The life of Ted Brown was saved with an AED by Wheaton GMC Buick Cadillac employees. A 65-year old employee at a Saskatoon car dealership is alive with the help of quick thinking co-workers and easy access to an automated external defibrillator (AED). Public access to AEDs Ted Brown is a staff member at Wheaton […]
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Two near-fatal overdoses in Regina courthouse call attention to dangers of drugs in jails and remand centers. Two women scheduled to appear in court at the provincial courthouse never made it. They were given medical care for a possibility of overdosing from opioid. Deadly overdose According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Justice, Drew
A group of students from St. Mary Catholic Secondary School were given recognition for being heroes in bringing safely the school bus to stop due to an emergency situation. The driver of the school bus collapse from a medical condition and the students immediately provided first aid to the man. According to the bus company
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A baby named Winston was saved from a fatal head-on collision by fast action of the bystanders. According to a fire and rescue chief, Bentley Gibson the baby was inside in one of the vehicles. It is the biggest help you want to see. It is always hard on first responders especially tragedies that involves
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Stewart LeForte performed CPR on a neighbor suffering a heart attack. At the time of the incident, he examined the man and performed CPR for 30 minutes until the paramedics arrived. The emergency team established a semi-normal heart rhythm and transported the man to a healthcare facility. Sadly, the man later died. Saving a life
A 14-year old Abbotsford student who died during a ski trip was given CPR. The boy was a member of the Mennonite Education Institute’s secondary school ski and snowboard club. He was found unresponsive by a ski patrol at the bottom of a large cliff area on Blackcomb Mountain. Dangers in the wilderness According to
An Edmonton man died despite delivery of CPR by bystanders in Okanagan Lake. According to police, the 25-year old Edmonton man drowned while swimming in the lake. Dangers in the water The West Kelowna RCMP and paramedics responded to a report of a possible drowning at a campground. The emergency crews took over from bystanders
A woman in her early 50s who died after falling into the rapid was given CPR. The drowning incident occurred on a dangerous stretch of the Cowichan River. Watery ordeal down Cowichan River The woman was tubing along with friends when she passed the “pullout” zone and entered the rough water near Horseshoe Bend and
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A man was given CPR after the horrific accident in Vancouver’s busiest tourist district. A man is dead and 2 people were injured after the accident in the busiest tourist district in Vancouver. Road crash A charter bus loaded with passengers struck 3 people on Canada Place Way between the Convention Centre and Canada Place.
A man in serious condition after a house fire in Surrey was given CPR. According to Surrey assistant fire chief Jason Cairney, the blaze broke out in the back of the house shortly before midnight near 116 Avenue and 140 Street. Blaze in Surrey Upon the arrival of the firefighters, they were told that a
A Sydney man was given CPR after found unresponsive in his cell. The inmate, Zane Weatherbee was serving time for first-degree murder at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. Unforeseen death At the time of this death, the 49-year old had been serving an indeterminate sentence since 1982. Based on a release from Correctional Service Canada,
A 49-year old inmate in New Brunswick was given CPR after found unresponsive in his cell. The Correctional Service Canada is investigating the death of the inmate. Found unresponsive Based on a statement, the inmate was found unresponsive in his cell at Dorchester Penitentiary. The staff called emergency services and performed CPR but failed to
A woman who reportedly drowned near Peggy’s Cove was given CPR. The police in Nova Scotia confirmed that a woman drowned near Peggy’s Cove. Watery ordeal The emergency workers responded to reports of a woman who was struggling in the water. The Halifax Fire and Emergency stated that local fishermen brought the woman to the
A 34-year old man died despite prompt CPR after a crash on Main-A-Dieu road. The motor vehicle accident occurred on Main-a-Dieu Road. Unforeseen tragedy on the road The Cape Breton Regional Police responded to a single vehicle incident around the civic address 295 Main-a-Dieu Road and found a Mazda RX-8 off the road with severe
Sydney’s Civic Centre houses 2 automated external defibrillators (AEDs). This allows better response in case of a medical emergency according to CBRM Mayor Cecil Clarke. Availability of AEDs Training is underway to ensure that people who work in the building know how to use the life-saving AEDs which were only recently placed at city hall.
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A 54-year old Glace Bay man died despite CPR after an early morning fire. Gerry Somerton, owner of the duplex at 43 Concord St. was removed from the building and transported to the Glace Bay Hospital by EHS but died from his injuries. Deadly blaze Leo O’Connel lived in a duplex next door. He found
A Saskatchewan mother saved her newborn triplets by providing CPR on one of the babies while still giving birth to the other two. A mother named Danielle Johnston had an early labor at home and she delivered the first baby who was not breathing. She immediately provided CPR on the baby while waiting for the
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A transport driver named Ian Melville, 45 years old from Hamilton is dead following a multiple collisions in Highway 401. These collisions involved 30 vehicles, and many of them are tractors-trailers. Five fire fighters and first responders tried to rescue the injured driver and immediately provided first aid and CPR but never made it. He
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A surfer, 27 years old died at Tofino Long Beach. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the British Columbia Coroners Service investigates the incident. According to witnesses, they saw a group of people on shore providing CPR on the victim near Lovekin Rock at Long Beach. Watery ordeal A construction worker named Vincent Mallaley scheduled
As a 911 call-taker, Natalie Rumsby provided life-saving CPR instructions during emergencies. When she answers a call as a 911 dispatcher, her jobs ends when the first responders arrive on the scene. It is not often that she and her colleagues at the dispatch centre in Victoria hear about the outcome of their calls. Saving
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