bear invaded his Colorado campsite.

“The bear grabbed the back of my head and started pulling me and I was fighting back as best as I could,” he told Hawaii News Now. “It dropped me and stomped on me a little bit, and I was able to get back to the group and they scared it away.”

As for the rattlesnake, that encounter occurred about three-and-a-half years ago in Utah, Mr McWilliams told the Star-Advertiser.

Luckily, he took in only a small amount of venom, so he was only briefly ill afterwards, he told the newspaper.

“My parents are grateful I’m still alive,” he said.

This article was originally published by Fox News and is republished with permission.

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A NEIGHBOUR of Aaron Bryant, 46, who died from a venomous snake bite on Thursday has recalled the final moments of the man’s life.

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Brett Boggs speaks about Deeragun fatal snake bite

BRETT Boggs has spoken about the sad events leading up to his neighbour’s death in Townsville on Thursday night, after the man was bitten by a deadly eastern brown snake.

“He was a top bloke, real fit, a hard worker,” Mr Boggs said of Aaron Bryant, the 46-year-old who was bitten on the hand by the 1.5 metre venomous reptile while he and his wife tried to chase it from under their house.

Scaffolder Aaron Bryant, 46, died after being bitten by a snake at his Deeragun, Townsville home on Thursday evening. Pic: ContributedSource:Supplied

While Mr Bryant didn’t seem concerned about the bite, Mr Boggs knew if it was brown, it was most likely poisonous.

When Mr Bryant knocked on Mr Boggs door, he told his neighbour “I’m pretty sure it’s poisonous,” but Mr Bryant didn’t seem too concerned by the bite after someone else down the road suggested it may have been a tree snake.

But a few minutes after his neighbour had visited, he heard a woman yelling for help.

Mr Boggs rushed to his neighbour’s house and found him on the floor struggling to breathe and began to perform CPR.

“It was scary at the time, I didn’t really have time to think about it. Just had to do it,” he told the ABC.

Statistics released by the National Coronial Information Service in March 2017 showed 35 people died as a result of a snake bite between 2000 and 2016. The eastern brown was responsible for 23, or 65 per cent, of those deaths.

The author of the study, Dr Ronelle Welton, from the University of Melbourne’s Australian Venom Research Unit, said one fifth of snake bite fatalities occurred when people tried to pick the snake up.

The eastern brown snake accounts for 65 per cent of snake bite deaths in Australia since 2000. Pic: The Australian Reptile ParkSource:News Corp Australia

“People should not attempt to pick up snakes, and need to be encouraged to practice appropriate first aid course and know CPR,” she said.

“I never realised it would happen so quick with a snake. I don’t think it’s (the shock) really hit me yet,” Mr Boggs told the Townsville Bulletin.

The tragic incident has motivated Mr Boggs and other neighbours in the Townsville suburb of Deeragun to clear their backyards of clutter and leaf debris. While the species is particularly prevalent in open grasslands, pastures and woodland, the eastern brown snake has been known to thrive in areas populated by humans.

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Adrenaline (epinephrine) auto injectors are an approved emergency treatment for anaphylaxis.

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Anaphylaxis is a serious, potentially fatal allergic reaction. It can happen within seconds to minutes of exposure to an allergen, like an insect sting, medications, and food.

When the immune system mistakenly identifies a substance as harmful, it releases certain chemicals that cause allergy symptoms. In anaphylaxis, the release of the chemicals can cause the person to go into shock. Anaphylactic shock is a potentially fatal condition that is characterized by a drop in blood pressure, narrowing of the airways and difficulty in breathing.

An anaphylaxis can turn fatal within minutes of exposure to an allergen. Immediate access to adrenaline or epinephrine is critical during the first few minutes of an anaphylactic reaction.

Indications for use

Adrenaline auto injectors are indicated in the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions to insect stings, including bees, hornets, wasps, fire ants and yellow jackets, and insect bites from triatoma and mosquitoes. Also, adrenaline or epinephrine auto injectors are used in the treatment of anaphylaxis due to foods, drugs, diagnostic testing chemicals or substances, allergen immunotherapy, and other allergens.

The immediate symptoms of anaphylaxis include pruritis, rashes, abdominal cramps, wheezing, the difficulty of breathing due to laryngeal spasm, angioedema, urticaria, flushing, syncope, apprehension, convulsions, diarrhea, vomiting, and thready pulse due to a fall in blood pressure.

How do adrenaline auto injectors work?

Adrenaline auto injectors deliver an adequate dosage of adrenaline or epinephrine. Adrenaline is a natural hormone released by the body in response to stress. It is secreted by the medulla of the of the adrenal glands.

Normally, strong emotions trigger the release of adrenaline, which will increase the heart rate, blood pressure, sugar metabolism and muscle strength. It instantly reverses the effects of an anaphylactic reaction by opening the airways, reducing throat swelling, and maintaining blood pressure and heart function. Learn more in a first aid course.

How to use an adrenaline auto injector

The maximum effect of an adrenaline auto injector relies on the proper administration of the drug. The proper and accurate administration is vital. Injecting large doses or accidentally injecting the drug directly into a vein or artery may lead to cerebral hemorrhage due to a sudden increase in blood pressure.

How are adrenaline auto injectors administered?

Adrenaline auto injectors are prescribed to those who are having an anaphylaxis. These injections come with a pre-filled solution that automatically injects when pushed against the skin.

Make sure to inject the adrenaline on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. Never inject the auto injector intravenously or in any other part of the body. The adrenaline auto injector should never be injected on the feet, hands or buttocks.

Injecting adrenaline into the buttocks has been associated with gas gangrene. On the other hand, injecting it into the feet or fingers may lead to loss of blood flow to the affected area.

Moreover, make sure to read manufacturer labels because each brand has a different mode of administration. This is to reduce the risk of injecting the adrenaline to other parts of the body or the administrator’s thumb. Also, the drug may not work if it’s injected incorrectly.

First aid for anaphylaxis

An anaphylaxis is a medical emergency. If someone is having an anaphylactic reaction, make sure to provide proper first aid to reduce the risk of complications.

• Lay the victim flat but if they are having a hard time breathing, allow to sit. Never allow the patient to walk or stand.
• Remove the trigger or prevent further exposure, if possible.
• Administer the adrenaline auto-injector based on the medicine’s label.
• Immediately after administration, call an ambulance or for emergency response, even if the patient’s condition is improving.
• Let the patient lie flat with the legs raised to maintain blood flow.
• If the auto-injector did not work or the person does not start feeling better, further adrenaline injection may be needed. The second auto-injector should be administered 5 to 15 minutes after the first one.
• If breathing stops, perform resuscitation and life support procedures until an ambulance arrives.

Adrenaline auto-injectors are crucial in the treatment of anaphylaxis, which is a fatal condition. Proper use of the drug plays a pivotal role in its efficacy. Hence, it is recommended for patients and their caregivers to receive proper training on administration. Healthcare professionals in clinics, schools, and communities should also undergo training on how to properly administer adrenaline auto-injectors.

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A mother says her baby girl nearly died when the child began choking on a teething bead hanging from her pram.

Kahla Hilton, who lives in Wagga Wagga in the New South Wales Riverina, says her daughter is alive today thanks to the intervention of a stranger who saved her life, reports NewsCorp.

She has shared her horror story on Facebook, as a warning to other mums who might not understand the potential hazards teething beads pose.

“I wasn’t going to post about this, but as a Mother, Aunty and friend of many with kids, I felt I had an obligation,” Kahla wrote.

“I had an experience yesterday that I’m calling the scariest of my life.”

It all unfolded while Kahla was having lunch at a café with a friend – her daughter Lukah was in the pram next to them.

“I turned to look at her and noticed she had something in her mouth, and at first thought it was the end of her dummy chain, which she often chews on…until I remembered she didn’t have her dummy chain on.

“About a split second later I realised that it was a bead from her teething garland, which has been hanging across her pram for months for her to chew on.”

The mother-of-three leapt into action, trying to remove the object.

“I quickly put my finger in the side of her mouth and got the bead out, and then I saw that she had another bead in there, half way down her throat.

“I started to panic, she was choking, and I froze.”

Kahla realised she was unable to help her baby girl – even though she has done a First Aid course.

“As she went from pink, to red, to blue, I screamed at the top of my lungs for someone to help.

“The café owner called emergency services as I continued to scream like an absolute crazy person.

“My baby was going to die, that’s all I could think about.”

Thankfully, help did come just moments later.

“My loud screaming got the attention of people throughout the mall, including one man, who ran across the carpark, jumped through the open window, scooped Lukah up and had her in a downward position and giving her blows to the back within what seemed like half a second.

“This man, was ex military, and he saved my baby’s life. I owe him everything.”

Lukha was rushed to hospital where medical staff performed X-Rays, hoping to find where the bead had gone.

She is now on the mend, but Kahla is blaming herself for the near-death experience.

“I do want to slap myself silly for putting so much trust in a piece of string.

“Never again.

“Everything made with teething beads has been thrown out. And I highly recommend all parents consider doing the same.”

Bizarrely, Kahla says she’s received “backlash” online from small business owners after posting the warning.

“I can’t force people to stop buying these products, and that was not my intention,” she says.

“We were lucky. Lukah definitely had a guardian angel watching over her yesterday.

“I would hate to hear of this happening to anyone else, especially if the outcome is worse.

“Be safe. Get rid of them.”

Kahla says her daughter is back to her happy self, thanks to the quick-thinking action of the stranger who saved her life.

“I can’t stop thinking that if that man wasn’t there the outcome would’ve been a lot worse,” Kahla says.

“He really is a superhero.”

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A “GOOD Samaritan” who assisted a man who appeared to be in trouble in the water near Balmain in Sydney has allegedly been attacked by the man he was trying to rescue.

David Hannon told the Today program that he spotted a person he thought was in distress in the water near Elliott Street around 11pm yesterday.

Mr Hannon went to the man’s aid in his small boat.

But then, the man reportedly turned aggressive.

“He was really aggressive, so I decided to just keep an eye on him,” Mr Hannon told Today.

“Then he clambered into the boat and I couldn’t help but let him in.”

Mr Hannon alleges the man then took control of the boat, giving him no option but to jump into the water and flee as he feared for his safety.

Nine.com.au reports that marine police worked with PolAir to track down the 24-year-old man, who has been taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for assessment.

The man was offered assistance by paramedics when they got him to shore. Picture: 9 NewsSource:Supplied

Mr Hannon was treated by NSW ambulance paramedics at the scene for minor injuries after he was pulled from the water.

Meanwhile, a 47-year-old was also arrested nearby after police were alerted to reports of a person with a rifle near the scene of the Balmain assault.

However, ABC is reporting that the 47-year-old was actually using the rifle’s telescope to get a better look at what was happening on the harbour.

The man has been charged with not keeping the firearm safe, not keeping ammunition stored in a locked container, unauthorised use and handling a firearm under the influence of alcohol.

He was granted conditional bail.

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POLICE has released some of the stunning examples of calls to triple-0 as it is revealed 90 per cent of calls aren’t for real emergencies.

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Qld police fed up with hoax triple-0 calls

QUEENSLAND Police has released some of the stunning examples of calls to triple-0 as it is revealed 90 per cent of calls aren’t for real emergencies.

Calling triple-0 to report the person you see breaking into your car? Fair enough.

Giving the emergency line a ring to ask them what time the next episode of Blue Heelers is on — now that’s a little harder to understand.

In 2017, Queenslanders called triple-0 and asked for police a whopping 612,250 times — 90 per cent of which weren’t for genuine emergencies.

Thanks to that statistic, Police and Corrective Services Minister Mark Ryan and Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart launched a campaign to encourage the public to have a quick think before calling triple-0.

The ‘Ring True’ social media campaign is urging people to consider the other options available to them when reporting a crime — like PoliceLink or online forms on the QPS website.

“The influx of non-emergency calls ties up our police operators and we need to allow for genuine emergencies to ring true,” Commissioner Stewart said.

“Noise complaints and break-ins where offenders are no longer present are common non-urgent triple-0 calls. While these are of great concern to police, they are not a matter for triple-0.

“If a crime’s happening now, call triple-0. If not, think PoliceLink,” he added.

There’s a time and place for emergency police calls. Picture: Gordon McComiskieSource:News Corp Australia

QPS also released some of the stunning examples emergency operators deal with every day — explaining to people that police aren’t necessary for pizza orders, taxi requests and guessing games.

When a man was told he’d phoned through to the emergency line, he asked the operator a ridiculous question.

“Well, how’s it going police headquarters, I just wanted to know, what time does Blue Heelers start?”

Another woman asked an emergency operator to sort her a ride home.

“Sorry, I’m just having difficulty with this payphone. I’m just trying to order a cab, please.”

Operators also dealt with 6000 nuisance calls, including a person trying to order a pizza and another asking “What day is it? … I’ve just woken up”.

One woman, who was riding on a train when she dialled triple-0, reported someone playing music too loudly near her.

“Well that’s not an emergency for police to attend to,” the operator bluntly replied.

Police are encouraging people who want to complain about noise, report car crashes where there were no injuries or report a break in where no offender is present to call PoliceLink on 131 444.

Close to 30,000 calls were also “no voice” calls meaning there was no response on the other end of the line.

Police also wants to make sure Queenslanders understand that knowing the location of the crime is the most important part of the call.

“Getting the correct information across clearly and concisely could make the difference between life and death.

“Stay on the line, stay calm, speak clearly and answer the operator’s questions.

“Do not hang up until the operator says it’s OK to do so,” Commissioner Stewart said.

But Queensland isn’t the only state guilty of misusing triple-0.

Last year, Ambulance Tasmania released a report exposing the gross misuse of the triple-0 line.

The review, released in an effort to fix Tasmania having the slowest emergency response rate in the country, exposed the state’s worst examples.

At the time, Tasmania’s Health Minister Michael Ferguson listed some of the worst.

“We had a person call 000 because their dog was sick, and they wanted an ambulance to come and assess it,” Mr Ferguson said.

“One patient on Bruny Island realised they’d run out of medication on Christmas Eve, and the patient requested from the island that ambulance paramedics visit the pharmacy and collect their medications and put the ambulance on the ferry to deliver them.

“A person in Scottsdale called 000 wanting an ambulance because they had a blocked nose and a headache due to a cold.”

Ambulance Tasmania had also attended to someone “suffering a toothache”, another person who “had an itchy eye”, a Hobart man who thought he’d broken his ankle but had been walking on it for two days and only had a small bruise and even a person who “had stubbed their toe and wanted an ambulance so they could go to hospital for an X-Ray”.

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At least 20,000 people will be trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP), in a new national initiative to be implemented in the next four to five years.

This is in line with the ‘Year of Zayed’ and will be done in cooperation with the Federal National Council (FNC).

The National Initiative for First Aid and CPR, which will train 20,000 people from various sectors of society, will be implemented within four to five years and is aimed at reducing the causes of death such as cardiac arrest, strokes and other emergencies.

The initiative will take off with an orientation and training session to be conducted by MoHaP’s training and development centre for the members of the FNC.

The initiative also seeks to encourage other government entities from the federal and local level to adopt and implement it, as well as build a database of volunteers for paramedics to assist in emergencies, crises and disasters.

Awad Saghir Al Ketbi, assistant undersecretary for support services sector for MoHaP, issued a administrative resolution for the creation of an oversight (ad-hoc) committee chaired by Saqr Ghanem Al Humeiri, director of the training and development centre, to oversee the implementation of the training, which will include first aid, CPR, and quick-response to medical emergencies, crises and disasters in accordance with UAE Cabinet Decision (No. 6) of 2016.

Al Ketbi said that the initiative is aimed at increasing community awareness about cardiac arrest and providing training on ways to quickly respond to cases of sudden cardiac arrest, such as administering CPR and first aid to save an injured person.

He further noted that the comm-ittee will supervise the implementation and progress of the initiative such as identifying the target participants, defining the priorities of training groups, and applying the training programmes as soon as the scientific and training materials are available.

Al Humeiri added: “The department will be responsible for organising the first aid and CPR operations, the training materials, which have international accreditation and approved by MoHaP. The trainees will receive a certificate valid for two years from the training provided by MoHaP instructors, private entities and volunteers who have the licence to train in this field.” Dr Abdel Karim Al Zarouni, director of emergency, crisis and disaster department at the ministry, said that the national initiative has chosen the FNC as the pioneering entity to lead in training and motivating both the private and public sector, companies, shopping centres and schools. They will also reach the household levels as well, through the Sup-reme Council for the Family and Women’s Associations to offer first aid course.

The centre has all the required expertise and competencies, and it has provided the first regional programme to train professionals on CPR and cardiovascular care provided following the latest updates from the American Heart Association and the first national programme to train and license accredited trainers for first aid and recovery from the European Resuscitation Council.

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THE operator of a hot-air balloon that crashed in NSW’s Hunter Valley, didn’t call 000 after the accident and described it as just a ‘firm landing’.

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news.com.auMARCH 30, 201810:19AM

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Nine people hospitalised after NSW hot air balloon crash

A HOT air balloon crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that injured 11 people has been described as just a “firm landing” by the operator, who also decided not to call 000.

Emergency services were only informed of the accident by Cessnock Hospital after the balloon operator took some passengers there for treatment.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman said the patients were aged between seven and 38 years old. Two women aged 34 and 36 were taken to John Hunter Hospital with suspected spinal injuries as a precautionary measure. They are all in a stable condition.

An ambulance later attended the scene to ensure other passengers were not in need of medical treatment. Hopefully there were first aid course trained staff on hand.

When asked whether the operator should have called 000, an NSW Ambulance spokesman said it was best to get qualified medical attention in these circumstances so that the correct interventions could be identified.

NSW Police is now investing the circumstances of the incident, which saw the balloon come down on McDonald’s Rd, Pokolbin about 8am today.

Inspector Rob Post of Hunter Valley Police said there may have been contact with a tree but authorities were still compiling information to give to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

He said the balloon had already left the area by the time authorities reached the scene and agreed that this could make it harder for investigators.

When asked whether the balloon operator had a duty of care to call 000, Insp Post said it was “commonsense” to make the call when there were injured people. But he said police were not looking at criminal charges regarding this.

Anyone who saw the balloon landing or noticed it having any difficulties in flight is being urged to contact police.

Matt Scaise from Balloon Safaris told The Daily Telegraph the balloon landed “firmer than normal”.

“We had a bit of a firm landing that was all — it was a routine landing,” he said.

“They landed firmer than normal, and when they landed the pilot said ‘is everybody okay?’, and three people said they had a few problems … our crew member took three to Cessnock Hospital.”

He said the story had been inflamed and “it hits our business so hard”.

Balloon Safaris was also involved in a crash in January with 15 people on-board. The accident left four people in hospital, including a young woman with suspected spinal injuries.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to today’s incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or go online at: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/

A hot-air balloon crash in the Hunter Valley has injured nine people.Source:Facebook

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