A toddler found floating in a public pool was given CPR. A 2-year old was rushed to a healthcare facility after she was found floating in a public pool in St-Leonard. Watery ordeal The near-drowning incident occurred at around 6 PM at the Piscine Ferland on 6020 Lavoisier Boulevard. The life guard dove into the […]
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A 3-year old boy strapped into a car seat atop an ATV carrying rack was successfully revived with CPR. During the incident, the vehicle was submerged in a slough and the child was dangling underwater. The crash occurred in a rural area around 16 kilometers northwest of Hudson Bay. There were 7 people travelling together
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Retired nurse David Knowles was under cardiac arrest during a CPR class. He was teaching first aid to a group of churchgoers when his pulse started to race. Time to act When he asked a student, Karol Chew, to assist him to lie down on the floor and place his legs up on a chair,
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The low bystander CPR rate urges paramedics to find a way to save lives. An organization of paramedics in Thunder Bay hope a new initiative being launched this fall will turn the tide on the low rate of CPR response in the city to save lives. The Superior North Association of Professional Paramedics plans to
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The 4 work colleagues who saved the life of Edmonton man were recognized by the Emergency Medical Services officials. For Manny Rodriguez, he considers himself a lucky guy. Work colleagues on the rescue Before work started, the long-time employee at All Weather Windows was laughing and chatting with fellow employees. According to Rodriguez, the shift
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A father is teary eyed as he look at his 21-year old daughter who saved his life. On the day Martin Dansereau collapsed, he just finished a workout on the treadmill in the basement of his house when he did not feel right. Before Dansereau could call out for help, he collapsed. His daughter was
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The firefighters in Calgary are under training to perform CPR on animals. The training of the new program also include the administration of oxygen which was announced a day after the crews rescued 8 animals from a house fire. Need for pet CPR According to fire Chief Bruce Burrell in a release, it is vital that firefighters have
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Chris Lynch and John Sweitzer saved Doug Cairns with CPR when he collapsed in his driveway. The 2 sanitation workers were recognized for saving the life of a man. Saving a life Chris Lynch and John Sweitzer were working in a residential neighborhood when Sweitzer noticed that a man he always greeted was sprawled in
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Jerry Laird had no pulse onstage which prompted the crowd to perform CPR. A Charlottetown man suffered a heart attack while playing onstage at a local bar. After the incident, he owes his life to the people in the audience who helped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTyoscIM3ic&t=3s Two women in the crowd who had medical training hopped on stage
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Burton’s Laurie Ouellette was saved by a nurse with CPR. She suffered cardiac arrest in a restaurant while visiting family in Ontario. If not for the rapid response of an off-duty nurse and a series of coincidences, the Burton woman would not be alive today. Turning blue Ouellette, 57-years old was with her husband visiting
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A 52-year old snowmobiler died despite CPR after a cornice collapsed under his snowmobile in Whistler. Based on the news release, the Whistler Search and Rescue were sent to Mt. Callaghan after reports of a snowmobiler who had fallen in the area. The man identified as Karl Baker was a founding member of Nanaimo Search
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An 81-year old woman involved in serious pedestrian collision given CPR. The Richmond RCMP are investigating the fatality on No. 1 Road and Tucker Road. The Mounties confirm that an 81-year old Richmond woman died in a healthcare facility after a pedestrian crash. Based on the news release, the woman was struck by a late-model
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A middle-aged man was revived after a cardiac arrest episode despite a malfunctioning defibrillator. The players in an oldtimer’s hockey league helped in saving the life of their teammate last week. The man suffered a heart attack in one of the dressing rooms at Pitt Meadows Arena Complex. His teammates performed CPR and rushed to
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A multi-vehicle crash in Chilliwack involved at least 3 vehicles and required CPR on the scene. One individual was reportedly killed during the incident on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. Tragic turn on the road There were at least 3 vehicles involved during the incident. One rested on the roof and front windshield of another vehicle.
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Abbotsford residents helped save a life of a man with CPR after hit by truck on Lougheed Highway. The Abbotsford resident, Jeremy Scholing enrolled in a beginner-level first aid class several years ago but he did not think that he will use it. Road accident When the incident occurred, it involved a 22-year old man
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The life of a man was saved with the rapid delivery of CPR. Certificates of commendation were given to Steve Stewart and Steve Parks along with Abbotsford fire fighters. Back then, a call regarding a case of cardiac arrest came from the Sevenoaks Alliance Church. Upon arrival of the fire crew on the scene, they
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A couple were able to save one another with prompt delivery of CPR. The couple were presented with the Vital Link Awards for using CPR. Diana Stephen perform chest compressions during the life-changing event that saved the life of her husband back in 2015. Diana vaguely recalled how to perform CPR but she followed the
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A Shelburne County lobster boat captain was given CPR after he was pulled overboard. Based on the report by Barrington RCMP, Larry Wayne Sears, 64-years old was hauling lobster pots along with 2 crew members when the trawl line became ensnarled in the hauler. When he attempted to clear the line, he was dragged overboard.
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Five citizens were recognized for saving the life of a man with CPR who jumped off the Mission Bridge. The 5 citizens – Roger Williams, Martin Hanle, Jessie Garrison, Ron Thomas and Heather Hanle were acknowledged by the Abbotsford Police Board for their heroic efforts. Watery ordeal They were in vehicles when they saw a
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The life of a man was saved by rapid delivery of CPR and using an AED. For Lindsay Hickmott, he only memory he had back then on the hockey game was sitting on the bench and preparing to take his next shift. Ordeal on the ice His next memory was waking up in an ambulance,
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