A father is teary eyed as he look at his 21-year old daughter who saved his life. On the day Martin Dansereau collapsed, he just finished a workout on the treadmill in the basement of his house when he did not feel right. Before Dansereau could call out for help, he collapsed. His daughter was […]
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The firefighters in Calgary are under training to perform CPR on animals. The training of the new program also include the administration of oxygen which was announced a day after the crews rescued 8 animals from a house fire. Need for pet CPR According to fire Chief Bruce Burrell in a release, it is vital that firefighters have
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Burton’s Laurie Ouellette was saved by a nurse with CPR. She suffered cardiac arrest in a restaurant while visiting family in Ontario. If not for the rapid response of an off-duty nurse and a series of coincidences, the Burton woman would not be alive today. Turning blue Ouellette, 57-years old was with her husband visiting
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An 81-year old woman involved in serious pedestrian collision given CPR. The Richmond RCMP are investigating the fatality on No. 1 Road and Tucker Road. The Mounties confirm that an 81-year old Richmond woman died in a healthcare facility after a pedestrian crash. Based on the news release, the woman was struck by a late-model
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A multi-vehicle crash in Chilliwack involved at least 3 vehicles and required CPR on the scene. One individual was reportedly killed during the incident on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. Tragic turn on the road There were at least 3 vehicles involved during the incident. One rested on the roof and front windshield of another vehicle.
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The life of a man was saved with the rapid delivery of CPR. Certificates of commendation were given to Steve Stewart and Steve Parks along with Abbotsford fire fighters. Back then, a call regarding a case of cardiac arrest came from the Sevenoaks Alliance Church. Upon arrival of the fire crew on the scene, they
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A couple were able to save one another with prompt delivery of CPR. The couple were presented with the Vital Link Awards for using CPR. Diana Stephen perform chest compressions during the life-changing event that saved the life of her husband back in 2015. Diana vaguely recalled how to perform CPR but she followed the
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Five citizens were recognized for saving the life of a man with CPR who jumped off the Mission Bridge. The 5 citizens – Roger Williams, Martin Hanle, Jessie Garrison, Ron Thomas and Heather Hanle were acknowledged by the Abbotsford Police Board for their heroic efforts. Watery ordeal They were in vehicles when they saw a
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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 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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A 23-year old man sustained gunshot wounds in an incident in Abbotsford. The police have not definitively linked a shooting to the ongoing Townline Hill gang conflict but Abbotsford Police spokesman, Const. Ian MacDonald stated that it has all the “earmarks”. Shooting incident A 23-year old Abbotsford man was driving north on Livingstone Avenue which
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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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After a shooting incident, 2 men were dead in a small community in rural B.C. According to the police, they received a call to the community of Needles situated on the west shore of the Arrow Lakes after reports of shots being fired. Unexpected ordeal Upon arrival at the scene, the Nakusp RCMP officers secured
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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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A 13-year old boy in Nova Scotia who had a near encounter with death is a reminder to maintain the portable defibrillators. Several public buildings have an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save someone in a cardiac emergency. Timely rescue When Kenzie Lahey required on, the device was dead. It was 3 weeks ago when
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Steve Sawatzky was at Tinkertown when he went into cardiac arrest. Around 2 dozen Winnipeg firefighter paramedics took turns in performing CPR for nearly an hour after Sawatzky collapsed at a work barbeque. Unexpected incident Sawatzky was sitting at a picnic table at the amusement park, surrounded by his colleagues when he went into cardiac
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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 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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