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Performing CPR without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is not enough to convince most Canadians to execute CPR on strangers. Timely intervention The latest guidelines published in 2010 recommend that bystanders without training who witness an adult collapse should do away with the “rescue breaths” and focus on deep and rapid chest compressions instead. The reason for this […]
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Big Tancook is a small island with about 120 residents. It is located south coast of Nova Scotia. In times of emergencies, these areas cannot be reached by paramedics. Timely action A seasoned team of volunteers is only available in the area to provide first aid or CPR to victims. This team includes three family
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The family had first aid and CPR training taken separately, but they saved a life together. The Keats family from Dover were recognized for their efforts in reviving a man who nearly choked to death. Tony Keats provides home support for the man who has autism. When the man was eating lunch, he started to
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A B.C. woman was saved by a stranger who performed CPR when she suffered a heart attack. For Tanya Leibel, it was a miracle that she was alive without any damage to her brain when she suffered a heart attack. The 66-year old was standing atop the steps of a popular Coquitlam, B.C. trail when
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The victim of a snowmobile crash was given CPR. The incident involving Jeffrey Lindsay was a sergeant with the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group in Yellowknife. Lindsay, 46-years old was from Brantford, Ontario and father of twin 12-year-old boys. According to Lt. Col. Tim Halfkenny, commanding officer of the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, he
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A parking officer rushed to help a driver suffering from heart attack with CPR. The parking enforcement officer, Jason Vickers was on the job when he came across a vehicle that appeared to be stuck in Burnaby. As it turned out, there was a man inside suffering a heart attack. Rapid delivery of CPR Vickers
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A 5-year-old boy saved from drowning in the pool by a pair of off-duty paramedics and aquatic center staff. Pair of married off-duty paramedics named Kyle Klint and Karlie Wilson was at the pool together with their twin four-year-old boys. They noticed a commotion in the water. According to Klint, he was at the top
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A 45-year old Sydney woman died after helping rescue a group of swimmers stranded by a riptide. Watery rescue turned awry According to RCMP Const. Tammy Lobb, the RCMP, local firefighters, Emergency Health Services paramedics, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a report regarding a group of distressed swimmers at a beach in
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A cyclist was hit and killed by a truck despite CPR attempts at the corner of Bourquin Crescent and Mill Lake Road. Road accident The identity of the 72-year old male cyclist has not been released. Upon the arrival of the police at the site, CPR was delivered on the victim but he was later
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The incident involving a head collision occurred at around 7:35 AM. An 87-year old Upper Fraser Valley man just died due to a head-on collision in Lake Country. Both the RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are working closely to figure out the root cause of the head-on collision. The incident severely injured the man
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