AED

• Trent University adds 37 defibrillators at Peterborough, Durham campuses

  Trent University says an AED has been successfully used twice in the last 10 years in Peterborough. Among the 37 AEDs added include four in outdoor climate-controlled cabinets.

  Health

  Jun 10
  
• B.C. residents learn life-saving first aid in honour of 11-year-old Caleb Kroffat

  The annual training event is held in honour of 11-year-old Caleb Kroffat, who died suddenly outside of the Island Savings Centre in the Vancouver Island city.

  Health

  Feb 19
  
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• A Canadian is in cardiac arrest every 9 minutes, says report. Do you know how to help?

  A report said only four per cent of Canadians can identify when someone is experiencing cardiac arrest. This leaves people experiencing it much more vulnerable to death.

  Health

  Feb 1
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• Cardiac arrest can affect you at ‘any age.’ What to know about risks

  Every nine minutes a Canadian suffers a cardiac arrest outside the hospital and only one in 10 people will survive, according to a report by the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

  Health

  Feb 1
• Ontario man grateful to hardware store ‘guardian angels’ for saving his life

  An emotional John McKiernan returned to the Peterborough-area Home Hardware store this week to thank his 'guardian angels' who saved him after he had suffered a cardiac arrest.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2023
• Kamloops RCMP seize stolen firefighting gear, make 1 arrest

  'The items stolen were directly related to local wildfire response,' RCMP said, adding that they had been called to multiple similar thefts this week.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2023
• Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest shows access to defibrillators can save lives: expert

  Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest on the field during Monday Night Football may serve as a wake-up call for many Canadians, says a spokesman for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2023
• Vernon, B.C. Zamboni driver honoured for lifesaving aid

  "It was intense. The guy on the phone with 911 was trying to give me instructions...and the whole team was standing around me," recalled Zamboni driver Jonny Rockall. 

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2022
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• Advocates call on Quebec government to implement legislation on public defibrillators

  With laws already in place in other provinces, there are renewed calls for legislation in Quebec to ensure public access to life-saving automated external defibrillators, or AEDs.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2022
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• Saint-Lazare family donates defibrillator to town after son survives cardiac arrest

  A Saint-Lazare, Que., family is hoping to inspire others in the community by donating a defibrillator to their town, after their son suffered and survived a sudden cardiac arrest.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2022