A scuba diving instructor who when into medical distress was given CPR. The man was in medical distress while still under water in West Vancouver. Distress under the water The instructor was giving a lesson and by the time students saw him surface in the waters off Whytecliff Park, he was in full cardiac arrest. […]
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A little girl was nearly drowned in a backyard pool was saved with CPR. The child was able to fully recover and was reunited with the man who saved her life. Water safety The two-and-a-half year old Brooklyn fell into the pool in Surrey, B.C. around 6 PM while her mother was answering the door
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The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Nelson, B.C. was given CPR. The 57-year old pilot from Trail, B.C. was able to tell RCMP officials in the day via cell phone that he had suffered a broken leg and other injuries but was unable to tell them where he was. Crash incident The
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A nanny is recognized for saving the life of a child with CPR. At West Vancouver, B.C, a nanny is hailed as a hero for saving the life of a 19-month old boy in the Horseshoe Bay neighborhood. Saving a life Sgt. Paul Skelton stated that the young boy was left alone for moments, but
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A 30-year old man who was killed while snowboarding was given CPR. The incident occurred outside of the ski area boundaries in Whistler, B.C. Dangers in the wilderness The Whistler resident was found facing down and buried in snow in the heavily forested area known to locals as the “Khyber Pass”. He was found by
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A 76-year old man who was found unconscious received CPR. The man was found unconscious on Lake of the Woods in Hope, B.C. Watery ordeal Kayakers discovered the body of the elderly man floating on the lake’s north side at around 4 PM and brought him to shore. They performed CPR but were not successful
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A motorcyclist was given CPR after a highway incident. The Whistler RCMP stated that a motorcyclist died after a logging truck spilled its load on the Sea-to-Sky highway which stopped the traffic in both directions. Log incident on the highway The truck was southbound on the Highway 99 when it lost control driving around a
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A young boy who died after found dead outside a hockey rink was given CPR on Vancouver Island. The Cowichan Capitals were playing the Victoria Grizzlies in a minor league game in Duncan when the boy was found. Unforeseen ordeal at hockey rink The police stated that the Grizzlies’ team bus driver spotted the boy
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An 11-year old boy was given CPR after he collapsed and died outside a junior hockey game. A Vancouver Island family is looking for answers after their son died. Tragedy at hockey game Caleb Kroffat, 11-years old, died suddenly while attending the Cowichan Capitals junior hockey game with family. Renee Kroffat, the boy’s mother stated
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A child from a burning house was given CPR. A Langley mother rescued two of her children from their burning home but was not able to save her two-year old boy from the flames. House fire incident Sadly, the child died after being pulled from the house by firefighters. The crews rushed to the rural
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A confrontation between the police and a bleeding suspect resulted to the delivery of CPR. Sadly, the injured break-in suspect later died and the case is under investigation by B.C.’s police watchdog. Deadly police confrontation The man who was not publicly identified was Tasered after he was found in a Coquitlam home. RCMP stated that
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A 34-year old snowmobiler who was involved in an avalanche was given CPR. The incident occurred in B.C.’s interior. Sadly, the snowmobiler died. Deadly avalanche Gordon Molendyk of the Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP detachment stated that the man succumbed to his injuries at Kelowna General Hospital. The investigation has been turned over to the BC Coroners
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A group of students from St Mary Catholic Secondary School was announced as heroes for bringing the school bus to stop and provided initial first aid on the driver after he collapsed from medical distress. Saving a life The incident happened on a Monday morning, the school bus was full of students that are returning
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An elderly man dies in WestJet flight from Hawaii to Calgary. The man was found in medical distress and it took about 10 minutes for flight crews to locate the defibrillator. Questions are asked on how prepared the flight crews of the airlines in managing medical emergencies after the death of the elderly man. Distress
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Saving someone’s life with the use of an AED or automated external defibrillator is becoming more available in the public places in the Prince Edward Island. According to Chris Landry of Island First Aid Services, he wants the people in the island to know that these defibrillators are easy to use. Some citizens of the
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A priest was stabbed at the famous Saint Joseph Oratory of Montreal was released from the hospital with only minor injuries. The priest is already feeling fine. Delivery of care According to the priest named Father Claude Grou, he did not know the man who stabbed him. The man walked to the front of the
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One inmate is dead and another one in the hospital due to a suspected overdose at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ontario. Another four inmates were returned to the jail also due to overdoses that happened in one cell block. Dangers of overdose The ministry of the solicitor general of Ontario is investigating a
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A victim of an Abbotsford apartment fire received CPR. A woman was declared dead and several others were taken to a healthcare facility after an apartment fire in Abbotsford. Deadly fire The fire crews were called out to the apartment building in the 2400-block of Countess Street. It was confirmed by the B.C. Coroners Service
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A two-year old who was pulled from a lake was given CPR. The death of a toddler who was pulled lifeless from the waters of Lake Bonaventure had led to pleas for increased awareness of water safety. Watery ordeal The EMS was called to the southeast community of Lake Bonavista around 11 AM for reports
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A 66-year old Kelowna man who died after a single-vehicle collision was given CPR. The incident occurred off Highway 97 near the Kelowna International Airport. Tragic traffic ordeal According to Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey of the Kelowna RCMP, the emergency services were called to the scene of a single vehicle collision on Highway 97 near Dry
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