Matsqui Institution inmate died despite CPR after found unresponsive in a cell. The 60-year old was serving a 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 […]
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A heartbeat of a man is restored due to the rapid action of his co-workers. According to the Ottawa paramedics, the man in his 50s was given a shock while working on an underground fuel pumping equipment. The man went into cardiac arrest but his co-workers were able to turn the flow of events and
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A boy who was found unresponsive on the shoreline at Pike Lake passed away despite CPR. The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to Pike Lake for reports of a missing child near the lake. Several crews responded including the RCMP, Medavie Health Services West, STARS Air Ambulance, Delisle & District Fire Department in addition to
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The police charged a 36-year-old man with first-degree murder after a stabbing incident with a 31-year-old woman. The Toronto Police were called to the area of Bloor Street West and Shaw Street, west of Christie Pits Park, just after 5 PM. According to the investigators, the man and woman were fighting at a business in
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A woman was given CPR after a stabbing ordeal. Sadly, the woman was declared dead while a man is in a hospital with serious injuries after a double stabbing incident in the Bloorcourt Village area. The Toronto Police were called to the area of Bloor Street West and Shaw Street, west of Christie Pits Park
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A family of a woman who died of nut allergy urges food companies to provide clear labels while raising awareness on life-saving techniques. Joanna Salmingo, 30-years old was sharing a dessert with her mother on August 8 when she went into a state of anaphylactic shock. The danger of allergies According to her brother, Joey
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Heather Halstead would not be alive if not for the heroic efforts of individuals who saved her life. She suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while delivering bread at Roseabelle’s. Luckily, there were 2 veteran hospital nurses attending a meeting at the restaurant. The nurses promptly performed CPR. This allowed oxygen to be supplied to the
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A 78-year old Sydney resident was saved with CPR by casino staff at Casino Nova Scotia. Jamael was having their regular weekly lunch at Celtic Junction Bar & Grille restaurant and trying his luck on some of the machines. Scary turn of events The day shifted into a scary ordeal when Jamael went into cardiac
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An Albert Bridge woman with private travel insurance would not include her medical expenses after a heart attack. This occurred during a bingo trip to Maine where she was flown to Halifax to undergo treatment. Issues with insurance coverage Mary Frances Campbell, 75-years old was traveling with her friends on a bus tour to Bangor
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A 66-year old Delta man is doing fine and breathing after an off-duty Surrey RCMP officer performed CPR after an apparent heart attack. According to the police, the officer was on his way to work when he was flagged down. A male driver is experiencing medical distress inside his vehicle which was stopped in the
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Despite CPR, a man stranded in Cuba passes away at the airport. The incident occurred while the man was waiting for his flight home. Unexpected ordeal The travelers were stranded on Cayo Largo del Sur for several days after a runway at the island’s only airport has been damaged. The passengers flying back to Toronto
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A 23-year old Prince Rupert woman possibly drowned on Texada Island. Around 6:20 PM, the RCMP received a call for a possible drowning incident at Shingle Beach where a Diversity Festival was performing. According to the report of the police, the woman was seen climbing a rocky bluff and she fell into the water below.
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Automated bank machines and coffee shops are ideal sites for AEDs. These sites are suitable for the installation of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to help people who collapsed after a cardiac arrest. Availability of AEDs Cardiac arrest triggers the heart to abruptly stop beating due to an electrical issue and considered a medical emergency.
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A 57-year old woman who drowned in a lake in Nova Scotia’s Guysborough County was given CPR. Based on the reports, a pet might be involved in the incident. Watery ordeal The RCMP were called to Indian Harbour Lake for a report regarding a woman in the water. According to Cpl. Dal Hutchinson, 2 men
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For the second time this year, LaSalle police say life was saved by one of the officers using Naloxone. Police responded to a residence last month after a man went into medical distress in LaSalle. Police share that they were first on the scene, and saw a person attempting to perform CPR on the man
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The man killed in the latest homicide in the city at a downtown auto body repair shop has been identified as the business owner. According to a nearby business owner Ambesager Belay of CarProof Auto Repair, Ahmed Ahmed, 39-years old was gunned down inside his Aftermath Autohaus Inc. business around 9:20 AM. Commercial ordeal The
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A baby was revived with CPR by a constable. Halton Regional Police Const. Rick Buys was recognized as a hero by an Oakville family after reviving a newborn. The mother of the newborn was grocery shopping at the Real Canadian Superstore with her 2 children – a 2-year old daughter and a 6-week old Evan.
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A pair of teenage girls helped save the life of a man in cardiac arrest. Brooklyn Rogers and Chloe Cuff along with the parents were presented with the Rescuer Awards as recognition for their efforts in assisting John MacSween in the winter of 2016. In March 2016, Rogers and Cuff who were both 13-years old
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CPR was performed on two men who did not have vital signs after pulled out from a motel pool. The incident occurred at a motel in Scarborough. Watery ordeal The emergency crews were dispatched to the Grand Motel located near Kingston Road and West Hill Drive for a possible drowning. The officers who were the
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The quick response of an off-duty nurse in delivering CPR saved the life of a woman. Laurie Ouellette was together with her husband visiting family. She went to Wendy’s along with her husband and mother to get something to eat. Timely response Ouellette stated that when they were sitting at a table, her head bobbed
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