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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With the help of a defibrillator and timely delivery of CPR, a life was saved while waiting for the ambulance. The rapid thinking and availability of a public defibrillator are given credit for saving the life of a man at Nipigon Ont. Prompt intervention A man who just finished a workout routine on a treadmill
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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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The resuscitation of 2 Newfoundland hockey players highlights the importance of public defibrillators. It was the second case of heart attacks at a hockey rink where another player was saved with CPR. The players who suffered heart attacks in both cases are recovering. Importance of public defibrillators in sports arenas The 2 incidents brought attention
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A golfer ended up with a gunshot wound to his leg while participating in a tournament in northwestern Alberta. According to RCMP, the man was playing south of Grande Prairie on Saturday afternoon when he ended up with a wound on his leg. Dealing with a gunshot wound A witness brought him to a healthcare
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A woman was hit by a bullet in a possible drive-by shooting in west Edmonton. A single bullet moved through the vinyl siding of a west Edmonton house back in 2015. The bullet pierced through the drywall, crossed a meter of floor space and ripped through the mattress and memory foam before hitting the back
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The city police are investigating a sudden death at Edmonton Remand Centre. According to Staff Sgt. Angela Kemp, the officers were called to jail as a response to the death of a male inmate. Death within the cell At around 10 AM, a male inmate was discovered to be unresponsive in his cell. The staff
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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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Ron Klippenstein and Dan Szun utilized an AED to keep Jim Kirby alive after a heart attack. The 2 Winnipeg men who saved the life of their teammate during a hockey game were recognized by the city’s fire department for their rapid actions. Timely action to save a life The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service awarded
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After a dramatic revival on the weekend, more rinks and recreational facilities on P.E.I. are planning to buy automated external defibrillators. Importance of defibrillators Steve Stapleton assisted in reviving a friend who collapsed during a hockey game at the APM Centre in Cornwall. He used an AED when CPR was no longer working. According to
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CPR was quickly performed on a man who collapsed at Cape Breton Fiddlers Run finish line. A man running in the Cape Breton Fiddlers Run half-marathon was transported to a healthcare facility by ambulance after he collapsed 10 feet away from the finish line. Timely delivery of CPR The runner appeared to stumble and fell
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When a man went into cardiac arrest, he was thankful he was at a south shore CLSC. When Pierre Lachapelle suffered a cardiac arrest, it required 8 shocks from a defibrillator followed by a shot of adrenalin before he came back to life. On the right spot On Monday, he went back to gratefully thank
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The Canadian Ski Patrol saved the life of a runner who collapsed. The incident occurred when he was about to cross the finish line of the Canada Army Run. After the delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and a shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED), the man regained sinus rhythm. The Ottawa Paramedic Service was
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The Mounties confirm that an 81-year old Richmond woman died in a healthcare facility following a pedestrian crash. Based on a news release, the RCMP stated that the woman was hit by a late-model Mercedes SUV at around 6:30 PM in the area of No. 1 Road and Tucker road. Tragedy on the road The
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A 23-year old Prince Rupert woman died on Texada Island on Saturday. It was around 6:20 PM when the RCMP were called for a possible drowning incident at Shingle Beach was the Diversity Festival was performing. According to the police, the woman was seen climbing a rocky bluff and it is believed that she fell
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