Scavenger hunt to locate defibrillators!

Scavenger hunt to locate defibrillators!

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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Teen saves dad’s life

Teen saves dad’s life

‘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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Ask a cardiologist: Aspirin 101

Ask a cardiologist: Aspirin 101

Question: Should I take a daily Aspirin to prevent heart attack? Dr. Jay Udell-Cardiologist Aspirin can help prevent heart attack in some people. But it’s definitely not something that everyone should take. If you’re healthy,taking a daily Aspirin to prevent heart attack may actually put you at

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Learning Saves Lives

Learning Saves Lives

Something that I’m very proud of at Life’s Emergency Training is that we offer a variety of courses and programs for business and home as well as train the trainer programs.  I am passionate about learning and teaching and I want to bring you the best programs

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It’s Not So Shocking

It’s Not So Shocking

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, as many as 45,000 Canadians experience a sudden cardiac arrest each year. Early access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation (1 to 3 minutes after cardiac arrest) is vital. These actions

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AEDs – Do You Know…

AEDs – Do You Know…

It takes less than a minute!  Someone collapses and you know they are having a heart attack.  An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) can save their life. These devices have evolved over the past few years and we see them more and more in our communities.  They are

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Be Heart Cautious … PASS IT ON

Be Heart Cautious … PASS IT ON

  When we think of a heart attack, we often think of someone clenching their chest and falling in severe pain. Although this can happen, there can also be more subtle signs that are very serious. An easy to way to run down the list of symptoms

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We can fix it

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has some exciting news. This week they released information regarding cardiac regenerative tissue research. I know that was a mouthful. So here we go and I will break it down. Through research the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) has found a

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