Cardiac Arrest
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Order of Excellence for Alberta woman who turned tragedy into life-saving advocacyKim 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.CanadaSep 29, 2024
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Trent University adds 37 defibrillators at Peterborough, Durham campusesTrent 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.HealthJun 10, 2024
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‘They’re my guardian angels’: Saskatoon resident shows thanks to paramedicsA Saskatoon woman is showing her thanks to paramedics after having her life saved.HealthMay 21, 2024
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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.HealthFeb 1, 2024
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Cardiac arrest can affect you at ‘any age.’ What to know about risksEvery 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.HealthFeb 1, 2024
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Ontario man grateful to hardware store ‘guardian angels’ for saving his lifeAn 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.CanadaOct 3, 2023
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‘I’m just glad to be alive’: Halifax man thanks people who saved him during cardiac arrestAfter 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.CanadaJul 15, 2023
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Cardiac arrest survivors reunited with first responders that helped save their livesLondon and Middlesex cardiac arrest survivors were reunited with those who helped save their lives on Friday at Fanshawe College in an emotional ceremony.HealthMay 19, 2023
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‘It’s true what they say about dying’: Saskatoon man struggles after four flatlinesSaskatoon man, Darren Mathieu, went to the hospital with severe pancreas damage and died four times. The last time he had a near-death experience.HealthMay 15, 2023
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