Several sudden deaths are under investigation after two men in their 30s were found in medical distress in the snow. Ordeal on the ice In the first case, a snowboarder was found unresponsive before 12:30 PM near a Nelson, B.C. ski resort. The man was in a tree well when he was found and a […]
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A 64-year old man who had a heart attack received prompt CPR. The incident occurred in the stands as the Ottawa Senators faced the Montreal Canadians. The man might not have survived if fellow fans did not rush to help him. Prompt intervention with CPR One of the fellow fans who was sitting in the
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A Vancouver woman performed CPR on her husband with the help of a 911 dispatcher. The only reason he was alive was the timely delivery of CPR before the arrival of the paramedics. Life-saving intervention When Carol Klock heard a thump from the shower, she thought her husband Jack had slipped and fallen. When no
A Winnipeg mail carrier who saw an unconscious woman says he was instructed to deliver CPR despite stating worries about the white powder on her shirt. Accompanying dangers Corey Gallagher found the woman on Tuesday morning in an apartment hall while distributing mail. Since there was no response, he called for emergency assistance and told
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A man was rushed to Peter Lougheed hospital in critical condition after a house fire in northeast Calgary. House fire ordeal The emergency crews were called to the 100 block of Templeby Drive at around 10:30 AM. Upon arrival, the crews were met with a large volume of smoke and flames. The fire extended from
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Life-saving efforts can help save a life. On the 7th yearly Survivor Day which was organized by Essex-Windsor paramedics, the first responders were reunited with those that were brought back from clinical death. Prompt intervention The 1st Survivor Day presented 5 survivors. The timely action of bystanders to execute CPR, availability of public-use defibrillators (AED),
An off-duty police officer was credited for saving the life of a driver during an emergency that resulted in a rush-hour crash on the Port Mann bridge. New Westminster Police Const. Todd Sweet was driving home when he witnessed a vehicle crashed directly into a concrete barrier. Sweet assisted an off-duty officer with the Vancouver
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A man is in critical condition in a healthcare facility after a stabbing incident in Etobicoke. The emergency crews were called to the area of The Queensway and Zorra Street at around 10 PM for reports of an individual stabbed in a condo building. Life on the line Upon the arrival of the officers, the
A Mission emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicular rollover. A 56-year old Osoyoos woman was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital after her vehicle flipped into a ditch that was filled with water. Timely rescue The local emergency personnel was requested to respond to the east of Lougheed Highway and Nelson Street after the motorists witnessed
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Two men were transported to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The Abbotsford Police are trying to connect why 2 men without apparent drug or gang connections were shot while driving along Ponderosa Street early morning. Tragic ordeal According to Const. Ian MacDonald, the 19 and 28-year old who sustained gunshot wounds in the shooting
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A head-on collision on Vancouver highway resulted in injuries that required first aid. According to police, a Ford Focus and Mercedes SUV collided over the centerline of the four-lane highway. Road collision Two people are taken to a healthcare facility with life-threatening injuries after an early morning head-on collision in Vancouver’s east and left seven
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A 3-vehicle accident occurred in front of the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The accident occurred before 8 PM at the intersection of Wakesiah Avenue and Third Street. According to firefighters at the scene, a passenger in a Chevrolet Trailblazer was transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with unidentified injuries. The driver of the Civic was examined
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A father is teary-eyed as he looks at his 21-year old daughter who saved his life. On the day Martin Dansereau collapsed, he just finished a workout on the treadmill in the basement of his house when he did not feel right. Before Dansereau could call out for help, he collapsed. His daughter was upstairs
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An off-duty police officer was credited for saving the life of a driver during an emergency that resulted in a rush-hour crash on the Port Mann bridge. New Westminster Police Const. Todd Sweet was driving home when he witnessed a vehicle crashed directly into a concrete barrier. Sweet assisted an off-duty officer with the Vancouver
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A 3-vehicle accident occurred in front of the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. The accident occurred before 8 PM at the intersection of Wakesiah Avenue and Third Street. According to firefighters at the scene, a passenger in a Chevrolet Trailblazer was transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with unidentified injuries. The driver of the Civic was examined
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CPR was performed on a man found in a Maple Ridge house. A domestic incident might be associated with the death of a 59-year old Maple Ridge, B.C. man. Timely assistance Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Sgt. Jennifer Pound stated that the Mounties were called to the suburban Vancouver house just after 2 AM. The paramedics
Abbotsford residents helped save the life of a man with CPR after hit by a truck on Lougheed Highway. The Abbotsford resident, Jeremy Scholing enrolled in a beginner-level first aid class several years ago but he did not think that he will use it. Road accident When the incident occurred, it involved a 22-year old
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Conception Bay South residents Gerry Stead and Alana Langdon were given the Rescuer Awards for saving a life. Their life-saving actions were necessary during an incident at the Topsail artificial turf soccer pitch. Timely action to save a life An 11-year old soccer player was attacked by a bystander and stabbed while engaging in the
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A man in his mid-60s died despite CPR after an ATV accident. The incident occurred in Abbotsford on Thanksgiving Day. ATV dangers The Abbotsford police were called to the 29500-block Taylor Road to help the paramedics responding to an ATV crash in the rural residential neighborhood. Based on the reports, an ATV plunged around 30
A man in his 20s is in severe condition in a healthcare facility after a shooting incident. According to Sgt. Judy Bird, the Abbotsford Police Department got a 911 hang-up call at around 6:15 PM which alerted them to a possible shooting at a residence in the 2500 block of Birch Street in east Abbotsford.
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