Cardiac Arrest
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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.CanadaDec 3
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‘Words can’t describe it’: B.C. man honoured for helping save electrocuted coworker’s lifeAlaster Osborne and Marc Dandurand were working late at Squamish Finishing Solutions on Dec. 16, 2019, when Dandurand accidentally electrocuted himself.FeaturesNov 28
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Advocates call on Quebec government to implement legislation on public defibrillatorsWith 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.CanadaNov 3
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Saint-Lazare family donates defibrillator to town after son survives cardiac arrestA 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.CanadaNov 2
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Global BC cameraman shares his ‘miracle’ recovery after cardiac arrest while joggingCliff Shim was jogging in downtown Vancouver with his dog Bowser around 11 p.m. on April 7 when his heart suddenly stopped beating and he collapsed.HealthSep 1
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Ambulance delays: B.C. child under 12 months suffers fatal cardiac arrestA B.C.’s Interior infant is one of the latest patients in the province that has died while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.HealthAug 28
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Woman dies of heart attack in Ashcroft, B.C. after ER closed, ambulance unavailableThe hospital's emergency department was closed over the weekend due to a staffing shortage, and the community's ambulance was already out on another call.HealthJul 19
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Cardiac arrest survivors honoured by Middlesex-London Paramedic ServiceOfficials say there were 743 responses to cardiac arrest calls within the region in 2020, 381 of which were attended to by the Middlesex-London Paramedic Service.CanadaMay 26
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Calgary doctor reunites with paramedics who saved her lifeAs she began her EMS ride-along Monday, a Calgary doctor was able to reunite with the paramedics who saved her life in 2015.CanadaNov 15, 2021
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Volunteer first responder saves life in Hanley, Sask.Les Kroeger, who has been a volunteer first responder in Hanley for over 30 years, answered the call to respond to a patient in cardiac arrest.CanadaNov 12, 2021
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