Quick actions of a North Sydney teenager saved a best friend from drowning. Garrett Whittle and Matthew Williams have been friends for many years, but it grew stronger after an incident. The North Sydney boys just finished their final Grade 10 exam at Memorial High School in Sydney Mines and decided to go on evening […]
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A woman died despite the immediate delivery of CPR after apparent drowning. The RCMP is investigating a suspected drowning that occurred in an isolated lake on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Watery ordeal Based on the police report, two men found a 57-year old woman in a lake on West Side Indian Harbour Lake Rd. in
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A woman who overdosed on fentanyl was given CPR. The RCMP was cleared by the police watchdog of any wrongdoing after a woman appears to have died of a fentanyl overdose while in custody. Dangers of overdose Based on the report by the Independent Investigations Office, the officers did not use force on the woman.
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A young boy, around 7-years old, is in a severe condition after nearly drowning in a public pool in St-Michel borough. Near drowning incident The police received a 911 call at around 6:35 PM saying that a young boy was found unconscious in a public pool on Francois Perreault St. According to Urgences-Sante spokesperson Stephane
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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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At Whistler Blackcomb, there was an unconscious snowboarder who was later declared dead. He fell in a site at the ski hill which has a difficult terrain. According to the statement given by the officials of the ski hill, the ski patrol responded to an emergency dispatch call on a 27-year old snowboarder who was
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Secondary drowning occurs after an individual seems to recover from drowning. The child might go underwater but appears fine even though water has entered the lungs or oxygen has been impaired to a point in which the child manifests life-threatening symptoms as time passes after the initial drowning accident. It is important to note that
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Not many people are aware of the fact that first aid Saskatoon rescuers are highly respected by healthcare professionals because of their role in critical incidence reporting. This is why there are some who think that taking first aid Saskatoon classes is not that important in the community. Here is what people need to learn
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