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Deception Bay Job Seeker Bootcamp Bigger than
Ever Before
Federal Member for Petrie Luke Howarth hosted
record numbers at his Deception Bay Job Seeker
Bootcamp that took place last month.
The event featured six guest speakers from a range
of local businesses including event sponsor APM, Australia’s
largest provider of Disability Employment Services. Snake Bite Treatment
Mr Howarth said it’s important to address the issue of About one hundred Australian snakes are
unemployment in Petrie, particularly amongst young people, venomous, although only twelve are likely to inflict
and the bootcamps were designed to bring candidates, a wound that could kill you. These include Taipans,
employers, resources and discussion all under the one roof. Brown snakes, Tiger snakes, Death Adders, Black
“I came up with the idea of a job seeker boot camp in 2014, snakes, Copperhead snakes, Rough Scaled snakes as well as
and I’ve been hosting them ever since. They’re always very well some sea snakes. Do you know what to do to treat a snake bite?
received and I’m proud to have been able to help hundreds of Follow DRSABCD.
people understand the job market a little better, and even go 1. Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance.
out and get a job.” 2. Lie the patient down and ask them to keep still. Reassure
“As a former small business owner, I’m incredibly passionate the patient.
about making sure that locals in my electorate have what they 3. If on a limb, apply an elasticised roller bandage (10–15 cm
need to get a job, succeed in life and get ahead.” wide) over the bite site as soon as possible. Apply a further
The event provided job seekers with the opportunity to meet elasticised roller bandage (10–15 cm wide), starting just
local employers and to get a greater understanding of what an above the fingers or toes and moving upwards on the bitten
employer is looking for in a potential employee for example, limb as far as can be reached. Use clothing or other material
how to write a resume, interview responses, presentation if an elasticised roller bandage is not available. Apply the
and attitude. bandage as tightly as possible to the limb.
4. Immobilise the bandaged limb using splints.
5. Keep the patient lying down and completely still
(immobilised).
6. Write down the time of the bite and when the bandage
was applied. If possible, mark the location of the bite site (if
known) on the skin with a pen, or photograph the site.
7. Stay with the patient until medical aid arrives.

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