Hockey Canada requires all organizations which manages more than 500,000 players to have training in first aid and CPR in its minor leagues. There were eight deaths of minor and major junior league hockey players caused by cardiac arrest on the ice or at the rink. Why CPR training is a must A 16-year-old player […]
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A pilot project in Ottawa is teaching first aid and CPR courses to a group of five young people throughout Canada. The goal of this course to train these young people in first aid and CPR and when they return to their communities, they will teach their skills on to other people in the community.
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Naloxone kits will be provided to more than 1,000 police officers, but has no proper basic training in first aid on the force. Naloxone is a medication used in blocking the effects of opioid especially with overdose. According to Chief Mark Saunders, he made this promise at a meeting of police services board. It is
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A respiratory therapist who provided CPR on an old man has concerns with how the medical emergency was managed on a WestJet flight. Unforeseen ordeal Brittany Lardner who works at the Foothills hospital in Calgary was in the flight from Honolulu to Calgary when she heard flight attendants asking if there was a nurse or
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Boblo Island ferry crew Deckhand Vinny Allen and Captain Kevin Nashkewa were at the dock on Dalhousie Street after midnight when they heard a commotion in the water. They heard a man crying for help and rushed and helped the man. they threw on the water a life ring and pulled him to the shore.
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A police medical training saved a man’s life from severe injuries. Police responded to a call in Esquimalt at about fast midnight and found a man severely bleeding. The two responding police immediately provided first aid to the victim. These two police officers have specialized medical training and were able to save the life of
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For a Langley senior, he was saved by “angels” who performed CPR. Wilf Driedger believes that he would not be around if not for the rapid action of 2 strangers. It was pure fate Luck, fate and the heroic efforts of Maryrose McConnell and Dave Patrick who Wilf calls “angels” were responsible for saving his
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After a dramatic revival on the weekend, more rinks and recreational facilities on P.E.I. are planning to buy automated external defibrillators. Importance of defibrillators Steve Stapleton assisted in reviving a friend who collapsed during a hockey game at the APM Centre in Cornwall. He used an AED when CPR was no longer working. According to
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Ayaz Kara suffered a heart attack in locker room after a squash game. A man who credits 3 Mount Royal University students for saving his life donated in hopes of saving the lives of others like him. Defibrillators saves lives After a squash game at the university’s courts, Ayaz Kara had a heart attack. There
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Ron Klippenstein and Dan Szun utilized an AED to keep Jim Kirby alive after a heart attack. The 2 Winnipeg men who saved the life of their teammate during a hockey game were recognized by the city’s fire department for their rapid actions. Timely action to save a life The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service awarded
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The resuscitation of 2 Newfoundland hockey players highlights the importance of public defibrillators. It was the second case of heart attacks at a hockey rink where another player was saved with CPR. The players who suffered the heart attacks in both cases are recovering. Importance of public defibrillators in sports arenas The 2 incidents brought
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A man was transported to RCH after sustaining a gunshot wound. The Mission police, fire and ambulance personnel responded to a call at Philbert Street for reports on a male suffering from a gunshot wound shortly after 3 PM. Shooting incident The victim was transported via air ambulance which landed in Mission Secondary School’s playing
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Jesse Boyes and Michael Ercanbrack were recognized for their heroic efforts. Both were honored at the board meeting of Abbotsford police. Boyes was given recognition for having intervened in a potential drowning. Drowning incident Boyes was walking on Discovery Trail at Wells Gray Avenue and McKinley Drive when he spotted a teenager who fell down
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UFV student was lucky to be alive after losing his footing. It started as a free time to check the Cascade Falls landmark but ended as a near death experience for one UFV student. According to Cole Nutma, he was to be alive after falling into a pool of water above the iconic waterfall. With
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A couple turned up with injuries early morning at a gas station at Fraser Highway and Mt. Lehman Road. Both man and woman who showed up at an Abbotsford gas station early in the morning sustained apparent gunshot wounds. The pair were transported to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries that were given appropriate emergency
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When Steve Gillespie collapsed, he was saved by an AED. The Civic Center in Sydney has 2 automated external defibrillators for better response to medical emergencies. Importance of AEDs in public areas According to CBRM Mayor Cecil Clarke, training is provided to ensure that those who work in the building can properly use AEDs in
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A deadly accident on Highway 125 raised concerns on the safety in the area. A 79-year old driver involved in a single-vehicular crash in Balls Creek died in the hospital. He was with the 78-year old female passenger who were both of North River were transported to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The woman sustained
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An Albert Bridge woman with private travel insurance would not include her medical expenses after a heart attack. This occurred during a bingo trip to Maine where she was flown to Halifax to undergo treatment. Issues with insurance coverage Mary Frances Campbell, 75-years old was travelling with her friends on a bus tour to Bangor
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The Nova Scotia Police confirmed that a woman drowned near Peggy’s Cove. The emergency workers responded to a report that a woman was struggling in the water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49wMpdews Watery ordeal According to the Halifax Fire and Emergency, the local fishermen brought the woman to the shore where the rescuers attempted to perform CPR. The RCMP
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A 34-year old Main-a-Dieu man died after a motor vehicular accident. The Cape Breton Regional Police responded to a single vehicular accident around 12:30 AM around the civic address 295 Main-a-Dieu road. Vehicular crash They found a Mazda RX-8 off the road with significant damage. There was a woman performing CPR on a man who
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