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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A 49-year old Canadian who died after becoming sick while diving near a shipwreck received CPR. The incident occurred in the St. Lawrence River. Diving incident The troopers stated that they received a distress call just before noon from a dive charter boat near the Rock Island Lighthouse in Jefferson County. An unresponsive diver had
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An elderly woman who is in critical condition given CPR. The woman is hospitalized at a Calgary hospital after being pinned by an overhead parkade door at a northwest Calgary condo complex. Unforeseen accident The emergency crews were called to Riverside Towers on Point McKay Crescent, just east of the intersection of Bowness Road and
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A young girl who was rescued from a pool received CPR. The ambulance technicians were called to a pool at a private residence on Chevremont Blvd. in Ile Bizard to treat a young girl who was found unconscious. Watery ordeal The girl was believed to be either four or five years old. She was treated
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A woman and girl from Florida were given CPR after a snowmobile accident near Golden, B.C. The RCMP stated that the 30-year old woman and an 11-year old girl, both from Miami were part of a guided tour in the North Bench Trail area near Golden. Danger on the slopes The RCMP have not released
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A preschooler who was found unconscious received CPR. The police are investigating after a toddler was found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool during a Sunday afternoon birthday party in the Outaouais municipality of Val-des-Monts, northeast of Gatineau. Unforeseen ordeal The three-year old was in critical but stable condition in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern
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A man involved in a drowning incident was given CPR. The police are investigating the drowning of a 21-year old Montreal man whose lifeless body was pulled from the water at a beach and outdoor club in the Laurentians. Drowning ordeal The investigators with the Deux-Montagnes police department stayed at Beachclub in Pointe-Calumet where they
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A 32-year old Cochrane man involving in a dirt-bike accident given CPR. Sadly, the man died near Sundre. Unforeseen tragedy Justin Francis died after family members found the injured man and rushed him to meet his first responders. Justin had been on a camping trip with family and friends when he took the dirt-bike ride.
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A New Minas Tim Horton’s worker was recognized as a hero for performing CPR on customer. Ron Dill’s decision to make time for Tim Hortons placed him in the right place at the crucial time. The 70-year old Canning resident is widely known for his automotive repair skills and a familiar face among Timmies regulars
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More lives can be saved after cardiac arrest if bystanders perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), even if it is only hands-only. Importance of CPR With hands-only CPR emerging as an alternative to the traditional method – chest compressions along with mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths, Swedish researchers decided to investigate the impact of the simpler method. It was
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