A 9-year old who was severely injured at Nakiska resort is a member of a ski racing program. The girl was discovered unconscious and unresponsive on Sunday after she crashed into a tree. According to Matt Mosteller, spokesman for the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, it was a sad day for the team. The young […]
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The meeting was part of “Safe City Day” which encourages residents to learn life-saving procedures such as CPR. Heart attack For the first time since his heart attack, John Turco was surrounded by the people who saved his life. The 51-year old was grateful as he shook their hands. Turco was at the city hall
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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 lifeguard dove into the water
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If not for the quick thinking and first aid training of a server, Rachel Brien is not sure if she was still alive today. Rapid action to save a life She was out on dinner at Ricky’s Country Restaurant on Marshall Road with her 20-year old son. She ordered a breakfast meal for dinner –
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Young residents from house given CPR by firefighters. A large contingency of emergency crews responded to a house fire at 17808 93 St. House fire Two young teenagers were pulled from the house fire. According to Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Deputy Chief Scott MacDonald, 2 young teenagers were rushed to a healthcare facility after the
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A 16-year old boy drowned in a well-known swimming hole in Flatrock. According to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, they confirmed the death for the Telegram late Tuesday. The incident occurred around 3:30 PM when the boy was swimming at the popular place when he ran into trouble in the water which was known as Jim
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The last thing Jimmy Tarrant and Will Mavin expected to do were to save a life. An incident occurred when they took a trip to Little Lawn Beach to collect capelin. They watched 56-year old David Edwards walk into the water with his dip net. Life-saving act When they looked again, the man was floating
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The emergency services were called to Manson Street in Mission for a shooting. One man is dead while another sustained an injury after a shooting on Manson Street in Hatzic. According to Mission RCMP, upon arrival at the home between Dann Avenue and Catchpole Avenue, they found one man, a 41-year old Mission resident within
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A woman who was declared dead after a high-rise fire was given CPR. It was later discovered that she had evident signs of trauma. High-rise fire The fire crews were called to the Scarborough apartment building. The flames were visible from the exterior of the tower on the 18th floor when they arrived. One unit
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A man with gunshot wounds in Vancouver died despite the delivery of CPR. The police were able to identify the man who was shot at a hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Shooting ordeal The officers were called to the Savoy Hotel and arrived to find that someone utilized bear spray which made it hard for
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Several sudden deaths are under investigation after two men in their 30s were found in medical distress in the snow. Ordeal on the ice In the first case, a snowboarder was found unresponsive before 12:30 PM near a Nelson, B.C. ski resort. The man was in a tree well when he was found and a
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A man received CPR after an apartment fire. The man has life-threatening injuries after a fire in an apartment building on Walnut Street in London. Apartment fire The emergency responders were called to the building at 85 Walnut Street over the noon hour. A neighbor noticed smoke coming out the door of a unit on
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The homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death that occurred on Christmas morning. Shooting incident The officers received reports about shots being fired in the area of 117 Street and 107 Avenue around 7:20 AM. A 28-year old man was found outside an apartment building. The man was treated by paramedics but died at the
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It took only one day for a Catholic Central student to utilize his CPR training to good use and saved the life of his father. Saving a life There was a renewed call from Essex-Windsor EMS for residents to get their CPR training which prompted CPR to be offered even in schools. Turki Ayash, 17-years
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The death of a man who was found injured on a bustling west Edmonton street was deemed suspicious. Unexpected ordeal Two Edmonton police officers discovered the man, believed to be in his 30s just before 11 PM on Stony Plain Road near 152 Street. During the interaction with the man, he lost consciousness. EMS was
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An inquest to unravel the events that led to the death of a 13-year old boy has been scheduled. A close look on the unforeseen ordeal Kaleab Schmidt was discovered unresponsive on his family farm. The emergency services were called and CPR was performed. Sadly, the boy was declared dead at the scene. The inquest
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An angler who fell into the river while fishing passed away despite the delivery of CPR. The emergency crews responded to calls of up to two people in the water near Graves Bridge in the southeast. Watery ordeal Based on the initial reports, a man who was fishing witnessed another man who was also fishing
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A woman who overdosed on fentanyl was given CPR. The RCMP was cleared by the police watchdog of any wrongdoing after a woman appears to have died of a fentanyl overdose while in custody. Dangers of overdose Based on the report by the Independent Investigations Office, the officers did not use force on the woman.
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A backcountry skier’s fall into a hidden tree well was a successful rescue but it serves as a warning to others. Based on a statement by Terrace Search and Rescue, the crews were called at around 3:20 PM to the backcountry of Shames Mountain, west of Terrace. Two local men, in their early 40s, were
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Chris Parsons encourages everyone that knowing how to perform CPR is a useful skill. Parsons is a street performer with the stage name Chris Without the Hat. While in Saskatoon to perform at the Fringe Festival, he had to perform CPR to help a man breathe again. Importance of CPR training According to Parsons, he
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