St John Ambulance Victoria
Do You Live With a Paramedic?
When someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest, they’ve got 10 minutes before it’s too late. The average ambulance response time in Victoria is 15 minutes. Unless you live with a paramedic, you need a defib.
This third instalment of St John’s
‘Know First Aid’ platform follows a
series of sitcom-style skits featuring
a third-wheeling paramedic housemate.
It’s the first to use humour
to drive awareness of this
seriously unfunny subject,
avoiding heavy-handed shock
tactics to ensure this lifesaving
message sticks.
The tongue-in-cheek premise
asks Australians the rhetorical
question: Do you live with a
paramedic? If not, the safest
answer is to buy a defibrillator.
The films are produced by comedy
production house Haven’t You Done
Well (creators of Aunty Donna) by
director Jemma Cotter and Rob
Geary on stills.