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CSA Group
CSA Group is pleased to announce the launch of a project to develop an evidence-informed new National Standard on First Responder Fatigue Risk Management as well as supporting implementation tools. The objective is to provide an innovative approach for first responder organizations to systematically prevent and manage workplace fatigue, by addressing it in a strategic, coordinated approach, and as part of a broad organizational management framework. The intent will be to consider all forms of fatigue including cognitive fatigue, physical fatigue, perceptual fatigue, emotional fatigue, and burnout.
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University of Waterloo
This one-day launch event will introduce and guide attendees through the Standard. Sessions will include: a summary and review of the research evidence informing the Standard, advice on integrating the Standard into a services procurement process, a manufacturer’s perspective on the integration and utility of the Standard, and last but not least, a discussion of the impact and value of the Standard for front-line paramedics. The event will wrap-up with a Question & Answer session and social.
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WCPO-TV
First responders call William Achberger a walking miracle after he survived a "widowmaker" heart attack with 90% artery blockage.
Achberger is alive and well due in large part to a machine called a LUCAS device. LUCAS stands for Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System.
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The Guardian
Paramedics were called 200 times in six months to a prison in West Yorkshire to deal with medical incidents linked to drugs like spice, an inspection has revealed.
Of 211 ambulance callouts to HMP Wealstun in the six months prior to the October 2019 inspection, about 95% were related to psychoactive substances, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons found.
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Kawartha Lakes This Week
City of Kawartha Lakes has dropped the ‘acting’ for acting chief of paramedic service Andrew Rafton.
Rafton announced he is now officially the chief of the city’s paramedic service. He attended the city’s committee of a whole meeting Feb. 4 with new deputy chiefs Sara Johnston and Patricia Bromfield.
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le télé journal
Ils revendiquent le statut de premiers répondants.
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CTV News
It appears the province has paid most of its ambulance bills to the city.
Following a motion from Mayor Brian Bowman, council agreed to seek full-cost recovery from the province for ambulance services. A report to Winnipeg’s finance committee said the city received $31.4 million with only $300,000 left outstanding.
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CBC News
Alberta Health Services says it will maintain its current air ambulance service, despite a recommendation to consolidate four northern Alberta bases.
The news comes as a relief to municipal leaders across northern Alberta, who slammed the initial recommendation as out of touch with the emergency medical needs of their communities.
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Ottawa Matters
The crew of an air ambulance who was transferring a patient to an Ottawa hospital was hit with a laser during the helicopter's final approach.
Ornge said one of its crews was hit with a green laser around 10:18 p.m. Saturday during a routine patient transfer.
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Saltwire Network
The municipality of New-Wes-Valley, Bonavista Bay, has a new tool to aid emergency rescues on snow-covered ground.
Thanks to a very successful fundraising drive, the town has purchased a Snowbulance rescue sled, an enclosed trailer, and an all-terrain vehicle with tracks to tow the sled.
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PaNow
An incident involving NHL player Jay Bouwmeester last night in a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Anaheim Ducks is highlighting the need for cardiac-emergency preparedness.
Thirty-six-year-old Bouwmeester collapsed while sitting on the bench with 7:50 left in the first period when emergency staff rushed in and administered medical aid. Sportsnet is reporting a defibrillator was used.
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BBC News
Ambulances were called out more than 200 times in six months to drug-related incidents at a prison, according to a report.
Inspectors said that HMP Wealstun in West Yorkshire was failing to tackle the "serious problem." The category C training and resettlement prison near Wetherby holds 820 men.
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Voix Régionale
À l’occasion de la #Journée211 du 11 février prochain, le service 211 affirme qu’il rejoint maintenant plus de 26 millions de Canadiens d’un bout à l’autre du pays, offrant des conseils confidentiels aux personnes aux prises avec des difficultés.
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Pembina Valley Online
STARS Air Ambulance hopes to raise $1.5 million alone through their annual calendar, helping keep their services free to patients.
The 2020 calendar features stories from people whose lives were saved by the air ambulance service, as well as images of their new, upgraded helicopter.
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Quinte News
It looks like the cost of emergency services in Hastings County, Belleville and Quinte West will take a jump this year.
At its recent meeting, Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services Committee approved a budget of $9.4 million. It showed a 1.4 % hike but with a 24/7 vehicle, and eight new staff it came to a 9.1% increase.
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L'Écho de Maskinongé
L’entreprise Ambulance 22-22, présente à Saint-Paulin, Saint-Alexis-des-Monts et Shawinigan (secteur Grand-Mère), fait partie de ces entreprises qui n’hésitent pas à investir pour améliorer la qualité des soins et des services offerts et à fournir les outils nécessaires à ses employés afin qu’ils soient encore plus efficaces.
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Radio-Canada
L’Ontario annonce un projet pilote qui donne plus de latitude aux ambulanciers d’Ottawa qui répondent aux besoins des patients en soins palliatifs. Les ambulanciers pourront dès le mois d’avril administrer des soins à ces patients, à leur domicile, au lieu de les amener à l’urgence.
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The Sudbury Star
Chris Mask and his fellow home cooks were led to their places on the set, then asked to close their eyes.
When they opened them again, the Wall of Chefs contestants beheld a literal wall of 12 world-class chefs, their judges in a three-round, winner-take-all cook-off for a cool $10,000 prize.
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RhPAP Communications
Ken Hildebrand once thought of in-home medical attention as a service for elderly patients. That was until he received care in mid-2019 through the Community Paramedic Program.
A shipping supervisor at Greatwest Kenworth Ltd. in Clairmont, Hildebrand had knee replacement surgery last April. An infection took hold shortly afterward and he required multiple daily intravenous treatments between May and June.
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Winnipeg Sun
A group of first responders will be trading in their ambulances and turnout gear for musical instruments to raise money for a good cause.
“It’s going to be a showcase of talents of local responders in Winnipeg in an effort to raise money for a 3-year-old who has got a (rare genetic) neurodevelopmental disease,” said paramedic Tim Partridge who is organizing a charity event called Responderpalooza – Songs for Sophie to be held at the Park Theatre on Osborne Street on April 7.
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Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Paramedics Martin Bowman and Randy Erickson celebrated their 40th anniversary of working in Saskatoon on Feb. 4. Both work for Medavie Health Services West and have seen the company’s name change, the growth of Saskatoon, both in population and size, as well as the evolution of technology and care. The StarPhoenix’s Thia James spoke with them about this milestone.
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Le Placoteux
Toujours dans l’attente que le mobile 87 passe de l’horaire de faction à l’horaire à l’heure, les paramédics de L’Islet-Nord demandent à la députée et ministre Marie-Eve Proulx d’intervenir auprès du Conseil du trésor. Cette demande fait suite à une résolution de la Municipalité de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, envoyée l’automne dernier et appuyée par la MRC de L’Islet, demandant à la ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux Danielle McCann de procéder à cette conversion.
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Le Journal de Québec
Les paramédics de Québec ont désormais un ange à quatre pattes qui veille sur eux: Dude, un mignon goldendoodle de deux ans, qui est le premier chien de thérapie pour ambulanciers dans la province. Il est frisé, enjoué, et possède une bouille des plus sympathique, en plus de facilement gagner le cœur de tous les gens qu’il croise.
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