B. Oak
Brandon Oak is a registered nurse with years of experience to boast in the field of emergency care. With years of experience as a emergency nurse, Brandon Oak also works as a part time contributor on online sources offering a variety of health-related articles.
The articles that Brandon Oak provides aims on widening awareness and knowledge of both the civilians and other healthcare professionals. The articles, mostly on first aid care can provide an insight on what to do during emergencies.
A 16-year old was saved with a public access defibrillator. The teenager collapsed during a game at an Orleans school. Timely use of an AED A dispatcher helped them in initiating CPR and deliver a single shock that restarted the heart of the teenager after getting a call. The youth collapsed into a seizure while […]
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A 60-year old man with no vital signs was saved by a constable who performs CPR. Two Ottawa police constables raced to Halifax Drive to save a 60-year old man with no vital signs. Quick action to save a life Const. Mohamed Mohamed, who transferred to the Ottawa Police Service in 2018 from the Toronto
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A basketball coach who helped resuscitate a teenage player credits his first aid training. During the incident, the youth collapsed on the court in cardiac arrest. Timely intervention According to Chris Waycott, an RCMP constable who coaches the Gloucester Wolverines basketball team, he recalled his training and moved into action. The Wolverines were playing at
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The survival rates from cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) varies for each region and city. It was two years ago when paramedics added something else to their CPR arsenal – a modern and refined approach called as “pit crew CPR”. Improvement in CPR delivery According to MD Ambulance spokesperson Troy Davies, the focus is non-stop chest compressions
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CPR was performed on the pilot of an ice boat who crashed on the Bay of Quinte. The OPP is warning the public about unsafe ice conditions after a 78-year old Ameliasburgh man died when his ice boat hit a pressure crack that jammed the front blade. Icy ordeal The incident occurred at around 3:40
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A man who was involved in Pierrefonds shooting received CPR. Ramsay St. in Pierrefonds is in a quiet residential neighborhood with single-family homes and a few three-story apartment buildings. Turmoil in a quiet neighborhood The street was cordoned off on Thursday with police tape near Fredmir St., as investigators scoured the area, combing through garbage
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A 33-year old who was found unresponsive received CPR. After the incident, two men were taken into custody following a suspicious death on a reserve in Cape Breton. Unforeseen ordeal According to Nova Scotia RCMP, they were called to a residence on Mini Mall Drive in Eskasoni, N.S, just before midnight. The police stated that
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A 72-year old was successfully resuscitated with CPR and AED by a police officer. The paramedics are crediting a city police officer for saving the life of a 72-year old man who collapsed outside a west-end restaurant last weekend. With prompt delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using an automated external defibrillator (AED), it saved
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A 24-year old Quebec hiker who collapsed received CPR. The man from Saguenay collapsed while hiking with friends and died despite the extensive rescue efforts. Hiking tragedy According to Fish and Game officials, Simon Deschenes of Saguenay’s Chicoutimi borough was hiking on the Falling Waters Trail in Lincoln when he collapsed about four kilometers into
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A Good Samaritan saves the life of a man by performing CPR. The Norfolk County OPP are looking to speak to a Good Samaritan to thank them for saving the life of a man. Saving a life on the line The police and paramedics were called to a house on Robinson Street in Simcoe on
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A 5-year old child who was pulled from Calgary retention pond received CPR. The residents in Saddle Ridge are grieving after a 5-year old, identified by a family friend as Raheel Uddin. The child died after being pulled from a retention pond in the northeast. Watery ordeal The emergency crews were notified that a child
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A victim of the shooting incident received CPR. The series of events that led to the death of the 30-year old outside the Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre is now under review by investigators with the provincial police watchdog. Shooting incident Officers were called to the mall in response to reports that someone dressed in all
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A teacher at Basinview Drive Community School in Bedford, N.S. saves husband with prompt first aid. Saving a loved one When Kyle Schmeisser returned home after playing hockey, he was complaining of chest pain along with pain down his arm. He told his wife, Trisha, that it was indigestion. The couple was at the front
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An Abbotsford man who died after an accident received CPR. The incident occurred while the man was working on his vehicle. Trapped under a vehicle According to assistant Fire Chief Dave Rivett, the fire, police and ambulance crews responded to reports that a man was trapped under a vehicle. The call came in from the
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The driver of a car that crashed in Sumas River in Abbotsford given CPR. Sadly, the man died in a healthcare facility this morning. Saving a life Bryan Volden, 65-years old was surrounded by his loved ones including his wife Solveig and his two daughters. Volden was leaving McDonald Park at the end of No.
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An 87-year old Upper Fraser Valley man who died after a head on collision received CPR. The RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are working together to determine what caused a head on collision that resulted to a seriously injured man and fatally injured another in the Central Okanagan. Head on collision The emergency crews
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A 3-year old child who died at Abbotsford received CPR. The Fraser Health Authority has initiated a patient safety review after a 3-year old girl died at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. Overlooked sickness Nimrat Gill died five hours into her second hospital visit. Nimrat was taken to the hospital by mother Balraj Gill and husband Amarinder
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A father who died at Winnipeg pool was given CPR. The father died after he and his two sons were pulled from a swimming pool at a Winnipeg apartment complex. Water tragedy Ram Nivash Misra, 38-years old was declared dead according to Ajay Pandey, president of the Hindu Society of Manitoba. Misra’s sons, Aaram, 10-years
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The quick-thinking and rapid delivery of CPR by two citizens in separate incidents recognized. The two citizens received commendation awards from the Abbotsford Police Department for their heroic efforts in two separate events. Rapid action to help others Peter McGraa, 45-years old was recognized for pulling Bryan Volden, 65-years old from his partially submerged vehicle
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A man who was pulled from the Fraser River received CPR. A Coast Guard hovercraft searched the area where a man was pulled from the Fraser River along the Haney Bypass at 225 Street in Maple Ridge. Watery ordeal The man who was found not far from the shore by police and fire crews succumbed
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