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.PARAMEDIC NEWS
Paramedics ready to return to work after testing negative for COVID-19
Wellington Advertiser
Eight local paramedics forced to self-isolate after a co-worker tested positive for COVID-19 will soon return to work. “All eight paramedics have received negative test results, are experiencing no symptoms and are scheduled to get back to work over the next several days,” states an Oct. 28 press release from the City of Guelph.
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Paramedic-turned-MLA asks AG to study Nova Scotia ambulance service
CBC
During his time as a paramedic, Progressive Conservative MLA Colton LeBlanc said one concern stood out more than any other for him. "There's nothing more that frightened me, sitting on the side of the highway in the middle of the night and being an hour and a half from the next nearest ambulance," said the Argyle-Barrington representative.
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Un octogenaire de Campbellton attend 5 heures dans une ambulance
Radio Canada
Une femme de Campbellton s'est fait du mauvais sang pendant des heures en se demandant où était passé son ami, parti en ambulance. Jeudi matin, Colette Loire fait un appel à la ligne 811, puisque son ami de cœur, Gilles, qui a 80 ans, a de la difficulté à marcher.
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Nova Scotia to begin testing new 911 system that could accept pictures, video
CBC
Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office is about to test a new system that will push its 911 phone service into the 21st century. Next-Generation 9-1-1 is a digital system that not only accepts voice calls, it will also allow emergency crews to better locate people in need, receive real-time text messages, and eventually accept pictures and video.
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Paramedic uses power of photography to conquer the darkness
Collingwood Today
Mark Hildebrandt is an advanced care paramedic who has worked all across southern Ontario and British Columbia. With almost 20 years of service, he has encountered many of the most difficult calls that first responders face. To cope with the stress that is accumulated as a paramedic, Hildebrandt has turned to photography.
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The paramedic memorial bell in Niagara
Niagara Paramedic Association
Every year, paramedics across Canada participate in The Paramedic Ride: a long distance bicycle ride throughout the country that aims to remember their brothers and sisters who died in the line of duty to raise funds to build a paramedic memorial in Ottawa.
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Moose Jaw researcher highlights toll of pandemic on first responders
CJME
First responders like police and EMS crews already deal with high levels of stress at their jobs. But what happens when you add a global pandemic to the mix? That’s what a recent pair of studies sought to uncover. Led by Lindsey Boechler, the research chair at Saskatchewan Polytechnic and a Moose Javian, the studies surveyed front-line workers with some startling results.
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New Brunswick Auditor General critical of privatized ambulance service
National Union of Public and General Employees
The Auditor General of New Brunswick was highly critical of New Brunswick’s privatized ambulance service in her report released earlier last week. Many of the concerns she raised in her report are typical of the problems that can occur with the lack of accountability and secrecy that comes with privatization.
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Des paramedics en renfort au depistage
Journal Metro
Depuis peu, des paramédics d’Urgences-Santé ont reçu une formation pour effectuer des tests de dépistage de la COVID. Ceux-ci viennent maintenant prêter main-forte aux effectifs médicaux sur le terrain. «C’est venu d’une demande de la part du réseau de la santé, qu’on puisse venir les soutenir dans le contexte de la deuxième vague», résume d’entrée Benoit Garneau, chef de service à la gestion des effectifs au sein d’Urgences-Santé.
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