A choking boy was saved by CPR by an Eskasoni man. It was a regular family trip to the grocery store when it turned tragic if not for the rapid actions of an Eskasoni man. Kerri Manuel of Sydney picked up her 3-year old son from daycare and made a pit stop at the Sydney
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CPR performed on a man and woman from a shed. The RCMP and British Columbia’s coroner are investigating the sudden deaths of a man and woman in Tulameen. The police stated that they were notified that two adults were in medical distress on a property containing several tents used to host a long-weekend gathering. A
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In Ottawa’s Britannia Park, a man suffered a heart attack. He was lucky that there were 85 members of the Canadian Ski Patrol present who were upgrading their CPR training in the park. According to Brian Chisamore, national CPR coordinator with the Canadian Ski Patrol, someone informed them that a person is dying outside in
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A stroke transpires once a blood clot disrupts the flow of blood to a region of the brain or a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and blood could not flow to certain regions of the brain. In case oxygenated blood does not reach the brain, the brain cells start to die and results to
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An acute upper airway obstruction occurs when a blockage is present in the upper airway. The upper airways of the respiratory tract are comprised of the larynx, trachea and the throat. An obstruction or blockage in the airway prevents the body from receiving enough oxygen. The diminished amount of oxygen can lead to brain damage
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