Two men were taken to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The Abbotsford Police are attempting to figure out why 2 men without apparent drug or gang connections were shot at while driving along Ponderosa Street. Shooting ordeal leaves 2 men with injuries According to Const. Ian MacDonald, the 19 and 28-year old victims who […]
A 6-year old is dead after a boating incident. A North Vancouver family was boating on Kalamalka Lake in Vernon when the incident occurred. There were reports of a drowning incident at Kalamalka Lake which was south of Vernon. According to Vernon RCMP, the family was boating on the lake and was returning to the
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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 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.
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
A day at the pool turned into a tragic ordeal when a boy was given CPR. The incident occurred at the YMCA/YWCA in Langford. The lifeguards pulled an unconscious 5-year old boy from the pool who was revived by the aquatic center staff and a pair of off-duty paramedics, Kyle Klint and Karlie Wilson. On
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An 8-year old boy, Linden Baglo was hit and died in Nanaimo. The incident occurred while he was riding his bicycle. Based on the report by Nanaimo RCMP, the incident occurred around 11:40 AM in 1000 block of Nelson Street. Firefighters, police and B.C. Ambulance responded to the scene while several Good Samaritans and first
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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
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
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
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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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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Dave Pineau’s wife delivered CPR on a 90-year old man who collapsed at a Winnipeg McDonald’s. The family of an elderly man who died of a heart attack after collapsing at a Winnipeg McDonald’s restaurant and those who tried to save him stated that defibrillators should be placed in restaurants. Accessibility of defibrillators According to
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An emergency room doctor is recognized for using an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save a life. The device was used to save the life of a passenger on a Winnipeg Transit bus. Saving a life Dr. Doug Eyolfson was on the bus on Portage Avenue when the heart of another passenger ceased to beat.
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The coroner investigates the case of drowning involving an 18-year old near the Beaconsfield shoreline. The young man drowned in Lake St. Louis just meters from the Centennial Park shoreline. The witnesses reportedly heard the man shout out for help after falling into the water but he slipped beneath the waves before help could arrive.
The quick thinking of a London Drugs staff saved a life. A Vancouver Island pharmacist was given credit for saving the life of an overdose victim. The effectiveness of naloxone as a vital tool in the opioid epidemic in B.C. has been documented. According to Courtenay London Drugs pharmacy manager Tara Oxford, she experienced first-hand
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