OSHA Changes In my opinion this is a win, win, win situation. Naloxone is safe and easy to use when assisting a person that is not breathing due to an opioid overdose. this medication has been on the market for over 60 years and will not harm someone
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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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Emergency First Aid Fact #16 If someone collapses, can I use an AED? Yes, you can! Anyone any age can use an AED. In an emergency grab the AED and help. When you use AEDs immediately you save lives! AEDs or automated external defibrillators can be found
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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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Health professionals hope a giant scavenger hunt to locate GTA defibrillators saves lives: GTA Heart Map Challenge runs the entire month of March Gregg Lowe, an actor, is shown in a headshot where his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is visible. The ICD is a small device placed in 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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Man found in cold after car crash near Saskatoon dies in hospital: RCMP WARMAN, Sask. — Saskatchewan RCMP say a man who appeared to be suffering from hypothermia following a car crash has died. Mounties were called early on Boxing Day about someone walking in the middle
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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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