Category 5 Emergency Care

31/08/2026

When you’re operating in remote environments, help may be some distance away – making the right first aid skills essential.

Cairns-based Category 5 Emergency Care delivers practical, evidence-based Remote & Wilderness First Aid training, preparing outdoor professionals and adventure leaders to assess, manage and evacuate casualties when medical assistance may be delayed.

We’re pleased to have Category 5 joining us as a Bronze Sponsor and exhibitor at NOEC 2026.

Thanks to Jason Taylor and the Category 5 Emergency Care team for supporting the conference. Visit their stand and find out more about their training.

31/08/2026

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🌊 Calling all dive professionals, clinicians, and ocean researchers!

Registration is officially open for the Academy of Extreme Environment Medicines premier online dive medicine conference: The Dive Medicine Virtual Summit 2026! 🤿✨

Join us from anywhere in the world for a full day of cutting-edge research, clinical insights, and international networking—no travel required.

📅 Date: November 5, 2026

⏰ Time: 09:30 – 16:00 AEST

📍 Location: Online (Global Stream)

🎟️ Tickets: $75 for Members | $165 for Non-Members

Whether you're managing hyperbaric treatments in the hospital or providing field medicine on deep ocean expeditions, this is your chance to connect with the best in the field.

🔗 Ready to dive in? Secure your spot today: https://www.academyexmedicine.com.au/dive-medicine-virtual-summit-cl

29/08/2026

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27/08/2026

17/08/2026

“We don’t just tick boxes—we train for the real world.”

It seems to be the catchphrase of almost every first aid company these days.

But here’s the question: how can someone train you for the real world of medical emergencies if they’ve never dealt with it themselves?

A qualification allows someone to teach first aid. Real-world experience gives them the context to explain what actually happens—the pressure, the uncertainty, the distractions and the decisions that must be made when an emergency isn’t following a textbook.

Good teaching matters. Current knowledge matters. But genuine frontline experience brings lessons that can’t be learned from a slide deck alone.

So, who would you prefer teaching you: someone who knows the course—or someone who knows the course and has used those skills when it truly mattered?

Before booking your next first aid course, don’t just ask what the company teaches.

Ask who will be teaching it.

08/08/2026

After 15 years of building Category 5, the time has come for us to step back and spend more time with family.

During that time, Category 5 has grown into North Queensland’s most respected event healthcare and first aid providers. We put credibility into an industry that was sadly lacking any real governance in this region. We were also the first private company to provide lifeguard services on a Queensland public beach—one of many achievements I am proud of.

The business is well positioned for its next chapter, and I am now exploring opportunities for the right person or organisation to take ownership, continue the legacy we have created and realise its full potential.

Thank you to our team, clients and partners who have supported Category 5 over the past 15 years.

Genuine enquiries are welcome via private message.

05/08/2026

The last course sold out. Secure your spot.

18/07/2026

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18/07/2026

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15/05/2026

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