An Ottawa recreational hockey player is thankful for the quick action of his teammates and an automated external defibrillator for saving his life after a heart attack on the ice. Brent Bradley, 61-years old collapsed while playing in a men’s league game at the Kanata Recreation Complex in west Ottawa. The players including an off-duty […]
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Two University of B.C. lifeguards were recognized for saving the life of a boy over the weekend. The lifeguards credited a vital piece of equipment that they utilized during the rescue. Rapid action to save a life The two staff members quickly rushed into action at a UBC pool when they saw Colton Boechler, 11-years
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A 38-year old man died after he went into cardiac arrest during a recreational ball-hockey game at an Ottawa school gymnasium. The Ottawa paramedics stated that the man collapsed at a Maitland Avenue school. The bystanders initiated CPR before the arrival of the paramedics but they could not resuscitate him. The man was later declared
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A man was taken to a healthcare facility for a gunshot wound on his arm. The Abbotsford Police are attempting to figure out whether there are any links between a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning and one that occurred back in 2011 in the same area. Circumstances of the shooting incident Both incidents occurred
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A 23-year old man sustained gunshot wounds in an incident in Abbotsford. The police have not definitively linked a shooting to the ongoing Townline Hill gang conflict but Abbotsford Police spokesman, Const. Ian MacDonald stated that it has all the “earmarks”. Shooting incident A 23-year old Abbotsford man was driving north on Livingstone Avenue which
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Two men were transported to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The Abbotsford Police are trying to connect why 2 men without apparent drug or gang connections were shot while driving along Ponderosa Street early morning. Tragic ordeal According to Const. Ian MacDonald, the 19 and 28-year old who sustained gunshot wounds in the shooting
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The 20-year old man shot in Abbotsford on Canada Day died of his injuries. The case is now handled by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). The victim was identified as Tanner Henderson. Shooting claims a life Tanner was shot in the head and passed away the next day. The shooting occurred at around 6:15
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After a shooting incident, 2 men were dead in a small community in rural B.C. According to the police, they received a call to the community of Needles situated on the west shore of the Arrow Lakes after reports of shots being fired. Unexpected ordeal Upon arrival at the scene, the Nakusp RCMP officers secured
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Belongings were scattered across the road and traffic on Gateway Boulevard was closed to one lane after a collision. According to Sonya Lambert, a man was standing up while pedaling his bicycle and a trailer carrying possessions when his tires became stuck on the curb. Road accident A vehicle driving in front of Lambert hit
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An RCMP dog somehow managed to trigger a handgun found as Mounties were in pursuit of 2 suspects in an armed assault at a Chestermere grocery store. According to the Mounties, members of the RCMP dog service were attempting to find 2 males who fled from an assault in the parking lot of a Chestermere
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Dave Pineau’s wife delivered CPR on a 90-year old man who collapsed at a Winnipeg McDonald’s. The family of an elderly man who died of a heart attack after collapsing at a Winnipeg McDonald’s restaurant and those who tried to save him stated that defibrillators should be placed in restaurants. Accessibility of defibrillators According to
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N.S. rolls out a program to alert people with AEDs of a nearby cardiac arrest but many are left unlisted. Marc Butler almost died on a soccer field as his friends performed chest compressions and players pounded on doors of a nearby recreation center trying to reach a defibrillator inside. Unlisted defibrillators Fraser Allen stated
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A 13-year old boy in Nova Scotia who had a near encounter with death is a reminder to maintain the portable defibrillators. Several public buildings have an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save someone in a cardiac emergency. Timely rescue When Kenzie Lahey required on, the device was dead. It was 3 weeks ago when
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A Yellowknife 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
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A mail carrier felt pressured on following instructions to help an unconscious woman with white powder on her. According to a City of Winnipeg spokesperson, the 911 operator was following standard emergency protocols by instructing the mail carrier to perform CPR on an unconscious woman. Timely instructions Corey Gallagher was delivering mail to a south
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Steve Sawatzky was at Tinkertown when he went into cardiac arrest. Around 2 dozen Winnipeg firefighter paramedics took turns in performing CPR for nearly an hour after Sawatzky collapsed at a work barbeque. Unexpected incident Sawatzky was sitting at a picnic table at the amusement park, surrounded by his colleagues when he went into cardiac
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Automated externa defibrillators can save a life of an individual with an abnormal heart rhythm. Sadly, there were cases of incidents involving the device that resulted to a deadly outcome. During the past 5 years, there were hundred of reports where defibrillators failed to work. Based on the documents, 9 patients died when a defibrillator
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The Winnipeg School Division board chair in favor of plan to keep allergy medication in cabinet. The Winnipeg School Division chair is in favor of making EpiPen available to all students at schools to stop anaphylactic shock in case of an unexpected allergic reaction. An EpiPen cabinet holds an emergency EpiPen and triggers an alarm
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Abdulla El-Astal was playing in a futsal tournament when he collapsed on the bench. A weekend indoor soccer tournament almost took an unexpected turn. Abdulla El-Astal, 15-years old was playing in a year-end futsal tournament which is a version of indoor soccer at Sir Robert Borden High School on Greenbank Road. Cessation of breathing The
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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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