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August 10, 2023

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Winnipeg firefighters and paramedics compete at the World Police and Fire Games

Global News
Juggling between work and play might sound difficult, but it hasn't deterred a team of local firefighters and medics. It's a team made up of first responders from Winnipeg, taking on the challenges and excitement of the World Police and Fire Games, playing ice hockey against teams from all over the world. Read More

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I loved being a medic but I couldn't accept the dysfunction in our system

CBC News
I saw my partner at the triage desk shake his head and roll his eyes. We were finally at Calgary's Foothills intensive care unit with a patient who had bounced all the way down Highway 2 from central Alberta with multiple drip infusions and on a ventilator. Read More

$1.25 million pledged to prepare paramedics for situations of assault and abuse in Mississauga and Brampton

insauga
Regional Council has recently pledged $1.25 million in funding for a program to help prepare paramedics for potentially violent or abusive situations in Mississauga and Brampton. Read More

Spirit River air ambulance services opens back up

Peace River Record Gazette
Alberta Health Services (AHS) closed Spirit River's airport for winter Medi-vac service in mid-November of 2022 for the entire winter season. Read More

Regina paramedics failed to take man to hospital, family says

CTV News
A Regina family is angry about service they received from Regina EMS. They claim EMS was called twice recently but failed to transport a loved one to hospital. Read More

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Champions of Mental Health Nomination 2023

CIPSRT
In 2021, CIPSRT put out a call for its inaugural Champions of Mental Health awards program. In response, we received over 200 nominations from public safety sectors across Canada. Read More

'Disgraceful': N.S. man speaks out after mom waits 4 hours on floor for ambulance

Global News
Derrick Hollier came home recently to news nobody would want to receive. His 82-year-old mother, Joan, had fallen in the lobby of their Bedford-area condo building about a half hour before, and was lying on the floor in pain, waiting for an ambulance. Read More

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EMS World Expo
Preconference Workshops are Sept. 18–19, and the Main Conference is Sept. 20–22. Read More

Ambulance N.B. to use emergency medical technicians and multi-patient transfer vehicles

SaltWire
Ambulance New Brunswick is bringing back emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and will soon use multi-patient vehicles for non-urgent transfers. Since January, Ambulance New Brunswick has hired 21 EMTs and recently received its first multi-patient vehicle. Read More

Grand Manan to get enhanced air ambulance service with secondary plane

CBC News
Ambulance New Brunswick says it plans to "expand and enhance" air ambulance service for Grand Manan residents through its contractor hiring more pilots to operate a secondary plane until a permanent medevac solution is finalized. Read More

Peterborough facility assisting first responders, military personnel with mental health struggles

Global News
Whether it is mental or physical health, asking for help is a big step. Read More

A new offload room Cape Breton hospital helping clear-up the backlog of ambulances

CTV News
Ambulances waiting outside the island's largest hospital is a common sight. Line-ups and long wait-times for paramedics has been the norm, but that is changing, at least in Sydney. Read More

Guelph-Wellington donates ambulance to village in Nunavut

Guelph News
A big lifesaving gift is heading to a northern community from the City of Guelph. The City of Guelph is donating a decommissioned Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service ambulance to Kugaaruk, Nunavut. Read More

Paramedic 'staffing crisis' is parking ambulances — and putting Peterborough residents at risk, union says

Peterborough Currents
Union leaders say a 'staffing crisis' is leaving Peterborough with fewer ambulances to respond to emergencies and putting a heavy strain on paramedics. Read More

St. John Ambulance offering free Opioid Poisoning Response Program

VOCM
The two-hour free-of-charge program teaches people how to properly administer life-saving drugs to combat a drug poisoning, as well as providing participants with a free nasal naloxone kit. Read More

Move over for emergency responders; their lives depend on you

Kingstonist
Have you noticed drivers failing to move over when passing an emergency services vehicle, such as a police car that is stopped on the shoulder? If so, you are not alone. Read More

Dedicated fuel cache for STARS choppers will extend critical care into northern Alberta

CBC News
Medical emergencies in northern Alberta will be better able to access air ambulance services thanks to a new dedicated fuel cache that will extend the travelling range of STARS helicopters. Read More

New LifeFlight airplane for N.S. aiming to free up paramedics, ambulances

Global News
Nova Scotia has unveiled a new aircraft that'll be responsible for transporting non-critical care patients from Yarmouth and Sydney to Halifax. In a release recently, the province said the new Emergency Health Services (EHS) LifeFlight airplane will look to free up paramedics and ambulances to better respond to local emergency calls. Read More

We bought an old ambulance and turned it into a home

Macleans.ca
In 2014, after I graduated from film school in Ontario, I came home to Vancouver to work in the industry. That's where I met Nick one night at a bar. He was a semi-professional downhill longboarder. We were friends for years while dating other people. Read More

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