EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES

• Paramedic 9-1-1: How N.S. is changing the way it dispatches ambulances

  A change to the system now sees consultation between on-scene paramedics and clinical staff at the medical communications centre, which results in health plans for patients.

  Health

  Jan 24
  
• Halifax police investigate stabbing in Spryfield area

  Halifax Regional Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the Spryfield area early Saturday morning. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

  Crime

  Jan 7
  
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• Nova Scotia EHS searching for lost kit containing possible dangerous medication

  Nova Scotia EHS is searching for a lost operations kit containing medication that 'can be harmful if used by people who are not trained healthcare professionals.'

  Canada

  Jan 3
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• Nova Scotia adds nurses to Emergency Health Services 911 team

  Nova Scotia says it is adding nurses to the Emergency Health Services (EHS) medical communications centre team starting next month.

  Health

  Oct 28, 2022
• Nova Scotia Health warns to expect ER and ambulance delays over long weekend

  Nova Scotia Health is warning the public to expect delays in emergency room and ambulance service over the holiday long weekend because of staffing shortages.

  Health

  Jul 29, 2022
• New fleet of 146 ambulances will be on Nova Scotia roads next month

  Nova Scotia has leased 146 ambulances that will be on the road next month under a new contract with Yarmouth-based Tri-Star Industries.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2022
• N.S. to hire 100 more EHS transport operators to relieve pressure on ambulances

  Nova Scotia has announced Emergency Health Services will hire 100 more transport operators across the province, more than doubling the amount of operators currently working.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2022
• RCMP not at fault in Revelstoke, B.C. snowmobile crash: watchdog

  “The man riding the snowmobile had walked a short distance from the scene of the collision and was located by officers a few minutes later.”

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2022
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• RCMP watchdog to investigate Enderby arrest

  The IIO has commenced an investigation to determine what role, if any, police actions or inactions played in the injury.

  Crime

  Nov 26, 2021
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• RCMP cleared in Sicamous, B.C. crash that left woman fatally injured

  Medical assistance was provided, but a woman in the passenger died at the scene while the man who was driving was taken to the hospital by Emergency Health Services.

  Crime

  Nov 18, 2021