WorkSafeBC provides guidance for restarting work sites. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a new kind of self-reliance, from cutting down their own hair to improvising a home workout. Challenges of performing first aid in the “new normal” Self-administered first aid is another option outlined by WorkSafeBC guidelines for industries restarting after being idle due […]
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With international supplies of medical protective equipment in large demand, the B.C. healthy ministry is preparing to introduce stocks of donated and unconventional supplies for healthcare workers. The health ministry is struggling to replace the traditional products in the context of all this worldwide demand but safe and effective alternatives are available. The use of
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People who are flying to and from Canadian airports are required to wear masks in the latest move by transport officials to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Passengers will not be allowed to board their flight unless they have non-medical face coverings. Travelers should wear their masks while at screening checkpoints and when they cannot
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This requirement comes nearly a month after the warehouse outlet announced that it would not be implementing a mask policy. The Costco shoppers throughout Canada are being asked to wear non-medical face masks, as the mega-retailer becomes one of the first of its size to implement the measure to curb the possible spread of COVID-19.
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According to B.C. care providers, masks and medical supplies are “drying up” due to COVID-19 concerns. The senior care providers are urging the public to stop buying masks. The associations representing care providers in B.C. are reminding healthy individuals not to hoard medical supplies such as surgical and heavy-duty N95 masks. In a release by
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The mask output of Breathe Medical Manufacturing is expected to increase to 40 million by the summer. A Canadian medical supplies manufacturer is boosting its operations to Kelowna to manufacture medical masks. Breathe Medical Manufacturing Ltd. has plans to start the production of as many as 20 million masks every month at its 30,000 square-foot
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A Chilliwack woman has created 125 masks and still going strong. A group of Fraser Valley crafters has been creating up a storm recently as they produce masks for healthcare workers and others in need. The Facebook group called Fraser Valley Craft Guild shared information on how to make cotton masks and get them to
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A man dropped off at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre had a gunshot wound to the head. The man was identified as 22-year old Itgel Baatarsuren of Calgary. Shooting ordeal The police stated that the man who dropped off Baatarsuren at the health center fled in a white Pontiac G5. The victim was rushed to
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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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A 45-year old Sydney woman died after helping rescue a group of swimmers stranded by a riptide. The watery rescue turned awry According to RCMP Const. Tammy Lobb, the RCMP, local firefighters, Emergency Health Services paramedics, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a report regarding a group of distressed swimmers at a beach
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A woman died despite the immediate delivery of CPR after apparent drowning. The RCMP is investigating a suspected drowning that occurred in an isolated lake on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Watery ordeal Based on the police report, two men found a 57-year old woman in a lake on West Side Indian Harbour Lake Rd. in
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A 27-year old man died despite CPR in Long Beach near Tofino. Paramedics were seen attempting to resuscitate the man after a surfing accident. Surfing incident The paramedics responded to the incident near Loveline Rock. The man died after the surfing accident but specific details on the root cause of death are left unknown as
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A deadly shooting involving a man given CPR in Abbotsford was targeted. Cameron Mackay was at home on Crown Court when he heard 5 bands after 9 PM. Along with neighbors on the otherwise quiet cul-de-sac just west of Clearbrook Road, they learned that the sounds were gunshots and a man sustained gunshot wounds. Fatal
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A man was given CPR after a collision on Gateway Boulevard. Belongings were strewn across the road and traffic. Prompt delivery of CPR According to Sonya Lambert, a man was standing up while pedaling his bicycle and a trailer carrying possessions when his tires got stuck on the curb. A car driving in front of
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A man performed CPR on a victim of a deadly shooting incident. Along with neighbors, he attempted to ease the pain of the main before the arrival of the emergency crews. Shooting ordeal The police received a call to a housing complex in the Rundle Heights neighborhood after residents reported hearing a fight. They found
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A man in a taxi died after a shooting despite the delivery of CPR. The driver of a cab whose passenger was found dead after shots were fired near a northwest Edmonton bar was unharmed. Shooting ordeal The victim was found in the front seat of the cab outside the Flux Ultra Lounge near 142
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The bystanders pull an unresponsive senior out of his truck and attempted to save his life after the vehicle struck a light pole. Upon the arrival of the paramedics at John Laurie Blvd near Brisebois Drive, they found a man believed to be in his 70s in a critical condition. Vehicular accident The man was
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The quick thinking of several bystanders saved the life of a young man who was swimming in Lynn Canyon. Bystander action According to the North Vancouver District Fire and Rescue Services, a team responded to the waters close to Twin Falls when they received a call about a possible drowning. When the fire crews along
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Jeff Crew acted when an 18-year old Ajethan Ramachandranathan collapsed in the middle of class. A west-end gym teacher and his assistant were given recognition for saving the life of a grade 12 student after using a defibrillator to revive the teenager who ceased to breathe. Quick action saves a life According to Jeff Crewe,
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Based on the report of the New York State Police, a 49-year old Canadian man died after becoming sick while diving near a shipwreck in the St. Lawrence River. Dangers in the water According to the troopers, they received a distress call right before noon from a dive charter boat near the Rock Island Lighthouse.
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