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.PARAMEDIC NEWS
CRE-MSD Webinar Series
 
This free three-part webinar series will introduce and orient individuals to the new D500 Ergonomic design for ambulances and related equipment standard.
Paramedics play an integral role in primary health care, and face many musculoskeletal (and other) injury risks in the process. This new standard will help support and improve paramedic health and performance by strengthening the use and application of ergonomic principles into ambulance design.
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Webinar 3 — Improving Design for Ambulances Using an Ergonomic Lens: Lessons Learned
November 24, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
The third webinar in this series will focus more broadly on lessons learned from the lens of an ergonomist. Ergonomic principles are most effective when considered proactively, at the earliest stages of design. Examples and vignettes will be discussed regarding the necessity of gauging ergonomics knowledge among the technical committee, dealing with anthropometry and considering how to integrate ergonomic principles to improve design without restricting creativity and innovation.
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.CHAPTER NEWS
Local paramedics honour fallen colleagues
The Expositor
Brant County and Brantford paramedics took time Monday to remember fallen colleagues during a short ceremony at the ambulance station on Henry Street in Brantford.
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Recognizing Gravenhurst's first responders October 13
Muskoka Region
The First Responders Recognition Program was introduced in 2019 by the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst, in partnership with Muskoka Paramedic Services, the Gravenhurst Fire Department and the Bracebridge detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. The program's purpose is to recognize the good work of the men and women, of these agencies, who contribute to the safety and security of our community.
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Pandemic's front-line health-care workers feared, shunned
Ottawa Citizen
Sarah Nuhn learned how many people view health-care workers when she was refused appointments with an osteopath and a local fertility clinic because of her occupation. At the fertility clinic, she was told she could only get the testing she required if she first took two weeks off work to isolate at home.
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Rural island communities calling for changes to Nova Scotia ambulance service
CBC
People living on two rural islands in Nova Scotia say they want to see changes to their ambulance service after experiencing what they say are unacceptable wait times. Residents on Brier Island and Long Island, about 70 kilometres from Digby, say they're used to waiting up to 90 minutes for an ambulance to show up when there is an emergency.
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ROW Paramedics honour fallen comrades
Kitchener Today
Active and retired paramedics will be paying tribute to colleagues who have died in the line of duty as a part of this year's Paramedic Services Memorial Bike Ride. Members of the Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services will be cycling 140 kms over the weekend with a memorial bell to honour 51 fallen paramedics.
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City begging for new ambulances as contract with province remains in limbo
CBC
A shortage of ambulances in Winnipeg is so acute it has the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) at the point of begging for new ones to stem rising response times. The call comes as a resignation letter and research from a former paramedic shows a high rate of stress and burnout among staff due to high call volumes.
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Ambulance involved in two-vehicle collision
Discover Weyburn
Occupants of an ambulance enroute to the hospital this past weekend made it safely through a collision between the ambulance and another vehicle. This according to the weekly report from the Weyburn Police Service.
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Blackville mayor calls for better ambulance coverage for village
CBC
Blackville mayor and volunteer firefighter Chris Hennessy said something needs to be done about ambulance wait times in his community about 40 kilometres southwest of Miramichi. There have been a number of tragic accidents in and around the village and Hennessy said the ambulance coverage they need is never available.
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Mayors frustrated by ambulance study
The Recorder & Times
A paramedic services study has recommended that the two Brockville ambulance stations be closed and replaced with a new mega-station near County Road 29 and Highway 401.
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Norfolk County paramedics honoured
Simcoe Reformer
Two Norfolk County paramedics have been honoured with Quality of Care Awards from their peers across the western region of Ontario. Shannon Bailey and Matthew Wiedrick were recognized for their outstanding patient care and community involvement.
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Paramedic Memorial Bell completes its tour of Wellington County
The Wellington Advertiser
Fifty-one names were read and 51 times the Paramedic Memorial Bell tolled in memory of Canadian paramedics who have died on the job since 1980. The Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service held a moving service on Oct. 2 at its headquarters on Clair Road in Guelph to mark the end of its part in the Paramedic Relay.
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Ambulance dispatch & availability remains an issue in the foothills
Okotoks Online
Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Wood Buffalo are fighting with the Province over centralizing their ambulance dispatch services. That's been a reality here in the Foothills for almost a decade now. Foothills County Division Two Councillor, Delilah Miller, says it's something most have come to terms with, but there's still one issue they'd like to see resolved with the province, and that's having enough ambulances stationed in the Foothills all the time.
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Man assaults two Vancouver paramedics with fire extinguisher
Daily Hive
Two Vancouver paramedics were assaulted by a man with a fire extinguisher while responding to an overnight call on Friday. According to Vancouver Police Const. Tania Visintin, the incident took place near Cambie and Smithe Streets just after midnight on Friday, as the paramedics were escorting their patient towards their ambulance.
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Four new paramedics to be hired in 100 Mile House
My Cariboo Now
After being staffed with only part-time paramedics for a long time, four new full-time paramedics will be hired in 100 Mile House. The change in staffing is part of a new collective agreement that follows conversion from on-call and stand-by staff towards permanent full-time personnel in smaller communities across BC.
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Former paramedic sounds alarm on operational, burnout crisis at ambulance service
Winnipeg Sun
A former Winnipeg ambulance paramedic is sounding the alarm on an operational and burnout crisis at the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS). Jennifer Setlack, who served the WFPS for 11 years before resigning in July and is now completing her third university degree, told the Winnipeg Sun on Thursday there’s a significant over-utilization of ambulance paramedics in Winnipeg.
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