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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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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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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A 21-year old woman who was run over by a lawn mower was given CPR. Sadly, the woman died while working in the Town of Dewberry maintenance yard. Deadly ordeal at work A man who was walking by saw the woman trapped under the large tractor mower. He ran across the street to the fire
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Teenagers in critical condition after house fire despite CPR. The residents of Edmonton’s Lago Lindo neighborhood were devastated after a cooking fire tore through a house and hospitalized 3 people. Dangerous blaze The fire broke out in the kitchen of the single-family house. The fire was due to over-heated cooking oil that was left unattended
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The Edmonton fire crews have used naloxone to save lives. The life-saving naloxone has been given to manage suspected cases of fentanyl overdose. Increasing cases of overdose In Vancouver, park staff are given training and equipped with naloxone kits. In Edmonton, the employees most likely to encounter someone dying from an overdose are municipal inspection
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A man who was shot dead by a police officer was given CPR. The incident occurred after a traffic stop in southwest Edmonton. Police encounter The man, Vitaly Savin, 55-years old was shot dead by a police officer. According to the police reports, an officer was responding to 2 calls from the public of a
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CPR was attempted on a woman found in Forest Lawn. The Calgary Police homicide unit was called in to investigate the death of a woman in Forest Lawn. The police banged on Mike Carruther’s door looking for someone who had been stabbed. Since his neighbors have been frequently in trouble, he sent officers next door
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A young girl was given CPR after discovered in a watery dugout in Lethbridge. Desperate efforts to resuscitate a young girl found unconscious in a water-filled dugout in Lethbridge came to a tragic end. Watery ordeal It was around 5:15 PM when the police and EMS in the city 2 hours south of Calgary were
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An arrested driver was given CPR after overdose. The Vancouver police are investigating after a man ran his truck into a police cruiser and shorty overdosed after being handcuffed. Overdose on the road An officer in a police car was stopped northbound on Main Street at Hastings after hit from behind by a pick-up truck
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A fatal shooting at a gas station in Langley left one man dead despite CPR. After the shooting incident, the fire crews put out a truck fire on the Surrey/Langley border. Deadly shooting The man died in a healthcare facility after a gang-style shooting at a gas station at the 232nd Street and 72nd Avenue
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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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A man serving a life sentence in Abbotsford prison was given CPR. It was on Boxing Day when the man, a 39-years old was found unresponsive. Prompt intervention The man was serving a life sentence of a gang-related murder at Pacific Institution in Abbotsford. The staff members quickly initiated CPR and the emergency crews were
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Matsqui Institution inmate died despite CPR after found unresponsive in cell. The 60-year old was serving life sentence for killing his wife. The man was found unresponsive in his cell. Unforeseen ordeal Thomas Robert Elton was discovered to be unconscious according to Gordon Tanner, the assistant warden. The prison personnel performed CPR and the emergency
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A 20-year old man died despite CPR after a shooting incident in Pierrefonds. The site of the incident, Ramsay St. is a quiet residential neighborhood with single-family homes and a few three-storey apartment buildings. Shooting ordeal The street was cordoned off with police tape near Fredmir St. as the investigators searched the area. A 20-year
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A 38-year old woman died despite CPR in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu. The vehicle of the victim slammed into a Hydro pole and swerved off the road and plunged upside-down in the Richelieu River. Danger in the road The neighbors called the police after hearing a loud bang. The electricity was cut off after the impact with the
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Women who have implanted defibrillators for heart issues are likely to face more issues than men. Issues with defibrillators Men and women are equally likely to have cardioverter-defibrillators or ICDs implanted. Sadly, women are at higher risk for ending up with major complications in just a year of getting the devices. The defibrillators are implanted
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