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 man was given CPR after a Surrey house fire. The man did not have a pulse and was not breathing after rescue, but the crews restored both before the man was transported to a healthcare facility. Dangers of fire A man was rescued and given CPR on a front lawn during a house fire […]
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A South Surrey security guard was recognized for performing CPR. The man was near death after collapsing at a lottery booth. Immediate intervention with CPR It was a rare moment for Thia Chaar last month when she was alerted to a man who collapsed after buying a lottery ticket in Semiahmoo Shopping Centre. With 4
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A man calls for CPR education and use of defibrillator in public places after he collapsed while running at Crunch, formerly World Gym on Lauzon Road around 9 in the morning. A stranger immediately came to his rescue and provided CPR on the victim. Timely intervention The man was identified as Jose Guzman a 42-year-old
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Family requires firefighters to be equipped with epinephrine after the death of a man. A man named Justin Matthews, 33 years old was taken off from his life support after suffering from anaphylactic shock after inhaling a walnut-based product in the work area. He collapsed outside the fire hall at Edmonton and firefighters immediately provided
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A family from Prince Edward Island found the Good Samaritan who saved the life of their daughter 21 years ago. Saving a life Emma Taylor was just only 11 days old when the incident happened. She became unresponsive in her car seat. The day after the family from Prince Edward Island announced publicly their hopes
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A Samaritan named Anne Marie Behan, 57 years old, her cellphone was stolen while providing first aid to a victim during an accident in Nanaimo. Her device was replaced by a stranger. Lost cellphone According to Gary O’Brien, some local detachments offer to help Behan after they issued news about her situation. Behan rushed from
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A Nanaimo boy, Linden Baglo, 8 years old is dead after hit by a truck while riding his bicycle. According to Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nanaimo, the incident happened at about 11:40 on a Sunday morning in the 1000 block of Nelson Street. Road ordeal Firefighters, policemen and B.C. Ambulance responded immediately to the
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An Edmonton DJ encourages venues and artists to carry naloxone kits. This is an attempt to curb the number of opioid-related deaths. Quick action on overdose cases Dragan Jargic who performs as DJ Dragon stated that he recently picked up one of the injectable packs which was used to combat fentanyl. He has been part
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The brain starts to die after 4 minutes if oxygen is not available. Last month, a hockey player participating in the Dorval Oldtimers’ Tournament collapsed on the ice. One of the referees, who happened to be a trained first responder, utilized a defibrillator to revive him. What to do during an emergency? If an individual
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A man who was gunned down on Arbour Lake street was given CPR. The Calgary police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in broad daylight on a quiet residential street in Arbour Lake. Shooting ordeal Neighbors reported hearing up to 10 shots in the northwest community. According to Sue Washington, they thought it
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A child who was choked by scarf caught in playground equipment was given CPR. The child was hospitalized after a scarf she was wearing ended up stuck in the playground equipment and choked her. Unforeseen danger in the playground The police were called to help paramedics and fire crews at a school playground at O.S.
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Bystanders pulled an unresponsive senior out of his truck and given CPR. The incident occurred after his vehicle struck a light pole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49wMpdews Vehicular accident Paramedics who arrived at John Laurie Blvd near Brisebois Drive N.W. found a man believed to be in his 70s in a critical, life-threatening condition. The man was driving a
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Two men who were pulled from Salt Spring Island lake were given CPR. The B.C Coroners Service is investigating the mysterious deaths of 2 men who were close to the shore when they slipped under the surface of a calm lake. The Salt Spring Fire Department who were the first emergency responders on the scene
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A 4-year old girl who died in Parksville after hit by vehicle was given CPR. The child was riding a skateboard in a campground area. Skateboarding ordeal According to Oceanside RCMP, the girl was riding while lying on her stomach at the Paradise Adventure Mini Golf and RV Park. The child was on her tummy
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The two 25-year old men who died in a Salt Spring Island lake incident were given CPR. The victims were identified as Masahi Shintani and Ryo Yamaguchi who were both originally from Japan. Watery ordeal Both men were visiting Salt Spring Island on a short vacation. They went swimming with a third person at Weston
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A Vancouver Island boy was rescued by strangers with CPR. Rod and Lisa Huneault are hopeful that they will find the strangers who rescued their son from drowning in the Taylor River, pulling him from the brink of a waterfall and performing CPR. Rapid delivery of CPR As Rod along with his friend and 11-year
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A man involved in a fatal hit and run accident was given CPR. Vancouver Police Sgt. Randy Fincham showed for the first time a photo of a silver Mitsubishi with the windshield severely smashed and caved into the seating area of the car. Vehicular accident Based on the damage to the windshield, the driver would
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A 45-year old Calgary woman died despite CPR in the Mabel Lake Provincial Park. Based on the police report, the woman was swimming and started to have trouble breathing and going into medical distress. Distress in the water The Lumby RCMP responded to the Mabel Lake Provincial Park to help the B.C. Ambulance Service who
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A nurse and truck driver were recognized for saving a police officer. A Cloverdale nurse, Angela Feltrin was driving home from her night shift when she witnessed a car crash. Helping hands In a distance, a police cruiser pulled over on the side of the highway with the flashing lights on. A vehicle raced passed
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A head-on collision on Vancouver highway resulted to injuries that required first aid. According to police, a Ford Focus and Mercedes SUV collided over the center line of the four-lane highway. Road collision Two people are taken to a healthcare facility with life-threatening injuries after an early morning head-on collision in Vancouver’s east and left
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