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The Psychologist Association of Alberta is ramping up efforts to provide trauma-based counselling to those serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis including healthcare workers, paramedics, and other essential service workers.
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Kenora Online
More emergency responders are thanking staff with two local businesses, who teamed up to donate hand sanitizer to those who need it most.
Lake of the Woods Brewing Company and Lake of the Woods Sunrise Soap Company teamed up to manufacture over 21 litres of hand sanitizer for the Kenora OPP, and have now made a donation to the Kenora Fire and Emergency Service.
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CTV News
Medavie Health Services discusses how frontline workers are protecting themselves while helping others during the pandemic.
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Global News
As Atlantic Canadians continue to adjust their lives due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, first responders in the region are changing how they do their jobs as well.
“Our employees and our organization are working diligently to adjust to this new reality,” said assistant commissioner Larry Tremblay of the New Brunswick RCMP.
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Fort Sask Online
With COVID-19 continuing to be a large issue, local first responders are trying to be extra careful.
As of yet, there are no confirmed cases in Fort Saskatchewan, but emergency services are still taking extra precautions to protect their members to ensure they can serve the community.
"That's a big priority for us, our business continuity," said Fort Saskatchewan fire chief Shawn McKerry.
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CHCH-FM
The Ontario government is stepping in to help front line workers in the fight against the COVID-19 virus with their unexpected daycare expenses. Governments everywhere are dealing with health care challenges that are truly unprecedented. In Ontario, many doctors, nurses, paramedics and other frontline workers have been unable to respond to those challenges since schools and daycare centres were closed.
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Le Journal de Montréal
Difficile de savoir où et quand les ambulanciers ont été contaminés. Selon leur chef de service, les symptômes ressentis par les deux travailleurs de ce service essentiel sont bien pires que ceux d’une grippe. Ils pourraient avoir contracté le virus en intervenant auprès d'un patient qui n'aurait pas déclaré avoir la maladie ou des symptômes associés.
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Vernon Morning Star
After giving seniors the jump on shopping earlier this week, London Drugs is now dedicating a shopping hour to those working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
London Drugs is making its last hour of store opening exclusive to healthcare workers and first responders starting Wednesday, March 25.
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KELO-TV
A pair of local ambulance services now have vehicles specifically designed to transport COVID-19 patients.
Medstar and Patient Care have each been selected by the state of South Dakota to help battle COVID-19.
“This vehicle right here is a vehicle we’re putting online making it specifically to transport the coronavirus patients in,” Medstar owner Jay Masur said.
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KTOO-TV
Ambulance crews in Juneau are going to be taking fewer people to the hospital. The change in practice is aimed at freeing up hospital resources for higher-risk patients.
City officials announced the new protocol on Monday, March 23.
“In the past, pretty much everybody that calls 911 and wants to go to the hospital gets transported,” said Capital City Fire/Rescue Chief Rich Etheridge.
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CBC News
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced on Monday, March 23, plans to manufacture and distribute more than one million protective face masks each month in an attempt to protect front-line workers — including police, EMTs, firefighters, as well as healthcare employees in hospitals and clinics — amid the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.
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CTV News
Winnipeg’s firefighter’s union said it’s time to isolate emergency services from one another because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have to separate for our own well-being, so that the exposures are not going to take out the whole fire department,” said Alex Forrest, president of the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg. Forrest said he sent a letter Health Minister Cameron Friesen and Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Chief John Lane.
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Chambly Matin
Comme la situation de la COVID-19 communément appelé Coronavirus, le journal Chambly Matin a contacté l’entreprise Ambulance Demers afin de vérifier l’état de la situation de leur côté.
Le directeur des ressources humaines et des opérations au sein de l’entreprise, Sylvain Bernier, mentionne que le volume d’appel n’a pas augmenté, mais il confirme qu’il y a de plus en plus d’appels susceptibles en lien avec le coronavirus.
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TVA Nouvelles
«Dès l’apparition de ses symptômes, il s’est mis en isolement à la maison. Il se porte bien et ses symptômes ont diminué» a indiqué par voie de communiqué l’agence gouvernementale. La Corporation d’Urgences-santé a ajouté faire le nécessaire pour retracer les personnes avec qui le malade a été en contact dans le cadre professionnel.
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Orillia Matters
Simcoe County’s paramedics are calling on the public to help reduce non-emergency 911 calls and conserve supplies.
Though the county’s emergency services have been preparing for the pandemic, the extra precautionary measures, including mandatory 14-day isolation for staff who travelled, have added significant strain to both paramedics and long-term care workers.
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Toronto Sun
Ontarians must maintain social distancing during a pivotal point in the province’s ability to contain the escalating spread of COVID-19, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams says.
“This coming weekend and this coming week is a very critical time,” Williams said Friday, March 20. “Can we be effective and lock down really hard now for the next five or seven days?”
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Saskatoon StarPhoenix
A small number of Saskatchewan paramedics could be pulled from regular duties to assist with COVID-19 testing.
As of last weekend, trained paramedics have received special permission to administer the swab tests needed to test someone for COVID-19, which regulators see as a chance for paramedics to have a more flexible role in the pandemic.
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Kawartha Now
A woman who recently travelled to Florida has tested positive for COVID-19 — the third positive case in Peterborough Public Health’s catchment area, which includes the City and County of Peterborough and Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Peterborough’s medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra confirmed the new positive case during her daily media briefing on Thursday, March 19.
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The Hill
Starbucks announced Wednesday, March 25, that it will give a free coffee to any customer who “identifies as a front-line responder” to the coronavirus pandemic and announced a $500,000 donation to support first responders and health care workers.
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MyKawartha.com
A Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service community pilot program will continue until the end of the year.
Council voted to extend the program for another nine months at its regular meeting March 19. It costs $25,000 to run for three months. Council allocated the $75,000 from an existing provincial efficiency grant.
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Global News
One organization is asking for children’s help to boost the morale of Calgary’s first responders as the COVID-19 outbreak continues across the globe.
Laura Szarka is the founder of the Code 15 project, an initiative aimed at improving first responders’ mental health by connecting those in need with resources and peer-to-peer support.
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CBC News
The union that represents paramedics in Nova Scotia is pleading for people to be honest about their potential COVID-19 exposure when speaking with 911, after calls forced several members to self-isolate as a precaution.
Dispatchers are asking callers additional screening questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some people are not disclosing recent international travel or other information that may put paramedics at risk, said Michael Nickerson, a business manager and president for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 727, which represents paramedics and LifeFlight nurses.
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Worcester News
Nearly qualified students will take the place of qualified staff in ambulances to quickly ramp up the available numbers of frontline paramedics in Worcestershire. West Midlands Ambulance Service told staff that qualified ambulance staff who usually go out in pairs will be split and a qualified paramedic or technician will now be accompanied by a year 3 university student.
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Vernon Morning Star
After 35 years, Kim Schroyen has responded to his last call as a Summerland paramedic.
Schroyen, who started working as an ambulance attendant in 1985, worked his last day on March 12.
“I describe the job as I drive around and talk to people,” he said.
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The Hill
Pornhub has pledged to donate 50,000 surgical masks to medics and first responders in New York City and said it will make its premium content free for users for the next month during the coronavirus pandemic.
“With nearly one billion people in lockdown across the world because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important that we lend a hand and provide them with an enjoyable way to pass the time,” said Corey Price, who serves as vice president of the adult entertainment streaming giant, said in a statement.
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CTV News
Paramedics across the country who were already working at capacity say they're being stretched by calls for help with COVID-19 and the extra precautions that come with them.
Dave Deines, the president of the Paramedic Association of Canada, says major paramedic services routinely find themselves with more calls than ambulances to handle them.
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