Richard Tyczkowski could not remember anything from April 20, 2017, but those who saved his life do. It was on that day that Tyczkowski had his 6th heart attack. He was kept alive by his wife, firefighters, 2 neighbors and paramedics before transported to a healthcare facility. Life extension At the 7th yearly Essex-Windsor Emergency […]
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A young woman who was pulled from the water died despite immediate CPR. The drowning incident occurred in Lac du Bonnet. Unforeseen ordeal in the water According to the RCMP, they received a call to a house on McArthur Avenue in the town. Upon arrival, they found several people performing CPR on the woman, 23-years
The meeting was part of “Safe City Day” which encourages residents to learn life-saving procedures such as CPR. Heart attack For the first time since his heart attack, John Turco was surrounded by the people who saved his life. The 51-year old was grateful as he shook their hands. Turco was at the city hall
A man in his 50s with traumatic injuries was given CPR. The man was found by Toronto police officers with severe trauma at a Scarborough shopping plaza. Wounded man According to the police, the paramedics were performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but the man lacked any vital signs when he was loaded into an ambulance. The
Nikita, an 8-week old is recovering at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario after a cardiac arrest. The Ottawa Paramedics reported that the quick thinking of the bystanders and paramedic dispatchers helped in saving the life of the baby. Baby on the line The little boy ceased to breathe while his parents were driving along St.
A well-known curler from Saint John region is under-recovery in a healthcare facility after suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a game. The incident occurred at the Traveler’s Provincial Curling Championship in Moncton. Unexpected crisis According to one teammate, Adib Saman, he threw his first rock, and everything appears fine. While going into
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According to RCMP, a 30-year old woman and 11-year old girl, both from Miami were part of a guided tour in the North Bench Trail area near Golden. The RCMP confirmed that the two were traveling on the same machine. The snowmobile was one of a group of 10 on a guided tour by the
After a call from a young girl, an unresponsive babysitter was given prompt CPR. The babysitter was found unresponsive in a backyard pool. Watery ordeal According to the York Regional Police, members of the Central York Fire Services were the first to arrive at the house on Arnold Crescent. A firefighter dove into the pool
A 30-year old woman from Vancouver succumbed to her injuries after the incident. The woman was declared dead after a kayaking incident on the Vedder River in Chilliwack. Unforeseen ordeal in the water Based on the report by Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson, Cpl. Mike Rail, the police were present at the scene in Yarrow after they
For Chris Troughton, a defibrillator saves lives. It was able to save his life 4 times. Troughton was planning on getting an automated external defibrillator (AED) for his own house. He later decided to share the device with the entire neighborhood by installing a weatherproof cabinet in front of his house. Easy access of an
The quick actions of bystanders in using a defibrillator saved the life of a boy. Without rapid action, the outcome would have been a different one. Bystander action Bystanders helped in reviving a 15-year old who collapsed while playing futsal at Sir Robert Borden High School on Greenbank Road. Luckily, an automated external defibrillator at
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A 27-year old man died in a surfing accident despite CPR. The paramedics responded to an incident near Lovekin Rock. According to Cpl. Patrick Jenkins, speaking on behalf of the Tofino RCMP, the man died after a surfing accident, but the specific details on the root cause of death remain unknown. Surfing incident The name
A 3-year old boy was given CPR in a drowning incident at a family pool in Brossard. Sadly, the boy did not make it. The child was discovered unconscious in a pool on Tardif St. He was rushed to a healthcare facility where he was pronounced dead. Watery ordeal The father of the boy administered
Medical professionals often fail to execute CPR properly to restart a heart that ceased to beat. This was revealed in a new study. Importance of proper delivery of CPR Outdated training might be a factor. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a first-aid procedure performed on an unconscious individual who does not have a pulse or does
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A Calgary father was charged for the overdose death of his daughter. He attempted to revive the child using wires from a lamp as a makeshift defibrillator. Unforeseen ordeal Jonathon Hope informed the paramedics who responded to his southwest Calgary house that he performed CPR on his daughter for 5 hours. The paramedics notice a
A man involved in the Cache creek shooting died despite CPR. The Ashcroft RCMP attended an apparent shooting incident at a house in the 1000 block of Collins Road of Cache Creek after receiving a 911 call. Shooting ordeal Upon the arrival of the police, they found a deceased adult male. The BC Emergency Health
The life of a man was saved with the rapid delivery of CPR. Certificates of commendation were given to Steve Stewart and Steve Parks along with Abbotsford firefighters. Timely intervention to save a life Back then, a call regarding a case of the cardiac arrest came from the Sevenoaks Alliance Church. Upon the arrival of
A young girl, 9-years old was given CPR after a near-drowning incident. At the time of the incident, the staff at the Lawson Civic Centre were scrambling after a young girl was found unconscious in the water. Near drowning incident The 9-year old girl was on a field trip with Brunskill School in Saskatoon. She
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A man on Salt Spring Island died despite the delivery of CPR. The incident is under investigation by the police. According to the RCMP, the officers responded to reports of a fight on Richard Flack Road. Timely intervention They found 2 men performing CPR on an unresponsive man. The Salt Spring Island RCMP continued to
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Jerry Laird had no pulse onstage which prompted the crowd to perform CPR. A Charlottetown man suffered a heart attack while playing on stage at a local bar. After the incident, he owes his life to the people in the audience who helped. Two women in the crowd who had medical training hopped on stage
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