St John Ambulance SA Annual Report 2022-23

Annual Report 2022/23

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Reducing the impact of injury and emergency Lowering the burden on the state’s healthcare system Our health and medical services teams attend events every week of the year, including major events at Adelaide Oval, as well as smaller events like school sports days and fairs. Their presence at these events reduces the impact of injury and the need for hospital visits. 2,050 Events attended 3,168 Clinical patients treated 17,000 Total patient presentations * 5 Major venue coverage

Volunteers Our network of dedicated volunteers give their time, care and expertise to support the South Australian community. 488 Adults Bicycle Response Team (BRT) BRT crews use bikes kitted out with medical equipment, navigating crowds for a rapid clinical response. 8 Events covered 22 volunteer teams Adelaide Central

Arno Bay Balaklava Campbelltown Gawler Gilbert Valley Mallala Mitcham Mt Barker Mt Gambier Murray Bridge Noarlunga Playford Port Adelaide Prospect Pt Lincoln Pt Pirie Unley

Healthcare professionals: 47

Event Responders: 120

Victor Harbor West Torrens Whyalla/Pt Augusta Woodville

Event Medics: 91

Qualifications and training A continual national skills competency program ensures all volunteers are accredited to deliver the latest healthcare techniques. 30,494 1 Duty hours 27,376 1 Admin/other support hours $2,584,893 2 Total value of volunteering hours (duty and training) 24,952 1 Training hours

1 Hours based on internal reporting year 1 December 2021-30 November 2022. 2 The updated volunteer dollar replacement hourly rate figure for 2022/23 is $46.62 per hour and was provided by Volunteering SA/NT. The basis of this calculation is taken from the biannual Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) average weekly earnings figures for Australia. This methodology follows Associate Professor, Dr Lisel O’Dwyer’s (previously Prof Duncan Ironmonger) approach to calculating a dollar value figure for volunteering, and is one of the calculations that forms the overall value of volunteering figure. * This is an approximate figure that includes both clinical and non-clinical interventions.