The bystanders revived a 15-year old who collapsed with an AED. The incident occurred while the boy was playing futsal at Sir Robert Borden High School. According to the paramedics, without the actions of the bystanders, the outcome would be a poor one. Importance of AEDs An automated external defibrillator (AED) that was stationed at […]
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A 68-year old was saved with CPR at the Ottawa airport. The border agents, passengers, and American Airlines staff were among those who helped the man. The man went into cardiac arrest after getting off his flight at the Ottawa International Airport. Timely actions to save a life According to the paramedics, the witnesses quickly
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A motorcyclist died after striking head-on with a car in Etobicoke on Friday night. According to the Toronto police, they received a call for a collision involving a motorcycle and car at Scarlett and Hill Garden Rds. before 7 PM. Based on the initial reports from the site, the motorcyclist was lying on the road
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An 18-year old student from the University of Toronto died during a trip to an engineering camp. He was found beneath a floating dock not long after jumping into a lake on a warm afternoon. The second-year civil engineering student, Anand Baiju who does not know how to swim according to his family died in
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A man suffering from severe smoke inhalation was given CPR by the emergency crews. A man who was believed to be in his 40s was severely injured after he was pulled from a burning house in north Toronto. Dangers of fire Heavy smoke was seen pouring out of the house in the area of Eglinton
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An elderly woman died when a house fire occurred despite the immediate delivery of CPR. The Calgary Fire Department stated that a woman who was found inside the front door was transported to a healthcare facility but she died of her injuries. House fire The incident involved a fire at a single-family house in northwest
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The paramedics called to attend to an individual not breathing at Vancouver jail arrived to see the woman lying on her back on the pavement surrounded by several jail and medical staff but not treating her. Right intervention During the inquest, Rodrick MacKenzie, the lawyer for the Coroner’s Service of B.C., asked paramedic Mike Burgwin
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An elected member of Parliament saved the life of a man who collapsed on a late-night flight. Todd Doherty was given recognition for his rapid action. Timely action rewarded The Conservative MP was flying from Vancouver to Prince George, B.C when he heard a loud thud shortly after takeoff. Doherty ran to the front of
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A Shelburne County lobster boat captain died after he was pulled overboard about 16 nautical miles south of Clarks Harbor. Unforeseen tragedy on the water According to Barrington RCMP, the man, Larry Wayne Sears, 64-years old of Shag Harbour was hauling lobster pots along with 2 crew members when the trawl line became ensnarled in
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A Sydney man serving time for first-degree murder was found dead in his cell at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. Unfortunate demise At the time of his death, Zane Weatherbee, 49-years old was serving an indeterminate sentence since November 2, 1982. Based on a release by the Correctional Service Canada, the staff members quickly delivered
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A jogger was saved with CPR after passing out in front of a fire station. A group of firefighters in Orleans was called by bystanders to help with a situation after seeing a jogger lose consciousness. Lucky day According to Captain Jim Armstrong, the crew members were alerted to the scene around 10:15 Am when
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A collision took the lives of 6 people including 2 journalists from the United States. The accident occurred on the Icefields Parkway close to the Honeymoon Lake campground. A van transporting 5 family members from Louisiana and Texas was heading north when it crashed with a southbound vehicle. Both vehicles caught fire. Devastating ordeal All
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A teenage male died despite resuscitation attempts from suspected drowning near Golden. According to RCMP, the death of the male does not appear to be suspicious in nature. Possible drowning case A 14-year old male died from a suspected drowning in a hot tub near Golden, B.C. According to the Golden-Field RCMP, the B.C. Ambulance
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An Ottawa boy who died when his heart stopped during recess urges schools to install automated external defibrillators (AEDs). After the tragic ordeal, Eastern Ontario’s French Catholic school board now has defibrillators in all 55 schools. Move to install AEDs in all schools According to Jason Dupuis, superintendent of education for the Conseil des ecoles
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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-story 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 man who fell into the water while fishing died. The emergency crews acted to the calls from 2 people in the water close to Graves Bridge in the southeast. Based on a release from the fire department, a man who was fishing witnessed another man who was fishing nearby, fell into the water and
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A 40-year old man was found unconscious and given CPR by the paramedics. According to the police in Thunder Bay, a man is dead after being rushed to a healthcare facility when he was found unconscious by a passerby at the south side city park. The police stated that someone was walking in the area
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A man in his late 50s died despite CPR after a single-vehicle crash near McArthur Avenue. The incident occurred close to a hydro pole and wires. Vehicular accident The paramedics stated that the man suffered from cardiac arrest and the firefighters and bystanders performed CPR after he was extricated from the vehicle by the fire
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Automated external defibrillators can save the life of an individual with abnormal heart rhythm. Sadly, there were cases of incidents involving the device that resulted in a deadly outcome. During the past 5 years, there were hundreds of reports where defibrillators failed to work. Based on the documents, 9 patients died when a defibrillator did
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N.S. rolls out a program to alert people with AEDs of a nearby cardiac arrest but many are left unlisted. Marc Butler almost died on a soccer field as his friends performed chest compressions and players pounded on doors of a nearby recreation center trying to reach a defibrillator inside. Unlisted defibrillators Fraser Allen stated
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