With another heat warning in effect in Ottawa and parts of eastern Ontario, you might be searching for a place to cool down. The City of Gatineau has extended operating hours at outdoor swimming pools, wading pools, and beaches starting Sunday so residents can cool off. Beaches The beaches in the City of Ottawa will […]
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A doctor driving by the Edmonton Marathon on Sunday rushed to help a man who collapsed and ceases to breathe just blocks away from the finish line. The man was resuscitated by Dr. Tamara Kuzma who rushed from her vehicle to help a police officer and administer CPR. According to a spokesperson at Alberta Health
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An emergency room doctor is recognized for using an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save a life. The device was used to save the life of a passenger on a Winnipeg Transit bus. Dr. Doug Eyolfson was on the bus on Portage Avenue when the heart of another passenger ceased to beat. At that time,
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A man is found dead and a suspect is under custody after a hit-and-run crash in New Toronto neighborhood late Monday night. The police were initially called to Garnett Janes Road close to Ninth Street around 11 PM for a report concerning gunshots. The potential danger in the road Upon arrival at the scene, the
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The brother of a Sydney man who died of a suspected drowning stated that his sibling was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Unforeseen ordeal in the water According to Gerald MacDonald, Greg MacDonald, 59-years old and his wife, Sharon were standing together, holding hands in waist-deep water at the lifeguarded beach in
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The incident occurred in the 18200-block of 67A Avenue. A man is dead after a shooting incident in Cloverdale in the 18200-block of 67A Avenue. Around 4 PM, the Surrey RCMP received several calls regarding shots being fired in the Clayton area. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found a man who sustained gunshot
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A man whose heart stopped while playing squash was saved. Terry Gray, 48- years old was playing squash at The Yellowknife Racquet Club with his friend Brooke Harker when he collapsed. According to Gray, his heart went into a bad rhythm and it placed me into cardiac arrest. Harker quickly delivered CPR and called out
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An elementary school teacher saved the life of a student with the help of a 911 dispatcher. She took her students out for a recess break. The children were playing and one suddenly fell to the ground. The student whose identity and school was not revealed for privacy reasons had gone into sudden cardiac arrest.
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An 82-year old man is in a serious but stable condition after paramedics performed CPR to revive him. The incident occurred at a store in Ottawa’s west-end. The paramedics responded to a call for an unconscious man at a Giant Tiger on Merivale Road at around 1:20 PM. Upon arrival, the paramedics performed CPR on
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An 84-year old woman was given CPR after a fire broke out in a duplex in Montreal’s Riviere-des-Prairies borough. The Montreal fire department received a call at around 12 PM about a blaze at a home, situated on Sylvain-Garneau Street. Upon entering the residence, the firefighters found the lifeless body of the woman in the
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The event recognizes the bystanders who utilized a public defibrillator to bring paramedic Mark Carr back to life. Increasing awareness of AED availability At the Quispasmis qplex, a small metal cabinet that contains a portable defibrillator is equipped with a plaque saying, “This AED helped save a life on October 14, 2017.” It was that
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The employees of a Red Deer Scotiabank were recognized for saving the life of a man after a heart attack. The man was at his usual bank to pay a bill. He paid the bill, joked around with the bank teller, and started walking out of the building. As he passed through the door, he
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A man sustains machete injuries and a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his back. The incident occurred while fighting off a man breaking into his property in Red Deer. The 23-year old victim surprised the assailant who was armed with a machete and a small-caliber firearm. The thief entered the garage and a struggled ensued. Encounter
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Several teams came out for a ball hockey tournament aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of CPR training. This was brought about by an incident months ago when a local player collapsed on the rink. A 19-year old teen who was an avid player was forced to watch the game from the sidelines after
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A 44-year old man is alive due to the prompt actions by a group of bystanders. The man was playing hockey at the Bell Sensplex when he experienced sudden cardiac arrest right after 7 PM. The witnesses say he dropped on the ice while skating. According to Jonathan Reuther, a facility supervisor at the rink,
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A 13-year old girl was brought to the Alberta Children’s Hospital after struck by a vehicle in Langdon. According to the EMS, the vehicle that struck the girl left the scene. The teenager was flown to the healthcare facility by STARS Air Ambulance in a severe but stable condition with a possibility for a head
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A 64- year old man who suffered a heart attack was given CPR. The incident occurred in the stands as the Ottawa Senators took on the Montreal Canadians. According to the Ottawa paramedics, the man would not have survived if fellow fans did not rush to help. According to Lori Vanderlinden, she thought there was
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When someone called out if anyone knows CPR, taking action is the right thing to do. Dylan Duncan was waiting for a bus when he heard a frantic call for help. It was the voice of Jessica Burman Zinger and the man on the ground was her husband who suffered a heart attack. It was
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One man was truly thankful for the rapid action of friends when he experienced a heart attack while on a golf course. Andy Fox returned to the Westfield Golf and Country Club on Thursday. Upon reaching the fifth tee, he and his friends remembered the events of last August. Fox executed a drive and suddenly
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When a man died on a WestJet plane since an AED was not found, it raised concerns. Many are questioning how prepared the flight crews are when dealing with medical emergencies after an elderly man died on a WestJet flight from Hawaii to Calgary. The flight left Honolulu late at night and scheduled to land
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