Two flight crew members were credited for saving the life of a man at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). The crew members utilized an automated external defibrillator (AED) when the man collapsed while getting off his flight from Phoenix to Edmonton around 4 PM on Wednesday. Airport ordeal According to Heather Hamilton, director of communications […]
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A 41-year old Kingsville man died after attempting to save his son in Lake Erie near Cedar Island. The Kingsville Fire Department, OPP and Essex Windsor EMS responded to a report of a boater missing in the water of Lake Erie close to Cedar Island on Tuesday. According to police, Tyson Koehn was operating a
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Defibrillators will be equipped in all Ottawa public elementary schools. This implementation is too late for one family but supports their mission for their son. It has been 8 months since 8-year old Griffin Martin collapsed and lost his life at his Orleans school. The pain for the family is still present but an “improvement”
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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 man who drowned in a retirement home was given CPR. Sadly, the man died after having medical difficulty while swimming in the pool of a retirement home in the city of Levis, across the river from Quebec City. Watery ordeal The staff at the retirement home called 911 at around 7:30 AM when a
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A victim of an apartment blaze in Windsor received CPR. The fire was considered deadly after crews were called to a burning apartment building near the city core. Deadly blaze The firefighters rushed to the building at Ouellette Avenue and Hanna Street around 8 PM to find heavy smoke coming from a ground floor unit
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A victim of a collision was given CPR. One person is dead while another was transported to a healthcare facility after a collision in Whitby. Unforeseen collision The two-vehicle collision involved a mini-van and a sedan. The accident occurred at Cochrane and Dundas street at around 9:30 PM. The police stated that the sedan ended
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A 59-year old man died despite CPR after a suspected drowning. The incident occurred at Port Hood Beach in Cape Breton. Drowning incident According to Inverness County RCMP, they received a call to the beach. A man was swimming with his wife when 2 lifeguards observed that they were having difficulty. According to Paul D’Eon,
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Steve Sawatzky was given CPR when he went into cardiac arrest. Around 2 dozen Winnipeg firefighter-paramedics took turns in delivering CPR on one of their own for almost an hour after he collapsed at a work barbeque at Tinkertown. After facing issues with the on-site automated external defibrillator (AED), his co-workers took turns in performing
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An Oakville man was given CPR after a single-vehicle crash. When a pickup truck veered into a ditch, an off-duty nurse performed CPR but the man died in a healthcare facility. Vehicular ordeal The police west of Toronto are investigating a single vehicle crash in Oakville, Ont., that claimed the life of a 50-year old
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A man who went into cardiac arrest was given CPR by Good Samaritans in Edmonton. Dragomir Vujnovic, 57-years old had joined marathons, team ultramarathons and biked more than 200 kilometers to raise money for cancer research. Action of Good Samaritans He was out for a run in Edmonton’s river valley. All he recalls was leaving
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Bystanders pulled an unresponsive senior out of his truck and given CPR. The incident occurred after his vehicle struck a light pole. Vehicular accident Paramedics who arrived at John Laurie Blvd near Brisebois Drive N.W. found a man believed to be in his 70s in a critical, life-threatening condition. The man was driving a pickup
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A South Surrey security guard was recognized for performing CPR. The man was near death after collapsing at a lottery booth. Immediate intervention with CPR It was a rare moment for Thia Chaar last month when she was alerted to a man who collapsed after buying a lottery ticket in Semiahmoo Shopping Centre. With 4
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A 26-year old Abbotsford man drowned after jumping into Cultus Lake from a cliff. According to Chilliwack RCMP, a friend of the victim called 911 to report that his friend jumped into the lake and did not resurface. Dangers of cliff jumping Based on the statement of the police, the fatal jump was recorded by
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A man with gunshot wounds in Vancouver died despite delivery of CPR. The police were able to identify the man who was shot at a hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Shooting ordeal The officers were called to the Savoy Hotel and arrived to find that someone utilized bear spray which made it hard for everyone
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In a press release, a young man died several weeks after the incident at Mission Leisure Centre pool. The young, international studied died several weeks after a serious incident at the Mission Leisure Centre. On April this year, a near-drowning incident occurred at the center. Water safety The lifeguards removed the young international student from
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3 London overdoses incidents that happened over a four-hour period. According to London police, there were 3 people who were overdosed in three separate incidents. These three people who were overdosed with fentanyl survived with the help of bystanders. Each of these incidents was provided with first aid and CPR before police and emergency medical
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A woman named Nicki Galley and her husband Matt Duke never expected that this day would forever change their lives. The two rode on their motorcycle and went for a ride. In a distance, they saw something in the ditch. Unforeseen ordeal in the wild According to the husband of Nicki, they tried to avoid
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Six people are dead following a head-on collision near Jasper, Alberta on a Tuesday evening. Bystanders provided first aid and CPR on the victims. Fatal collision According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the collision happened at around 5 in the afternoon on Highway 93 at Honeymoon Lake. It is about 60 kilometers south of
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A defibrillator or an automatic external defibrillator is already available in public buildings in Prince Edward Island. According to Chris Landry of the First Aid Services of the Island, he wants all people on the island to know how to use the defibrillator. Easy access to defibrillators Some people on the island have been using
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