What Sets Us Apart?

Paramount First Aid is a brand-new small business that has launched in 2024.
We specialise in providing paramedic curated and instructed first aid training. We combine practical and relevant teaching (obtained from years of paramedic on-road experience) with the national gold-standards for first aid, as outlined by Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.

Our course covers THE ESSENTIALS, the first aid that EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW.
Our market research shows that time commitment and expensive course fees discourage individuals from pursuing first aid training. WE GET IT! Those days can be super long and an information overload.
Our course covers

This means that our course is NOT the same as the Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Provide First Aid courses that most first aid trainers provide. Its intentional!
The Essentials First Aid course is applicable to all Australian individuals! Our market research* has shown that whilst most people would consider first aid training as very important, the financial cost and time commitments are off-putting. The nationally accredited courses typically take between 3 and 8 hours, often with additional online learning as well as strict formative assessments.

Maniah's Story

What Motivates Us

Maniah Betham was a charismatic and generous teen. He was also a state swimming champion.

In 2014, while at his local youth group, Maniah had a sudden cardiac arrest that was caused by an undiagnosed heart condition. He was fifteen years old.

Despite immediate and effective CPR that was performed by his family, Maniah was unable to be resuscitated. There was no AED (Automated External Defibrillator) located at the facility or nearby, and so there was no opportunity to restart his heart before the paramedics arrived. We'll never know if an AED would have defibrillated Maniah and saved his life. However, it's possible it may have.

So often, we associate cardiac arrest with those who are elderly or chronically unwell and never expect that they can occur when someone is young and seemingly healthy.

Maniah's story is what motivated Leah to start Paramount First Aid. As an on-road paramedic, she has attended many people in cardiac arrest and firmly believes that their BEST CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL is if bystanders (i.e. family, friends, and even strangers) immediately recognise the need for and commence CPR, call 000, and apply a nearby AED quickly!

Our dream is to see every Australian equipped with the knowledge and skills to instantly recognise and respond to cardiac arrest (and other life-threatening emergencies) so that as many lives as possible can be saved.

Meet the Team

The heart and soul of Paramount First Aid

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Founder

Registered Paramedic

Lead Trainer

Leah

The founder of Paramount First Aid and our lead instructor.
Leah is a registered paramedic with more than 5 years of experience working full-time for state and territory ambulance services across Australia. In her career, Leah has responded to countless emergencies and has seen first-hand patient's lives saved by family members, friends, and good Samaritans who have performed first aid before the ambulance arrives on scene.
With a dream to see every Australian become prepared to save a life, Leah regularly teaches nationally accredited first aid courses, including Provide CPR, Provide First Aid, and Provide First Aid in an Education Setting. She is an accredited trainer and assessor.

Head of Operations

Jack

Jack has an extensive background in leadership and logistics management as well as a degree in business management and a masters in logistics management. He has been an officer within the Australian Defence Force for seven years, where he gained valuable experience in a wide range of skills. Jack has a passion for education and the fundamentals of first aid.