A 57-year old woman drowned in a lake in Nova Scotia’s Guysborough County and it might have been a pet involved. The RCMP were called to Indian Harbour Lake around 6:40 PM for a report on a woman in the water. Is it a possible pet rescue? According to Cpl. Dal Hutchinson, there were two […]
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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 jogger whose heart ceased to beat in Barrhaven was saved with quick delivery of CPR. The Ottawa paramedics are crediting a City of Ottawa worker together with a bystander for assisting in saving the life of the jogger. Timely intervention The incident occurred near the intersection of Holitman and Foxfield drives, at Neill Nesbitt
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A 65-year old employee at a Saskatoon car dealership is alive today due to the rapid-thinking co-workers and easy access to an automated external defibrillator (AED). The employees obtained the company’s AED and applied it to their co-workers. According to Myron Knihnitski, one of the employees who acted quickly, she had no experience in using
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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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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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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 Mission emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicular rollover. A 56-year old Osoyoos woman was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital after her vehicle flipped into a ditch that was filled with water. Timely rescue The local emergency personnel was requested to respond to the east of Lougheed Highway and Nelson Street after the motorists witnessed
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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 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 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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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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