Paramedics helped victims of a school shooting in La Loche. Cousins Kalvin Jones and Darryl Morin recalled the call where responded to an emergency at Dene High School. Upon entering the site, they knew that the shooter was still in the building. Jones was performing CPR on a wounded person when the door abruptly opened, […]
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The crisis teams helped families after a crash with a horse-drawn wagon. The incident occurred at Ochapowace First Nation which injured up to 15 people, mostly children. Based on the RCMP news release, Esterhazy RCMP responded to the incident. The crash occurred on a grid road off Highway 247 in the Round Lake region. Unexpected
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When a man went into cardiac arrest, he was thankful he was at a south shore CLSC. When Pierre Lachapelle suffered a cardiac arrest, it required 8 shocks from a defibrillator followed by a shot of adrenalin before he came back to life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFX-H-NVlc On the right spot On Monday, he went back to gratefully
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A team of women at a polling place saved a life. These women helped save a man who was suffering a heart attack while voting in the nation’s capital. According to WTOP-FM, a 75-year old retired custodian at Barnard Elementary School collapsed on Tuesday while voting in a polling place within the school. The election
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Automated bank machines and coffee shops are ideal sites for AEDs. These sites are suitable for the installation of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to help people who collapsed after a cardiac arrest. Availability of AEDs Cardiac arrest triggers the heart to abruptly stop beating due to an electrical issue and considered as a medical
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Citizens were given Abbotsford Police Board commendations. Five citizens received commendations from the Abbotsford Police Board for saving the life of a man who jumped off the Mission Bridge. Roger Williams, Jessie Garrison, Martin Hanle, Heather Hanle and Ron Thomas were given credit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTyoscIM3ic Rescue attempt The first 4 were in vehicles when they saw
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A resident was holding the suspect on the floor in an attempted home invasion. A 19-year old man is in a severe condition in a healthcare facility after a reported home invasion earlier today on McKenzie Road in central Abbotsford. Timely intervention According to Sgt. Judy Bird, police were called to the scene. Upon arrival,
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Sara Manitoski died during a school camping trip. Based on the report by the BC Coroners Service, the death of the 16-year old Courtenay resident Sara Manitoski is due to toxic shock syndrome. The toxicology test came out negative for alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs. The grade 11 student was with fellow students during an
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A man suffering from medical distress upon arrival at the border to cross from Abbotsford into the U.S. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Huntingdon border crossing saved the life of a 56-year old Canadian man. On the right place The Kamloops man along with his wife arrived at the border
A 39-year old man was found unresponsive on Boxing Day. A man who was serving a life sentence for a gang-related murder died on Boxing Day at Pacific Institution in Abbotsford. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFX-H-NVlc Timely assistance According to assistant warden Claude Demers, Gurwinder Mann, 39-years old was found unresponsive in the institution’s hospital. The staff members quickly
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For 10 minutes, Dan Boow was dead. A month after a massive heart attack that left him without any vital signs, Boow and his partner Sherry Polkosnik met the paramedics who revived him. According to Polkosnik, it was a traumatic experience watching someone and there is nothing that you can do. The reunion at Devonshire
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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 to 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, available of public-use defibrillators (AED),
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The family members credit 11-year old girl for saving her baby cousin from choking. Fenyx Aubin-LeBlanc is the grade-6 student who save the infant. She credits her training on a babysitter course which allowed her to act. The incident occurred at the home of Fenyx’s grandfather in Windsor. The extended family were gathered to celebrate
The Norfolk County OPP are searching for the Good Samaritan who saved a life. They are eager to thank the man who save a life this week. Both paramedics and police were called to a house located on Robinson Street in Simcoe on Wednesday with reports of a man on the ground who is unresponsive
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The 4 members of the Balmoral school faculty were honored for helping a student. Maryam Basharat was running outside along with her class when she fell and suffered a cardiac arrest. School tragedy Jillian Wright, a grade 8 and 9 teacher was on her knees and tried to check if the student had a pulse
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A collision took the lives of 6 people including 2 journalists from the United States. The accident occurred on the Icefields Parkway close to the Honeymoon Lake campground. A van transporting 5 family members from Louisiana and Texas were heading north when it crashed with a southbound vehicle. Both vehicles caught fire. Devastating ordeal All
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The death of a 32-year old man is still under investigation. The police were able to identify the victim as Clinton Roderick Roasting. He was shot outside Rundle Heights house. Although the emergency team arrived, the man died despite efforts to revive him. A man residing nearby attempted to perform CPR on the dying man
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In bad times, around 30 people were rescued from dangerous waters off Long Beach. In a good year, there are around at least 8 rescues near Lovekin Rock. It was the area where Ann Wittenberg, a 52-year old Ottawa woman drowned on the wedding day of her daughter. It was also the same site where
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A 23-month old girl was stated missing by owner of Melissa’s Bright Beginnings daycare. The caller informed the police after 10 minutes since the little girl was last seen. Careful monitoring Upon arrival of the officers, they searched the daycare and adjacent properties. An officer discovered the toddler in the swimming pool of the house
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An emergency call to the Simon Fraser University campus security added to the paramedics’ response time. The initial call from the scene of the emergency on Burnaby Mountain was made around 7 PM to the campus security. The campus security officers called 911 for help while on the way to the patient. The 6 campus
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