A Calgary father was charged for the overdose death of his daughter. He attempted to revive the child using wires from a lamp as a makeshift defibrillator. Unforeseen ordeal Jonathon Hope informed the paramedics who responded to his southwest Calgary house that he performed CPR on his daughter for 5 hours. The paramedics notice a […]
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A Halifax first aid instructor urges Nova Scotia companies to invest in CPR training. This aims on reducing the likelihood of heart attack deaths. Increasing cases of death from cardiac arrest In Canada, an individual who suffers a cardiac arrest outside a healthcare facility have a 5% chance of survival. There is a higher success
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A 64-year old man was saved with rapid response and a defibrillator while playing squash. The availability of a public defibrillator and the quick response by the staff at the Canada Games Complex and Thunder Bay paramedics were recognized for saving the life of a man. Saving a life with an AED Based on a
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A toddler found floating in a public pool was given CPR. A 2-year old was rushed to a healthcare facility after she was found floating in a public pool in St-Leonard. Watery ordeal The near-drowning incident occurred at around 6 PM at the Piscine Ferland on 6020 Lavoisier Boulevard. The life guard dove into the
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A 3-year old boy strapped into a car seat atop an ATV carrying rack was successfully revived with CPR. During the incident, the vehicle was submerged in a slough and the child was dangling underwater. The crash occurred in a rural area around 16 kilometers northwest of Hudson Bay. There were 7 people travelling together
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Retired nurse David Knowles was under cardiac arrest during a CPR class. He was teaching first aid to a group of churchgoers when his pulse started to race. Time to act When he asked a student, Karol Chew, to assist him to lie down on the floor and place his legs up on a chair,
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The low bystander CPR rate urges paramedics to find a way to save lives. An organization of paramedics in Thunder Bay hope a new initiative being launched this fall will turn the tide on the low rate of CPR response in the city to save lives. The Superior North Association of Professional Paramedics plans to
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The 4 work colleagues who saved the life of Edmonton man were recognized by the Emergency Medical Services officials. For Manny Rodriguez, he considers himself a lucky guy. Work colleagues on the rescue Before work started, the long-time employee at All Weather Windows was laughing and chatting with fellow employees. According to Rodriguez, the shift
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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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Chris Lynch and John Sweitzer saved Doug Cairns with CPR when he collapsed in his driveway. The 2 sanitation workers were recognized for saving the life of a man. Saving a life Chris Lynch and John Sweitzer were working in a residential neighborhood when Sweitzer noticed that a man he always greeted was sprawled in
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Jerry Laird had no pulse onstage which prompted the crowd to perform CPR. A Charlottetown man suffered a heart attack while playing onstage at a local bar. After the incident, he owes his life to the people in the audience who helped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTyoscIM3ic&t=3s Two women in the crowd who had medical training hopped on stage
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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 middle-aged man was revived after a cardiac arrest episode despite a malfunctioning defibrillator. The players in an oldtimer’s hockey league helped in saving the life of their teammate last week. The man suffered a heart attack in one of the dressing rooms at Pitt Meadows Arena Complex. His teammates performed CPR and rushed to
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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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A Shelburne County lobster boat captain was given CPR after he was pulled overboard. Based on the report by Barrington RCMP, Larry Wayne Sears, 64-years old was hauling lobster pots along with 2 crew members when the trawl line became ensnarled in the hauler. When he attempted to clear the line, he was dragged overboard.
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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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An Ottawa recreational hockey player is thankful for the quick action of his teammates and an automated external defibrillator for saving his life after a heart attack on the ice. Brent Bradley, 61-years old collapsed while playing in a men’s league game at the Kanata Recreation Complex in west Ottawa. The players including an off-duty
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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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