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.PARAMEDIC NEWS
NDP raises alarm about ambulance service
Country 600 CJWW
The provincial NDP filed an Official Opposition freedom of information request that shows during the first six weeks of this year, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) did not have an ambulance available to respond to 216 calls.
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Online mental health service available to first responders
The Star
All current and former public safety personnel in Peterborough city and county are now able to access self-guided or therapy-guided cognitive behavioural therapy, along with tools and resources to support their mental health.
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Short staff and increased calls leading to gaps in Sask. ambulances services
Regina Leader Post
Working as a paramedic is stressful at the best of times but a shortage of workers and increased call volumes are causing strains to an already burdened system. Steve Skoworodko, president of the Paramedic Services Chiefs of Saskatchewan (PSCS), spoke regarding information recently obtained by the NDP which found in 216 instances so far this year when someone called for an ambulance but none was available.
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1 year after baby's death, Atikamekw community in Quebec gets 2nd ambulance
CBC News
Jolianne Ottawa says she will never forget the baby girl from Manawan who died in hospital a year ago today.
The seven-month-old died from complications of meningitis and COVID-19 at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine in Montreal — about 250 kilometres south of the Atikamekw community located in the Lanaudière region.
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Kelowna, B.C. first responders join forces to donate plasma
Global News
First responders in Kelowna, B.C., answered a different kind of call on recently.
For the month of April first responders are challenged to take part in the Sirens for Life campaign with Canadian Blood Services by rolling up their sleeves and donating plasma.
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Our story continues in The Big Easy
EMS World Expo
Sept. 18-22, New Orleans
Preconference Workshops are Sept. 18-19, and the Main Conference is Sept. 20-22. Please scroll down to view rates and pass descriptions.
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Assaults on paramedics alarming
FP web – Winnipeg
The melee in the back of an ambulance Easter Sunday that sent a Winnipeg paramedic to hospital is just one example of the worsening violence and threats first responders face daily, says their union.
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Opposition slams government over unavailable ambulances
SaskToday.ca
The Opposition New Democrats resumed their attack on the government recently, this time focusing on ambulance response in the province.
Opposition Leader Carla Beck, Health Critic Vicki Mowat and Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love took turns roasting the government in Question Period over statistics on ambulance response provided in documents they obtained by a freedom of information request.
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Province budgets $196 million increase to address EMS crisis in Alberta
LiveWire Calgary
Alberta’s Minister of Health, Jason Copping, outlined the improvements that he said the government was making towards addressing the EMS crisis in the province recently in the form of more ambulances, more paramedics, and a $196 million, three-year budget increase to match.
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New mental health clinic opens as pilot project in Cambridge
StCatharinesStandard.ca
A new door has opened in this city for people experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
The Cambridge North Dumfries Ontario Health Team has opened a walk-in, direct access clinic where people can get wraparound supports from a team of physicians, outreach workers, counsellors and other services, with follow-up supports to help them on their health journey.
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Code Red
Yukon News
Sue Christianson had been vomiting and dry heaving for hours by 3:30 a.m. on March 23. That’s around when she called for help.
In an April 5 interview, Christianson said that when she called 911, she was told there was no ambulance available.
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NDP raises alarm after Sask. ambulances unavailable hundreds of times this year
CBC News
The Official Opposition is raising the alarm after finding concerning data about a shortage of ambulances in Saskatchewan.
The NDP shared a freedom of information request recently that revealed that in the first six weeks of 2023, there were 216 occasions when the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) did not have an ambulance available to respond to a call.
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Quebec ice storm: 10 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in Montreal area
Montreal Gazette
Paramedics have responded to 10 calls related to carbon monoxide poisoning in the Montreal region since the start of the freezing-rain storm that hit southern Quebec. Of those cases, six occurred on the island of Montreal and four happened in Laval, Urgences-Santé spokesperson Jean-Pierre Rouleau said.
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Penticton businesses played host to Tour of Honour
Castanet.net
The Tour of Honour rolled into Penticton recently, welcoming members of the Penticton Fire Department, RCMP, BC Ambulance Service and Search and Rescue as part of their fundraising tour.
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Radiothon raises over $440,000 for STARS Air Ambulance
CTV News
A province-wide radiothon has raised $441,310 for Saskatchewan’s STARS Air Ambulance service.
“We’re overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity from the individuals, groups and businesses across this great province that have made our third annual radiothon for STARS such a success,” Executive Director of Fundraising, STARS Foundation, Jeri-Lynn Johnston said in a news release.
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Paramedics respond to 197 calls over the long weekend
paNOW
Local paramedics responded to nearly 200 incidents over the long weekend which included two collisions.
According to Parkland Ambulance Services, one collision happened recently on Montreal Lake Cree Nation involving a vehicle and three pedestrians.
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Nestor Falls open new ambulance base
DrydenNow
A new land ambulance base has been opened in Nestor Falls.
The 2,500-square-foot facility was built by the Town of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls and the Kenora District Services Board has signed a 20-year lease for the facility.
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