NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 17/02/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
John Griffin, Queensland Manager and Fire Safety Expert at Brooks Australia, talking about The role of smoke alarms in rural and regional homes. While firefighters are invaluable in protecting communities during natural disasters, emergency services often need to travel considerable distances to respond to house fires in rural and regional areas. In these critical moments, a working smoke alarm and a home escape plan can provide life-saving seconds for residents to make it out safely. In just two to three minutes, a small fire can engulf a room, leaving little time to escape. Yet shockingly, nearly half (49%) of Australian homes impacted by fire either had no working smoke alarms or none at all, putting countless lives at risk. Yet, the dangers exist beyond house fires, with smoke alarms still playing a critical role in bushfire emergencies, helping emergency services locate and evacuate people in danger and assist in containing fires by providing early alerts. To find out more, check out the link below!
Professor David Playford, Cardiologist and The University of Notre Dame, talking about The next cardiac epidemic: New report warns 250,000 Australians at risk of heart disease. With Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week (17 Feb – 23 Feb) A new report is addressing the lack of awareness for heart disease, calling on policymakers to take action. More than half a million Australians are living with heart valve disease, yet alarmingly, research shows an additional 254,000 are unaware they have the condition – a number projected to nearly double in the coming decades. Concerningly, untreated severe symptomatic aortic stenosis – the most common form of heart valve disease – has a staggering mortality rate of 25% to 50% per year. However, two-thirds of Australians remain unaware of the condition.
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