This is a recent post that highlights abuse of a valuable resource. Police service in the Toronto area has released its list of the most ridiculous 911 calls, and it includes non-emergency requests related to uncooperative children, long drive-thru lines and prank calls. In a news release
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Sudden cardiac arrest is often compared to a heart attack, but in reality, the two are very different. When you think about Cardiac Arrest what do you think about? Heart pain, heart attack? Do you think about discomfort in the chest and other areas of your upper
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Do you wonder if your son or daughter are truly capable to safely and confidently look after their own sibling, never mind someone else’s child? Life’s Emergency’s Babysitting Course will give your son or daughter a head start in learning the skills needed for providing quality babysitting
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‘This is going to save lives’: People calling 911 in N.S. can now be directed to nearest AED Timing crucial as people’s chance of survival goes down every minute in a cardiac arrest Emergency dispatchers in Nova Scotia can now tell callers at the scene of a
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Montreal high school students save teacher’s life using CPR, defibrillator Grade 11 students Leya Nahra, Massinissa and Gaya Berrouche had taken first aid courses Leya Nahra, left, and brothers Massinissa, centre, and Gaya Berrouche jumped into action when a teacher at their school collapsed during a lesson. (Radio-Canada)
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On March 6, 2018 Ontario saw a little-known law passed call Rowan’s Law. (3) As most laws that bear a person’s name in Ontario, this law was passed posthumously. Rowan Stringer an up and coming rugby player. This registered nursing student in the Ottawa area looked at
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Three people were involved in a collision and not one car or person stopped to offer first aid before police arrived. No one! My question is why? Are they afraid of being sued? Are they worried they might make injuries worse? Here are my thoughts on
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‘He was losing his heartbeat’: Windsor teen saves dad’s life with CPR learned 2 days earlier Catholic Central High School student Turki Ayash, left, saved the life of his father Ahmad, right, by using CPR skills he learned in school. (Dale Molnar/CBC) A Grade 11 student at
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Get free training and overdose kit is not a new idea. A public health emergency in 2016? The Ontario government has been offering free training on a life saving medication called Naloxone back in 2016. Then why are we still trying to get the message out and
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Brought Back from the Dead: Planning for Overdoses and Heart Attacks August 8, 2019 | Jason Rivait A June 2019 Government of Canada report describes a disturbing trend of rising opioid-related deaths in Canada, a situation it called an opioid crisis. High-rise condominiums face unique challenges when planning for medical emergencies
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