The timely delivery of CPR and using an AED (automated external defibrillator) can help save lives. A hockey player was successfully saved with an AED by the Abbotsford firefighters. The only thing that Lindsay Hickmott recalls was sitting on a bench and getting ready to take his next shift. Life saved with an AED The […]
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In a recent drowning case, a woman reportedly passed away. The Nova Scotia Police has given confirmation that a woman drowned near Peggy’s Cove. The emergency workers responded to a report that a woman was struggling in the water. Watery ordeal According to the Halifax Fire and Emergency team, a local fisherman brought the woman
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Many mishaps occur on the road where some can result in minor injuries while others can be fatal. The Richmond RCMP is currently investigating a fatal incident on No. 1 Road and Tucker Road. Based on the report released by the Mounties, an 81-year old Richmond woman was hit by a late-model Mercedes SUV. The
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Lauren Carruthers almost died on the sidewalk after going out for a jog. She ran a route she knows well, but that day was different. As a nurse, she knew something was not right. She collapsed on the sidewalk after suffering sudden cardiac arrest. Two Molly Maid employees were driving by at the exact moment
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A backcountry skier’s fall into a hidden tree well was a successful rescue but it serves as a warning to others. Based on a statement by Terrace Search and Rescue, the crews were called at around 3:20 PM to the backcountry of Shames Mountain, west of Terrace. Two local men, in their early 40s, were
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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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Two individuals were killed and several others sustained injuries during several unrelated attacks. Stabbing incident An 18-year old man passed away due to his injuries after he was attacked near the St. Laurent metro station. Earlier in the evening, several people started fighting inside a restaurant on Ste. Catherine St. at the intersection of St.
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An incident in a townhouse complex might be linked to a vehicle fire. A Surrey man was seriously wounded in a Friday night shooting in Langley Township in a newly-developed townhouse complex in the Willoughby neighborhood. The police were able to identify the 23-year old, Tarek Ali Al-Romeshi was the individual found wounded in a
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Despite CPR on the scene, the daughter of the paramedic responding on the scene passed away. A paramedic lost his daughter after discovering that she was trapped in a house fire he was responding to. House fire The fire started on Tuesday morning near Elon, North Carolina. While the responders with the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department
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A woman died from drowning despite the immediate delivery of CPR. The RCMP are investigating a possible drowning that occurred in an isolated lake on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Watery ordeal According to the police report, 2 men found a 57-year old woman in a lake on West Side Indian Harbor Lake Rd. in St.
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