St John Ambulance is urging Queenslanders to maintain their first aid training, emphasising the crucial role of first responders.

St. John Ambulance has created a petition to establish compulsory first aid training for individuals holding a learner’s license.

Bill Lyon, CEO of St. John Ambulance, told Peter Gleeson on Drive, “We’re calling on the state government to make this a no cost part to the learner drivers…it’s very important that young people and olders that are getting the license for the first time can be those responders…that first response can save a life.”

“I think that’s the thing with first aid training, we know you’ll never be a paramedic or a doctor, but it is being able to…look after them while we wait for the ambulance service,” Mr. Lyon continued.

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