A 32-year old Cochrane man was killed in a dirt-bike accident. The incident occurred near Sundre involve a Rocky View County firefighter and a father of 2 young children. Justin Francis died after family members discovered the injured man and rushed him to meet the first responders. Tragic incident Justin was on a camping trip […]
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Life-saving efforts can help save a life. On the 7th yearly Survivor Day which was organized by Essex-Windsor paramedics, the first responders were reunited to those that were brought back from clinical death. Prompt intervention The 1st Survivor Day presented 5 survivors. The timely action of bystanders to execute CPR, availability of public-use defibrillators (AED),
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According to fire investigators, a warehouse fire that claimed the life of a 65-year old man started in an electrical room and that the smoke and fumes possibly overwhelmed the victim before he realized what was happening. The fire started at around 9:30 PM on the second floor of a food preparation business on Pandora
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The police watchdog of British Columbia has been called to investigate an incident that led to the death of an intoxicated man. What happened? Based on the news release, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. stated that RCMP notified it of the incident. The police used both pepper spray and a “conducted energy weapon” against
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A shooting incident occurred in an apartment building parking lot. According to the Hamilton Police, they arrested a Mississauga man for the deadly, targeted shooting that killed the 44-year old Hamilton man. Targeted shooting The police had the 27-year old in handcuffs on the west Mountain and charged him for first-degree murder. Based on the
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A man was hit by a vehicle while the driver stayed on the scene and rendered first aid. The male pedestrian in his 40s died after struct by a vehicle. Vehicular accident in Abbotsford The Abbotsford Police Department stated that the incident occurred at around 11:30 PM in the 36500 block of South Parallel Road.
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The death of a 32-year old man is still under investigation. The police were able to identify the victim as Clinton Roderick Roasting. He was shot outside Rundle Heights house. Although the emergency team arrived, the man died despite efforts to revive him. A man residing nearby attempted to perform CPR on the dying man
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Rapid action of bystanders and arena staff revived a man suffering from cardiac arrest. A 48-year old man went into cardiac arrest while he was playing hockey at the Minto Sports Complex. Bystander action The bystanders started to perform CPR after a man collapsed while others were instructed by a paramedics communications officer to the
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A 14-year old Winnipeg girl was honored for helping her father from cardiac arrest. Andrea Warzel’s father, 47-years old collapsed at home after returning from a jog. The girl immediately called for emergency assistance while her mother and sister performed CPR. According to the girl, it was her first time to call for 911. She
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WorkSafeBC provides guidance for restarting work sites. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a new kind of self-reliance, from cutting down their own hair to improvising a home workout. Challenges of performing first aid in the “new normal” Self-administered first aid is another option outlined by WorkSafeBC guidelines for industries restarting after being idle due
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People who are flying to and from Canadian airports are required to wear masks in the latest move by transport officials to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Passengers will not be allowed to board their flight unless they have non-medical face coverings. Travelers should wear their masks while at screening checkpoints and when they cannot
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A Chilliwack woman has created 125 masks and still going strong. A group of Fraser Valley crafters has been creating up a storm recently as they produce masks for healthcare workers and others in need. The Facebook group called Fraser Valley Craft Guild shared information on how to make cotton masks and get them to
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A man dropped off at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre had a gunshot wound to the head. The man was identified as 22-year old Itgel Baatarsuren of Calgary. Shooting ordeal The police stated that the man who dropped off Baatarsuren at the health center fled in a white Pontiac G5. The victim was rushed to
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A Mission emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicular rollover. A 56-year old Osoyoos woman was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital after her vehicle flipped into a ditch that was filled with water. Timely rescue The local emergency personnel was requested to respond to the east of Lougheed Highway and Nelson Street after the motorists witnessed
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A 45-year old Sydney woman died after helping rescue a group of swimmers stranded by a riptide. The watery rescue turned awry According to RCMP Const. Tammy Lobb, the RCMP, local firefighters, Emergency Health Services paramedics, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a report regarding a group of distressed swimmers at a beach
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A woman died despite the immediate delivery of CPR after apparent drowning. The RCMP is investigating a suspected drowning that occurred in an isolated lake on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Watery ordeal Based on the police report, two men found a 57-year old woman in a lake on West Side Indian Harbour Lake Rd. in
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A 27-year old man died despite CPR in Long Beach near Tofino. Paramedics were seen attempting to resuscitate the man after a surfing accident. Surfing incident The paramedics responded to the incident near Loveline Rock. The man died after the surfing accident but specific details on the root cause of death are left unknown as
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A deadly shooting involving a man given CPR in Abbotsford was targeted. Cameron Mackay was at home on Crown Court when he heard 5 bands after 9 PM. Along with neighbors on the otherwise quiet cul-de-sac just west of Clearbrook Road, they learned that the sounds were gunshots and a man sustained gunshot wounds. Fatal
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A man was given CPR after a collision on Gateway Boulevard. Belongings were strewn across the road and traffic. Prompt delivery of CPR According to Sonya Lambert, a man was standing up while pedaling his bicycle and a trailer carrying possessions when his tires got stuck on the curb. A car driving in front of
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A man performed CPR on a victim of a deadly shooting incident. Along with neighbors, he attempted to ease the pain of the main before the arrival of the emergency crews. Shooting ordeal The police received a call to a housing complex in the Rundle Heights neighborhood after residents reported hearing a fight. They found
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