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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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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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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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 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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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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A boy, 18 years old drowned on a class trip near Minden, Ontario. The boy was an engineering student of the University of Toronto. According to his uncle, the boy does not know how to swim, why did he go to the lake. Watery ordeal The boy died after gone missing while swimming in Gull
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A first nation woman is dead after being hit by a pickup truck as she was trying to cross Route 102. According to Martel of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the woman is from Kingsclear First Nation. Paramedics, firefighters and the RCMP’s Keswich detachment responded to the area. They found the woman unconscious and unresponsive.
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A man is dead after being shot outside of a townhouse complex. The shooting incident happened near 1500 Caldwell Avenue, off Marivale Avenue about 3:30 in the afternoon. According to the police, they found the victim outside the townhouse complex. Paramedics immediately provided first aid and CPR on the victim while on the way to
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A Calgary police officer who was shot this week is steadily recovering in a healthcare facility. Const. Jordan Forget sustained 2 gunshot wounds and a collapsed lung. According to Les Kaminski of the Calgary Police Association, he visited Forget twice in the hospital and seems to be doing fine. The 5-year veteran of the police
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A boy died and his brother and mother are in critical condition after a shooting in a suburban Denver parking lot. Aftermath of shooting incident The Westminster police released a statement indicating that a man not related to other 3 victims also sustained a gunshot wound but expected to survive. According to department spokeswoman Cheri
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A golfer ended up with a gunshot wound to his leg while participating in a tournament in northwestern Alberta. According to RCMP, the man was playing south of Grande Prairie on Saturday afternoon when he ended up with a wound on his leg. Dealing with a gunshot wound A witness brought him to a healthcare
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A 5-year old child was wounded after several gunshots were fired at a house in northern Saskatchewan. The RCMP were called to a home on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve. Shooting incident According to the officers, a bullet went through the wall of a house and hit a child inside. There were other
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