Paramedics are making house calls in rural program. The B.C. government is expanding its community paramedic program from six to 73 communities to stabilize their employment in rural areas by extending their hours and duties. Expanding the program These duties include visits to nursing homes and private homes, replacing on-call rural paramedic positions with full-time […]
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A victim of stabbing was given CPR. When police and EMS entered the kitchen of a Regina house, they ended up saving a life. Stabbing incident According to Regina Police Service Const. Sam Kosolofski, he found Joseph Okute lying face down on the floor, surrounded by a large pool of blood. It was not until
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An unresponsive baby was saved by a Good Samaritan with CPR. An Island couple stated that they have a helpful Good Samaritan to thank for the life of their baby after an ordeal. Saving a life Cody McEachern and his girlfriend Corinne McQuillan were driving home from shopping when McEachern started to hear unusual noises
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First aid was given to the victims of a deadly crash in Coquihalla. The incident claimed the lives of three people from the same family and two others are in a healthcare facility after a rollover on the Coquihalla Highway in B.C. Unexpected crash The crash occurred at around 7:30 PM between Merritt and Kamloops.
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A driver was accused of fleeing an accident scene. As he fled, his passengers were left unconscious in an overturned car. Ordeal on the road According to Victoria police, a brown 1998 Toyota Corolla carrying five people was hit broadside by a Blue Bird Cab after the older-model vehicle blew through a stop sign at
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A teen who was caught in a conveyor belt given first aid. The head of Tolko Industries stated that the company is saddened by the death of an 18-year employee who became entangled in a conveyor belt at a planer mill in Lavington, B.C. Conveyor belt incident Bradley Haslam was working an overnight clean-up shift
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Two Fernie men performed first aid on each other after encounter with grizzly bear. Both men narrowly escaped the attack of a mother grizzly bear and thankful that they are alive. Grizzly bear encounter Brian Braconnier and Keith Farkas of Fernie were hiking Mount Proctor and scouting the area for the upcoming elk and deer
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Two people were given first aid after the horse incident. The incident occurred when a horse left its stall and travelled onto a fairgrounds’ roadway just after 4:30 PM after a cattle-penning show inside the Livestock Barns. Unforeseen ordeal with a horse According to Pacific National Exhibition, the horse got loose from its stall and
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A man who crashed SUV after being shot received first aid. The victim of a fatal shooting in a residential area of Coquitlam attempted to drive away after he was shot six or seven times. SUV crash incident The incident occurred around 11PM on a quiet cul-de-sac on Marathon Court, near Brunette and Schoolhouse. After
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A 60-year old hunter who was mauled by a bear in Hudson’s Hope, B.C. given first aid. The man is in good spirits in an Edmonton hospital. Deadly encounter with a bear According to Brad Lacey, the man will undergo another surgery to treat wounds on his face, torso and legs. The man was hunting
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A woman who is in critical condition after truck slams into bus stop received first aid. Another victim is recovering from minor injuries. The incident occurred after pickup truck slammed into a bus stop in Surrey. Bus collision incident The women were waiting on a bench at 88 Avenue and 148 Street when the truck
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The victims of a deadly RV fire received first aid. A family camping trip involving two young children and their grandparents ended in tragedy after the motorhome they were sleeping in caught fire overnight in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon. RV fire tragedy According to police, the grandparents who are both in their mid-50s were asleep in
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The victims of a separated weekend collision were given first aid care. Six people were killed on separate incidents. A minivan collided with a motorhome near Cremona which resulted to the death of 63-year old driver and his 88-year old male passenger. Cremona Fire also extricated an 84-year old woman from the van who was
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A scuba diving instructor was given after CPR after he went into medical distress. The incident occurred while still under water in West Vancouver. The instructor was giving a lesson and by the time the students saw him surface in the waters off Whytecliff+ Park, he was in full cardiac arrest. Watery ordeal The paramedics
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A man died despite CPR at a Vancouver airport. Robert Dziekanski was lying on the floor of Vancouver’s airport where his face is blue. It was only 90 seconds after RCMP officers who shocked him with a Taser stated that he was alive and breathing. Dispute at Vancouver airport Allan Maciak and his partner arrived
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A snowmobiler who was given CPR died in an avalanche near Golden, B.C. The southern Alberta man was among a group of snowmobilers sledding in the Vermont Creek area which was also called as Silver Mines when the avalanche hit according to Ian Foss, manager for Golden and District Search and Rescue. Deadly avalanche It
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The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Nelson, B.C. was given CPR. Sadly, the man died. The 57-year old pilot from Trail, B.C., was able to inform the RCMP officials earlier in the day via cellphone that he suffered a broken leg and other injuries but was unable to tell him where he
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An 11-year old boy saved the life of his father with CPR. Arthur Speirs was jogging with his father David in Vancouver when the 65-year old dentist suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed onto the pavement. Prompt action According to Arthur, he knew something was wrong. His father was on his face, bleeding from his
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A motorcyclist who died after an incident in the road was given CPR. The incident occurred when a logging truck spilled its load on the Sea-to-Sky highway which stopped the traffic in both directions. Road accident The truck was southbound on the Highway 99 when it lost control driving around a bend near the Nordic
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A young boy who died outside a hockey arena was given CPR. He was found outside a hockey rink on Vancouver Island. The Cowichan Capitals were playing the Victoria Grizzlies in a minor league game in Duncan when the boy was found. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Q1s7ppSwc&t=10s Unexpected ordeal According to police, the Grizzlies’ team bus driver spotted the
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