A 6-year old who drowned in a creek nearly died in a similar tragedy. Vondrae Martin was found facing-down in his grandparent’s pool and spent a month recovering in BC Children’s Hospital. Near drowning ordeal His grandmother, a former nurse received an award for pulling him out of the water and performing CPR until the […]
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A grandmother who was involved in a deadly accident was given CPR. The vehicle involved in a fatal accident that claimed that life of a B.C. grandmother who was praying in her driveway. The driver is now in the custody of the RCMP but he has not been arrested. Unforeseen ordeal Shinlin Chu, 88-years old
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A woman who died trying to save her cats was given CPR. At the time of the incident, the woman was attempting to save her cats from a fire on the weekend. Tragic rescue attempt The fire crews were called to a blaze in the 10500 block of Arbutus Wynd in Fraser Heights. There were
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A man who was taken into custody was given CPR. A probe was launched into the death of a man in RCMP custody. The British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a man died in Kelowna RCMP’s lockup. Death of man necessitates further investigation Based on a release from the B.C. RCMP, the 40-year old
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A B.C. trucker rescued a Chemainus woman found unconscious on side of highway with CPR. As a seasoned truck driver for 3 decades, Gord Price was the third big rig to leave the DCT Chambers Trucking yard in Chemainus when he spotted something in the periphery of his headlights. Roadside ordeal As he started quickly
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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 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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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 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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The victim of the Langley shooting received CPR after the incident. The incident occurred in a townhouse complex where vehicle fire might be linked. Shooting incident The Surrey man was severely wounded in a night shooting in Langley township in a newly-established townhouse complex in the Willoughby neighborhood. The police identified 23-year old Tarek Ali
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An inmate was found unresponsive and given CPR but later declared dead. An inquest investigated the death of Roman William Rezanowicz, 57-years old who was found unresponsive in his cell at the Regional Treatment Centre at Pacific Institution which is a federal prison. The jury made suggestions after the coroner’s inquest. Death at the prison
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A man is in a healthcare facility with critical injuries that require emergency care. The man was found bleeding in the parking lot of a southeast business. Unforeseen ordeal Someone called the police about a bloody man in the parking lot of a business in the 2900 block of Radcliffe Drive. The Calgary police do
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A man in critical condition from a stabbing incident given emergency care. The Calgary police officers are searching for clues after a stabbing incident which left a man fighting for his life in a healthcare facility. Prompt emergency care The emergency crews were called after the victim was found on the ground bleeding on 8th
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A man suffering from severe smoke inhalation was given CPR by the emergency crews. A man who was believed to be in his 40s was severely injured after he was pulled from a burning house in north Toronto. Dangers of fire Heavy smoke was seen pouring out of the house in the area of Eglinton
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A 57-year old woman who drowned in a lake in Nova Scotia’s Guysborough County was given CPR. Based on the reports, a pet might be involved in the incident. Watery ordeal The RCMP were called to Indian Harbour Lake for a report regarding a woman in the water. According to Cpl. Dal Hutchinson, 2 men
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Steve Sawatzky was given CPR when he went into cardiac arrest. Around 2 dozen Winnipeg firefighter paramedics took turns in delivering CPR on one of their own for almost an hour after he collapsed at a work barbeque at Tinkertown. After facing issues with the on-site automated external defibrillator (AED), his co-workers took turns in
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A 52-year old man was saved by CPR and AED. The Nepean Sportsplex staff member only had AED training a week earlier. Saving a life with CPR and AED The paramedics responded to the Sportsplex gym for a man in cardiac arrest. The staff had initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and utilized a defibrillator to deliver
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After the collapse of a 16-year old Nova Scotia hockey player, a defibrillator was not used. Jordan Boyd had an undiagnosed heart condition. Jordan Boyd collapsed around 10 minutes into the tryout for the Acadia-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He passed a full medical exam leading up to the camp,
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The Saint John hockey team’s athletic therapist has a portable AED. According to the team’s certified athletic therapist, they have a protocol in place if a player collapses on the ice. Proper assessment and delivery of CPR The hockey player’s gear must be removed before delivering CPR and using an automated external defibrillator (AED). This
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