A 10-year old died despite CPR after a near-drowning incident. The incident occurred in a private lake in the Lanaudiere region. According to the provincial police, they received a call about an unconscious child in a body of water. Drowning ordeal The boy was quickly moved out of the water and the emergency services arrived […]
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Police officers attempted to save a man with naloxone and CPR did not wrong. This was discovered by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU). Overdose concerns The SIU checks all deaths involving police in the province. In such cases, the officers were called to a Brampton house where they found a 36-year old man who is
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A 2-year old girl is recovering after 2 Newark police officers executed first aid on her after nearly drowning in a backyard swimming pool. The police responded to a call in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon in around 90 seconds and greeted by the father upon their arrival. According to officer Shaquille Johnson, he came
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A woman struck by a car died despite the delivery of CPR. A Winnipeg couple tried in vain to save a woman who was hit by a car on Henderson Highway. Saving a life with CPR Jonathan and Jen Millions dropped off their children at Montessori School and headed to work when the traffic suddenly
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Individuals suffering from a cardiac arrest in public are likely to be given CPR from bystanders in the city’s ethnic Chinese neighborhoods according to the latest research from the University of British Columbia. When CPR is needed The chances of survival once the heart ceases to beat without neurological damage is high when it occurs
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Steve Stewart and Steve parks helped save the life of a man. Certificates of commendation were presented to the 2 men along with Abbotsford Fire Rescue Captain Jim Durvin and firefighters Tom Dodd, Greg Herron, and Scott Ellis. The awards were given at Abbotsford city council after an incident that occurred on April 17. Parking
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The Norfolk County OPP are searching for the Good Samaritan who saved a life. They are eager to thank the man who saves a life this week. Both paramedics and police were called to a house located on Robinson Street in Simcoe on Wednesday with reports of a man on the ground who is unresponsive
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A man died after a cardiac episode due to a lack of an AED. The employees have been pressing the office to get the device for years. The National Film Board is buying 4 defibrillators for its Montreal headquarters after the death of an employee earlier this week. Importance of AEDs in the workplace The
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The man who saved the life of Kitchener heart attack victim with CPR was an angel. For Jessica Burman Zinger, the man is a hero and angel who saved the life of her husband. Zinger thought her husband was going to die after he collapsed on the road outside a Kitchener coffee shop. Minutes before
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A Nanaimo man died despite delivery of CPR after he and his snowmobile fell from a hardened mass of snow. The incident occurred near Whistler’s Mt. Callaghan. The Whistler RCMP responded to a call at Mount Callaghan on a report about a snowmobile who stopped on a cornice before it collapsed. The man and his
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An Abbotsford man died while working on his vehicle when it fell on top of him despite CPR. According to Assistant Fire Chief Dave Rivett, the fire, police and ambulance crews responded to a report of a man who was trapped under his vehicle. Prompt intervention The call came from the wife of the man
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A St. John’s man was recognized for saving the life of his friend with the Heimlich maneuver. During the incident, his rapid thinking saved his friend’s life. Something wrong During a vacation in the Dominican Republic with his wife and friends, Lloyd Best performed the Heimlich maneuver on his friend Rosemary Jackman after a piece
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A 23-year old man was given CPR after experiencing cardiac arrest. The incident occurred in the Byward Market parking garage. The man was quickly transported to a healthcare facility. Cardiac arrest The police found the man at the bottom of the stairs of the garage at Byward Market Square and Clarence Street shortly before midnight.
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A 45-year old Sydney woman died despite CPR after rescuing distressed swimmers stranded by a riptide. Unforeseen ordeal on the water According to RCMP Const. Tammy Lobb, the Emergency Health Services paramedics, local firefighters, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a report of a group of distressed swimmers at a beach in Broad
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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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Belongings were scattered across the road and traffic on Gateway Boulevard was closed to one lane after a collision. According to Sonya Lambert, a man was standing up while pedaling his bicycle and a trailer carrying possessions when his tires became stuck on the curb. Road accident A vehicle driving in front of Lambert hit
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The SQ and the coroner’s officer are investigating a case of drowning at Lac-Raymond. The drowning incident occurred in Outaouiais cottage near St-Sixte which is around 60 kilometers east of Ottawa. Dangers in the water The victim was identified as a 60-year old woman. According to the statement, the SQ received a call regarding a
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The Calgary police are investigating damage to a house and vehicle after gunshots. The gunshots were heard in a northeast community. The officers responded to reports of gunshots heard in the 100 blocks of Beddington Circle N.E. at around 8 PM. According to the police, they discovered bullet holes in a vehicle. At the house,
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A Toronto man is thankful for the paramedics who performed CPR to save his life. After his heart attack, John Turco was surrounded by the people who played a role in saving his life. The 51-year old was choked up as he shook their hands. Timely intervention Turco stated that he would not be alive
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Wilf Driedger would not be alive without the timely action of 2 strangers. It simply shows that it was not his time. Luck, fate and the heroic effort of Maryrose McConnell and Dave Patrick was responsible for saving the life of the 70-year Murrayville resident. For Wilf, the 2 persons are ‘angels’ and gratefully thanks
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