A man was under medical distress after arriving at the border to cross from Abbotsford to the U.S. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Huntingdon border crossing helped save the life of a 56-year old Canadian man. The Kamloops man along with his wife arrived at the border to cross from […]
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A pedestrian sustained serious injuries on Thursday morning after being hit by a taxi cab on Elgin Street. The paramedics report that the woman in her 60s was standing on the sidewalk when the cab hit her after 9 AM. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Unforeseen incident The woman was found
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A man performed CPR on a victim of a deadly shooting incident. The man along with his neighbors attempted to ease the man’s pain before the arrival of the emergency crews. Shooting incident The police received a call from a housing complex in the Rundle Heights neighborhood after residents reported a fight. They found a
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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 young child died despite CPR after falling into the water at Lake Bonaventure. According to Calgary Fire Department spokesperson Carol Henke, the emergency crews were called to the lake located in the southeast of the city. Dangers in the water The family members or bystanders were delivering CPR on the 15-month old child when
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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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A 66-year old Delta man is doing fine and breathing after an off-duty Surrey RCMP officer performed CPR after an apparent heart attack. According to the police, the officer was on his way to work when he was flagged down. A male driver is experiencing medical distress inside his vehicle which was stopped in the
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A man suspected to be involved in the home invasion received CPR. Upon the arrival of the police at the site, the resident was holding the suspect on the floor. The tide turned in home invasion A 19-year old man is in a serious condition in a healthcare facility after a reported home invasion on
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A Calgary BASE jumper’s death was ruled as an accident, but investigators found a hole in her pilot chute. Kristin Renee Czyz of Calgary, 34-years old packed her own parachute before she jumped from Perrine Bridge. Safety concerns The investigators found a hole in her pilot chute which is supposed to pull the main parachute
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Teenagers in critical condition after house fire despite CPR. The residents of Edmonton’s Lago Lindo neighborhood were devastated after a cooking fire tore through a house and hospitalized 3 people. Dangerous blaze The fire broke out in the kitchen of the single-family house. The fire was due to overheated cooking oil that was left unattended
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