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As a member of the Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC), you are eligible for preferred group rates on home and auto insurance from our program insurance broker, Marsh’s Private Client Services (Marsh). These rates are not available to the general public and are being offered to you as a benefit of your membership. Most people are skeptical when presented with opportunities for free insurance quotes, but we have permitted Marsh to make this offer to our members on the basis that it represents a reasonable opportunity to save. Over 40%** of those choosing to contact Marsh for a quote followed through and bought their insurance through them. And now, when you call for a quote between Aug. 26 and Oct. 25, you also have the chance to win a free Sonos One Smart Speaker!
Please call Marsh toll-free at 1 877 476 6727 or submit your expiry dates online at www.marsh.ca/quote and a licensed insurance broker will contact you prior to your next renewal.
*Members of PAC requesting a quote or submitting expiry date(s) for future quotes for the PAC group home and auto insurance program from August 26 to October 25, 2019 are eligible for the draw to win a Sonos One Smart Speaker (Generation 2) with a value of $497.00 CAD plus applicable taxes. The contest prize is provided by Marsh Canada Limited and the program’s underwriters, Novex Insurance Company and Economical Insurance Company. No purchase necessary. Limit one entry per person. Quote must be for a new home and/or auto policy. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries. Entrants must be age of majority, residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), and members of PAC. Full contest details are available at www.marsh.ca/paccontest.
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The Paramedic Association of Canada is please to present Canada’s largest Paramedic Research Symposium, Sept. 19, in conjunction with Paramedicine Across Canada Expo. With presenters and abstracts from across Canada and around the world.
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For those who were unable to attend PACE 2019 in person, be sure to follow all the events on Social Media. Check out all the action with the hashtag #PACE2019 including a FaceBook live broadcast of the opening and closing ceremonies.
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CTV News
Saskatoon paramedic Jason Trask has been named “Paramedic of the Year” by the Paramedic Association of Canada.
"It’s very humbling to get the recognition," said Trask, who has been working as a paramedic for 22 years.
Trask was the first paramedic in Saskatchewan to receive critical care paramedicine distinction. He works as an in-flight paramedic for STARS and manages the emergency department at Royal University Hospital.
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Ottawa Matters
Hundreds of paramedics, taking part in the annual Paramedic Ride from Toronto to Ottawa, are set to arrive in the capital.
Through the ride, which started on Friday and ends Monday, cyclists are raising funds and awareness for a national paramedics memorial monument to be built in Ottawa.
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Radio-Canada
Près de 200 ambulanciers partiront en vélo de Sherbrooke, vendredi matin, pour se rendre à Ottawa. L'objectif de cette longue randonnée de 450 kilomètres est de « souvenir de [leurs] collègues qui ont perdu la vie en service ».
Les participants au Tour paramédic Québec souhaitent également soutenir « ceux qui souffrent en silence », dont ceux qui ont développé un trouble de stress post-traumatique.
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Beach Metro Community News
More than 200 cyclists departed from Woodbine Park on the morning of Friday, Sept. 13 to start the seventh annual Ontario Paramedic Ride.
The four-day ride to Ottawa is held in support of the Canadian Paramedic Memorial Association which recognizes Canadian civilian and military paramedics who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
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Terrace Standard
It’s been more than a year since B.C. Emergency Health Services changed its 9-1-1 response system to deal with a rise in non-emergency calls, and some communities are calling for changes.
Several resolutions to this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention raise the issue, with rural communities saying they need to make better use of trained volunteer firefighters and others with emergency first aid training to help sick and injured people more quickly.
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Inside Ottawa Valley
Two years ago, Lanark County Paramedic Service chief Ed McPherson came to county council with the goal of starting an advanced care paramedic program here. That dream is now becoming a reality.
McPherson gave county councillors a firsthand look at the difference advanced care paramedics are making in the county through a cardiac arrest scenario during the Sept. 4 corporate services committee meeting.
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Prehospital Emergency Care
The objective of this study was to assess comparative effectiveness and harms of opioid and nonopioid analgesics for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in the prehospital setting. Researchers searched MEDLINE®, Embase® and Cochrane Central from earliest date through May 9, 2019. Two investigators screened abstracts, reviewed full-text files, abstracted data and assessed study level risk of bias.
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Australasian Journal of Medicine
Paramedics routinely perform multiple time-sensitive decisions in dynamic environments, often with limited information and equipment. Paramount to patient safety, how paramedics make judgements and decisions within their uncertain environment is important. The primary aim of this review was to identify, examine and synthesise the published literature on how paramedics working in the out-of-hospital environment use judgement and make decisions.
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Quinte News
Don’t be alarmed if you see a military helicopter and 424 Squadron personnel performing a rescue operation on the east
side of Trenton tomorrow (Saturday morning).
The Griffon chopper and crew will practice a simulated rescue as part of the Ontario Tour Paramedic Ride.
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Vancouver Sun
The former mayor of Port Alberni has released a report in which he supports calls for drug decriminalization in order to protect British Columbians from overdoses and other related harm, and help them find appropriate treatment.
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CHCH-TV
Day two for local paramedics who are cycling to Ottawa. Hundreds of first responders from communities across the province rolled through Trenton today.
They’re cycling more than 500 kilometres, heading to Ottawa to honour those who have died while at work. They’ll stop at seven in the evening in Napanee.
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CTV News
The Community Paramedicine Program started as a pilot project three years ago in Ramara Township.
It's since proven so valuable that it's expanding to include Orillia and Oro-Medonte permanently.
The program has nine paramedics working in Simcoe County between 911 calls that do home-visits for patients with a range of chronic health issues, saving a trip to the emergency department.
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Calgary Herald
A Calgary paramedic is facing charges related to sex crimes against a child.
Calgary police, however, said they are unable to provide details on the case due to its sensitive nature.
Alberta Health Services said the employee has been placed on leave.
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Global News
Five people in Saskatchewan raised tens of thousands of dollars to support STARS air ambulance as part of the fifth annual Rescue on the Prairie, held on Sept. 5 at a remote location east of Saskatoon.
The five participants were required to each raise $50,000 to secure their rescue and return to civilization.
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