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On Wednesday 23 October, Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed in Hobart for Waimea Heights Primary School students to see the state-of-the-art helicopter up close and meet our frontline crew members who rescue and transport Tasmanians every single day.
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Calling Triple Zero (000)
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Learn about calling Triple Zero for an ambulance in an emergency. This includes what an emergency is, how to call 000 and how to teach kids about 000.
Registering an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
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Learn about AEDs and how to register your publicly accessible AED in Tasmania.
Keeping ambulance officers safe
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Learn how to keep Tasmania’s ambulance officers safe including information about unacceptable behaviour and how to help ambulance staff.
Ambulance costs
Learn about the costs of Ambulances:
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- For information regarding COVID-19, please visit the Coronavirus Tasmania website or call the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738
How to provide feedback
You can provide a query, comment/suggestion, compliment or complaint by contacting us through one of the below channels:
- Phone: 03 6166 2011
- Email: [email protected]
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Next stage of campaign launched to promote respect for health workers
The next stage of a campaign to promote respect towards Tasmanian health workers has been launched, with staff members from the Department of Health again featuring at the centre of the campaign.
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