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 […]
Woman dies after car plunges into river east of Montreal Read More »
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
30-minutes in concentrated training could save someone’s life Read More »
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
Firefighters revive jogger who was in cardiac arrest in front of station Read More »
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
A woman kept his heart beating Read More »
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
Woman suggests an increase first aid training and access of AED Read More »
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
Mother provides CPR on newborn babies Read More »
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
Teen drowns at a University engineering camp Read More »
A coroner is an official who investigates the reasons of the death of a person especially if the cause is unexpected or violent. The coroner is investigating the death of a worker who fell from the fourth floor of the new Irving Oil Headquarters. A man in his 30’s who is an insulator for Grandview
A coroner conducts investigations on the worker’s fatal death Read More »
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
Grateful Winnipeg man thanks strangers who helped save his life Read More »
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-
ATV driver dies in collision with pickup truck Read More »
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
Newcomer to Regina rescues man from drowning, attempts to save another Read More »
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
‘Humbling beyond words’: Officers recognized for pulling boys from freezing Alberta lake Read More »
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
Bystanders administered CPR to person having a heart attack Read More »
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
First aid training for Toronto Police Officers Read More »
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
Drugs overdoses in Regina courthouse Read More »
Two Hamilton Police officers were being recognized by paramedics for giving first aid to a little girl hit by a train in the area. The two officers were the first emergency responder to the situation. The condition of the girl was very severe. They applied a tourniquet on the injured leg to lessen the bleeding
First aid services of police officers save a little girl’s life Read More »
Extreme Air Park is the largest trampoline park in Canada. People complain that the first aid services of the park are inadequate especially for injuries of children. In one incident a little girl broke her leg at the park. First aid services for the girl are inadequate and staffs of the park do not have
Inadequate first aid services and kits at the Extreme Air Park Read More »
A first aid kit a set of equipment and supplies that are used in giving medical treatment. There are different variations in the contents of the kits based on the experience and knowledge of people putting them together. According to Dr. Raj Bradwaj, a ready-made first aid kits only serve as a basic kit and
Building a better first aid kit Read More »
Life-saving skills are actions involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. A pilot project in Ottawa is teaching young indigenous people across Canada. Indigenous people are also called aboriginal and they are referred to First Nations, Metis and the Inuit people. They are the original inhabitants of Canada. The goal is training first aid and cardiopulmonary
Life-saving skills for indigenous people Read More »
An off-duty New Westminster police officer was regarded as a hero for executing CPR on a man who collapsed at a local hockey rink. On March 12, Const. Curtis Heath was at Planet Ice waiting for the game of his own team to start when he noticed an upheaval on the ice. According to Heath,
New Westminster cop advocates for CPR training after saving hockey player’s life Read More »
Serving Regina and the surrounding areas in Saskatchewan with the lowest priced government approved first aid and CPR courses since 2013.
