Cardiac Arrest

• Parents of girl killed by cardiac arrest get defibrillator installed in rural Alberta town

  Emily Lougheed, 7, died in August 2020 when she collapsed at the beach, due to a rare heart condition that led to a sudden cardiac arrest.

  Health

  Jun 3
  
• School staff save Edmonton student’s life during recess: ‘Real-life heroes’

  A nine-year-old Edmonton girl is alive today because staff at her southside school acted immediately when her heart failed and the Grade 4 student collapsed outside during recess.

  Education

  Jan 12
  
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• Order of Excellence for Alberta woman who turned tragedy into life-saving advocacy

  Kim Ruether is to be recognized during a ceremony in Edmonton in October, when she is to receive the Alberta Order of Excellence from Lt.-Gov Salma Lakhani.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2024
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• 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, 2024
• ‘They’re my guardian angels’: Saskatoon resident shows thanks to paramedics

  A Saskatoon woman is showing her thanks to paramedics after having her life saved.

  Health

  May 21, 2024
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  Apr 11, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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, 2024
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• 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
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• ‘I’m just glad to be alive’: Halifax man thanks people who saved him during cardiac arrest

  After he was resuscitated by a group of people while suffering from a cardiac arrest last month, a Halifax man finally got the opportunity to thank the strangers-turned-heroes.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2023