Defibrillators

• Nova Scotia to spend $700,000 to equip all public schools with defibrillators

  Once installed, the defibrillators will be added to a database run by Emergency Health Services, which allows the department to direct people who call 911 to the closest machine.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2021
  
• Defibrillators will soon be available in every Montreal metro station

  In Montreal, all 68 metro stations spanning the city will soon have defibrillators readily available to the public in the event of medical emergencies.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2021
  
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• Urgences-santé defends controversial directive to reduce treatment for patients who flatlined

  Urgences-santé argued the protocol was necessary to protect not only paramedics, but the health system as a whole, explaining that if paramedics became infected with the virus or died of the illness it would have a direct impact on patients.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2020
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• ‘Very glad to be here’: P.E.I. man credits bystanders, defibrillator after on-ice collapse

  Jamie Richards, 73, says he's still alive thanks to the quick actions of those around him and a defibrillator.

  Health

  Jul 3, 2019
• Defibrillator stolen from Mississauga’s City Centre bus terminal, police say

  Police say a male suspect approached the ticket booth and reported that someone in the parking lot was in cardiac arrest. Police say the man then removed the automated external defibrillator from its cabinet and fled the scene.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2018
• London area school trustees commit to installing defibrillators in all schools

  The public school board has committed to installing AEDs in all schools within five years.

  Canada

  May 24, 2017
• Thames Centre council member pushes for defibrillator policy

  A Thames Centre councillor hopes the public school board will craft a new policy on the installation of lifesaving equipment in all of its schools.

  Education

  Feb 15, 2017
• AED, quick action credited with helping to save the lives of two men

  Five people were recognized for their quick actions that helped save the lives of two men in Saskatoon.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2016
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• Health Canada recalls St. Jude defibrillators over faulty battery after 2 deaths

  Health Canada is recalling several pacemakers built by St. Jude Medical after the company warned doctors and patients about a battery defect.

  Consumer

  Oct 17, 2016