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PAC Awards of Excellence Program call for nominations 2024
PAC
The Paramedic Association of Canada has developed an awards program to recognize exceptional Canadian paramedics and paramedic supporters at the national level. These awards presentations will be held during the Paramedics Across Canada Expo in Halifax on September 21, 2024. Read More
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Saskatoon paramedics administered Narcan 744 times in 2023
Global News
Saskatoon paramedics report they administered Narcan 744 times to patients in 2023, which they describe as another record year. That was an increase of 109 administrations from 2022, and is 612 higher than it was 2019, the last full year before the pandemic. Read More
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New mental health supports available for paramedics in Kanesatake
CBC
Paramedic Robert Bonspiel knows first-hand the long-lasting impacts of trauma, but he also knows what a difference mental health support can make. As the president of the First Nations Paramedics Services, he is looking forward to seeing what a new partnership with Wounded Warriors Canada, a nationally recognized mental health service provider, can do for first responders in his community. Read More
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'A ray of sunshine' for seniors who need help at home
The Hamilton Spectator
When Hamilton paramedics began operating a clinic in Vera Williams' seniors building on Strathcona Avenue North more than a decade ago, she would bring them coffee and homemade cakes. That's where she met longtime paramedic Joe Cox. Read More
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Kootenay paramedics responded to over 800 overdose calls in 2023
My Creston Now
The toxic drug crisis in BC continues to take a heavy toll on our paramedics, including here in the Kootenays. According to year-end data from BC Emergency Health Services, local medics in Trail, Castlegar, Creston, Nelson and Grand Forks responded to 822 overdose calls combined in 2023, up from 485 in 2023. Read More
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Paramedic initiates outreach to lifeguards
Kingsville Times
Essex-Windsor EMS paramedic Teresa Coulter's career path started on the pool deck and now she is reaching out to other young lifeguards to show them why their jobs are perfect springboards to her current job. Read More
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