CPR was performed on an elderly woman involved in a house fire. Sadly, the elderly victim passed away. The firefighters found the elderly woman inside the front door. She was transported to a hospital but succumbed to her injuries. House fire The fire occurred in a single-family house. Emergency crews were called to the site […]
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Chris Parsons encourages everyone that knowing how to perform CPR is a useful skill. Parsons is a street performer with the stage name Chris Without the Hat. While in Saskatoon to perform at the Fringe Festival, he had to perform CPR to help a man breathe again. Importance of CPR training According to Parsons, he
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Ontario ski hill operators are left in the cold by the provincial government as their business heads to Quebec. The resort would normally be packed with skiers and snowboarders right now but instead, the hills are bare as they remain closed until the provincewide shutdown ends. The Ford government shut down non-essential businesses in Ontario
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For Chris Troughton, a defibrillator saves lives. It was able to save his life 4 times. Troughton was planning on getting an automated external defibrillator (AED) for his own house. He later decided to share the device with the entire neighborhood by installing a weatherproof cabinet in front of his house. Easy access to an
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The Eskasoni School Board decided to require all students to wear masks during the duration of their in-class lessons. With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, the decision is made to make masks mandatory at all times while seated in class. When classes resumed in September, the 1,100 students attending Eskasoni’s four schools were required
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A 78-year old man died in an iceboat crash despite CPR. The incident occurred when his iceboat crashed on the Bay of Quinte. An ice boat is strikingly the same as a sailboat but equipped with skates or skis to allow it to glide over ice. Icy ordeal The iceboat seems to have hit a
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Paramedics and police officers in Lethbridge revived a 19-year old after a fentanyl overdose. According to Lethbridge police, they responded to a report of a suspicious individual in the 500 block of 6th Avenue S. A potential danger of overdose Upon their arrival, they discovered a 19-year old man without a pulse and not breathing.
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With masks now mandatory in Yukon, local mask-makers are rushing to keep up with a surge in demand for face-coverings. According to Nancy Bliss who paints specialty-designed masks, sales have at least quadrupled, and she has been trying to keep up. In Dawson, Ashlee Fraser shared that more people wanted masks following new cases and
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A young man is in critical condition after struck by a truck while attempting to hail a cab early Thursday morning in Pitt Meadows. According to Ridge Meadows RCMP, it occurred around 2:30 AM close to the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Harris Road. Traffic safety Based on the witnesses, the pedestrian was trying to
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A 77-year old man was brought to a healthcare facility after a cardiac arrest at the Senators game on Monday night. According to the paramedics, the incident occurred during the first period of the Panthers/Sens game at the Canadian Tire Centre. The two CTC staff members and a bystander executed CPR on the man, including
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