Episode Details

Welcome to Crossing the tideline podcast, Brett Burcher here.

In this ep you will Meet Aaron Graham, founder of Proguarding, a company that delivers water safety and medical services to a range of industries. Aaron and his team currently run control Trauma first aid courses across Australia. Ive been to a few of these courses and they are shockingly good. They provide first response style training for life threatening trauma wounds and injuries. They make it so realistic and the info, both the theoretical and practical side of things is so comprehensive, relatable and transferable to all type of situations. The reason I say shockingly good is because after doing the first course, I was quite shocked and disappointed in myself that I did not already have these skills.l. it’s an incredible initiative and Aaron will be chatting us through everything we need to know about these courses.

We will also hear from Paddy James, who facilitates the courses. His experience in emergency situations is so noticeable when you partake in the course. Paddy certainly doesnt fuck around and he gives us some expert tips on what to do if we find ourselves first on scene to a traumatic injury. Quick little note before we roll in, I need to clarify the timeline when Aaron is sharing the story of Barney the shark spotter in the opening minutes of the chat. The numbers are from 14 days of shark spotting, not a years worth. Astounding stat. Not much got past Barney It would seem. This chat was recorded at 3pm on March 5th 2026.