There are various tragic stories involving sudden cardiac death. If sudden cardiac death occurs, it is often due to a congenital heart defect that was unnoticed. This same condition can arise at any age, but in the later years, certain lifestyle factors might be the cause instead of a birth defect. In most cases, it […]
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A 38-year old woman died in an accident in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu. The vehicle of the victim slammed into a Hydro pole and swerved off the road. The vehicle plunged upside-down in the Richelieu River. Watery ordeal The neighbors contacted the police after hearing a loud bang. The electricity was cut off right after the impact with
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People always listen when paramedic Kelly Dashney speaks. She has worked with the medical team of NASCAR and Formula 1 events. The immediate delivery of CPR maintains a steady flow of oxygen to the brain. If an individual is experiencing cardiac arrest, there is a reserve of 4-6 minutes of oxygen in the blood. After
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A jogger was saved with CPR after passing out in front of a fire station. A group of fire fighters in Orleans were called by bystanders to help with a situation after seeing a jogger lose consciousness. Lucky day According to Captain Jim Armstrong, the crew members were alerted to the scenario around 10:15 Am
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Joanne Hildebrandt was saved by 2 lawyers when her heart stopped. David Piche was on the way to work when he saw a 47-year old woman lying in a snowbank in front of Saskatoon Tower apartment building. Helping hand He initially believed that the woman was having a seizure. He called for emergency assistance and
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A woman working in Pro shop and a trained lifeguard save the life of an old man by keeping his heart beating. It was a normal day for a man named Birt and was playing golf in a Golf Course in Stratford. His wife did not notice that he was behaving differently, and he was
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A woman named Shannon and her sister together with their mother went out shopping in Leduc for her Mother’s Day present. Their family outing turned into a nightmare when their mother suffered shortness of breath, her lips turned blue. The sister called the emergency numbers. Her mother started to convulse. Shannon moved her mother out
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A mother from Saskatchewan saves the lives of her newborn triplets, while providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on one while still laboring with the other two. Throughout the ordeal her 15 year old eldest son was by her side. Drive out to meet the ambulance to guide them to the farmhouse. The mother had an ultrasound earlier
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A teen drowns on Gull Lake near Minden in Toronto. His body was pulled from the lake by responding paramedics and taken to the Haliburton Highlands Health Services hospital in Minden where the boy was eventually declared dead. An annual camp for engineering students from the University of Toronto was stop due to the fatal
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A Winnipeg man thanked two people who saved his life. For Mark Smith, he was given the gift of time last Christmas. His life was saved when his heart abruptly stopped breathing while jogging. The 62-year old collapsed on a Wellington Crescent sidewalk and might have died. With the help of an “angel” who performed
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A man died when his ATV collided with a pickup truck and trailer that contains active beehives. The pickup was moving west when the ATV moved out of the ditch, crossing the road and collided with the truck. The ATV driver, 32-years old died at the scene. The man who was driving the truck, 27-
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If not for the rapid response of an off-duty nurse, a woman would not be alive today. Laurie Ouellette, 57-years old was with your husband visiting family. Blue While at a table, Ouellette’s head bobbed and her chin touched the chest. It was then that her head struck the table while turning blue in a
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A man who migrated to Canada from Egypt saved the life of a Regina student who was drowning at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. Mohamed Elzeldin Mohamed was at the park with his friends for a barbeque. They heart a woman shouting for help and ran to the beach. Dangers in the water Upon reaching the
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Sam Pidwerbeski rescued a struggling boy from a freezing lake. By using a rope, he dragged the boy through freezing six-foot waves to the side of the rescue boat. The child was shivering, on the verge of hypothermia and unable to provide any clues to the whereabouts of the second boy who was still missing
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Bystanders from Winnipeg performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a person having a heart attack. An information was posted in the website of the City of Winnipeg mentioned that bystanders tried to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation on people suffering heart attacks outside of a hospital. Prompt intervention According to the spokesman of the city, the level of a
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First aid is the assistance that is given to a person suffering from sudden injury or illness. Care is provided in order to preserve life, prevent worsening of the condition and promote recovery. Necessity for first aid training The Toronto Police Service’s is planning to equip thousands of police officers with naloxone kits, but first
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A defibrillator is a small device that provides high energy electric shock through the chest wall to the heart of the person who is in cardiac arrest. The high energy shock is called defibrillation which is needed in saving a life. Need for defibrillators The Consumers’ Association of Canada asked the Senate to include essential
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A drug overdose or overdose is drinking or application of a drug in great quantities and results in a deadly state or death. Overdose of drugs can be done intentionally or accidentally. Overdose concerns Two women waiting in their cells who are scheduled to appear in court never made it before the judge, but rather
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Richard Tyczkowski could not remember anything from April 20, 2017 but those who saved his life do. It was on that day that Tyczkowski had his 6th heart attack. He was kept alive by his wife, firefighters, 2 neighbors and paramedics before transported to a healthcare facility. Life extension At the 7th yearly Essex-Windsor Emergency
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Jose Guzman had a new lease on life after collapsing. The 42-year old businessman is supporting CPR training and access to defibrillators in public areas after suffering a heart attack while running at Crunch, formerly World Gym on Lauzon Road. Timely assistance A stranger came to his rescue. Dominick Matta, a 19-year old trained lifeguard
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