Conception Bay South residents Gerry Stead and Alana Langdon were given the Rescuer Awards for saving a life. Their life-saving actions were necessary during an incident at the Topsail artificial turf soccer pitch. Timely action to save a life An 11-year old soccer player was attacked by a bystander and stabbed while engaging in the […]
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A 14-year old teenage girl saved the life of her father with CPR. Her father suffered a heart attack and she had to act. It was the first time she had ever called 911. The teen was honored for helping her father when he collapsed from cardiac arrest. Her father, 47-years old collapsed at home
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A woman and her 5-year old son drowned in a backyard pool. According to Emmanuel Akrong Sr. he tried to help his son. He also attempted to lift his wife out of the water but cannot manage to do it on his own. Ozzy Anjum, a next-door neighbor heard Akrong shouting for help. Anjum rushed
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A 21-year old musician was knifed to death in his hometown. Despite the attempts to save him, Brodie Armstrong was found by police lying along Russell Street around 9 PM and shortly died after. Many could not figure out what may have led someone to harm Armstrong who was the grandson of a local reverend.
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A man who fell into the Bow River was given CPR. The emergency crews responded to call of up to two people in the water near Graves Bridge. Timely intervention Based on the initial reports, a man fishing had witnessed another man who was also fishing nearby fall into the water and could not get
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For Grandinetti, he could not recall what happened. The Sault Ste. Marie native suffered a heart attack and was found almost dead beside his vehicle in the parking lot of Rome’s Independent Grocer. Apparently, an unknown woman saw him and called 911. It was only minutes when the paramedics arrived on the scene. They started
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Anyone who has taken a CPR course can tell that performing the technique on a child has challenges. The bodies of children come in various sizes and shapes which makes it hard even for medical experts to effectively perform CPR on children whose hearts ceased to beat. Improved success rates There is a higher success
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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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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
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A 3-month old girl was revived and recovering in hospital after emergency response. A 911 ambulance dispatcher coached bystanders on how to perform infant CPR. Bystander CPR is one of the initial links in the chain of survival. It is vital for dispatchers to find someone to do it. Even if a person has not
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After a man collapses while jogging, bystanders did not hesitate to act. One of the bystanders pulled over his vehicle to perform CPR. Another called for emergency assistance and ran to Fire Station 53 to alert firefighters. In no time, they arrived to administer shocks using a portable defibrillator. On the right spot With the
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A 33-year old man from Greater Napanee is dead after found face-down in the Bay of Quinte. He was discovered as a water scooter he was believed to be using was driving in circles unmanned nearby. The OPP were called to a public boat launch along the eastern edge of the Bay of Quinte. Someone
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The gun violence in Metro Vancouver has taken a devastating toll. It can be painful for the families of innocent victims. Unforeseen disaster Darlene Bennett and her family are preparing for Christmas but it would not be the same. It was a hard experience for the family. Her husband, Paul Bennett worked as a nurse.
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A 64-year old man had a heart attack in the stands. It occurred as the Ottawa Senators faced the Montreal Canadians. The man might not survive if fellow fans did not help. Lori Vanderlinden, who was seated in the 200 section at the Canadian Tire Centre during the game saw a man sitting nearby slump
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A 16-year old boy who has been missing has been presumed to drown on Gregoire Lake. The members of the Central Alberta Rescue Dive Society joined the search during the long weekend along with sonar and underwater cameras. Water rescue The RCMP will continue to search for the boy with boat patrols for the entire
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Beau Hayward is in a hospital after a severe diving accident. The 28-year old ended up with a compressed spinal cord in Sudbury. The Toronto man was staying at the cottage of his friend in Sudbury. According to Bianca Wilson, his sister, Hayward hit his head on the sandy base of the lake after diving
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A timely effort saved the life of Michael Isely after suffering a heart attack. He was golfing at a charity event at Saskatoon Golf and Country Club when an unforeseen event occurred. On that day, he experienced a minimal degree of pressure in the chest but not alarming in any way. Isely brushed it off
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The eyes of Martin Dansereau’s glisten with tears while looking at his 21-year old daughter, Maslyn. He considers his daughter as a hero. After a workout on a treadmill in the basement of his house, Dansereau did not feel right. Before calling out of help, Dansereau collapsed to the ground. His daughter was studying upstairs
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Paramedics and police officers in Lethbridge revived a 19-year old after a fentanyl overdose. According to Lethbridge police, they responded to a report of a suspicious individual in the 500 block of 6th Avenue S. Potential danger of overdose Upon their arrival, they discovered a 19-year old man without a pulse and not breathing. The
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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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