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A perfectly pandemic kitchen floor birth in Halifax
SaltWire
This giving-birth-on-the-kitchen-floor story, with all its ridiculous and hilarious twists, has a distinctive pandemic flavour.
On Tuesday, reliving the moment almost a year later, the Cameron family was reunited with the paramedic and medical communication supervisor in an ambulance bay in Dartmouth.
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Air ambulance advocacy group wants medevac stationed in central Newfoundland
CBC News
The chair of a group that advocates for improved medical transportation services is calling on the provincial government to address inefficiencies in the provincial air ambulance system and station a medevac team in central Newfoundland.
Eugene Nippard's calls are in response to an incident in Labrador earlier this month, when Howard Russell, 73, spent more than 30 hours lying on an exam table at a community nursing station in Port Hope Simpson while waiting for a medevac.
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Drive-thru mobile vaccination clinic travels to Wheatley
CTV News
A first of its kind in Chatham-Kent Thursday as vaccinations were offered at a mobile drive through-clinic in Wheatley.
"They're signed up, they're here and they're anxious to have their vaccine," says longtime nurse practitioner, Willi Kirenko. Chatham-Kent Public Health teamed up with the CK Health Alliance and CK EMS to vaccinate 310 people.
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Getting around: Slow down! Snow, ice bring 'numerous' crashes, paramedics warn
Ottawa Citizen
How soon we forget winter driving skills with a spate of crashes Thursday morning amid some April snow and ice.
City police recorded 18 collisions from midnight to 8 a.m. — as many as for the entire day previous day — due to slippery road conditions. Reported from across the city, they were mostly fender-benders and single-vehicle crashes.
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B.C. paramedics respond to record number of overdose calls in a day
Vancouver Sun
B.C. paramedics responded to 138 potential drug overdoses Wednesday, the highest number on record in a day, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS).
Emergency health services spokeswoman Shannon Miller said there were 45 overdose calls in Vancouver, 17 in Surrey and 10 in Victoria. The rest were across the province.
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Thunder Bay paramedics will receive an 8.5 per cent pay hike over four years
TbNewsWatch.com
Paramedics who work for Superior North EMS in the City of Thunder Bay will receive an 8.5 per cent pay increase over the four-year term of their new collective agreement.
The deal was announced on Saturday, just hours before a strike deadline.
Local 39-11 unit chair Rob Moquin said the members voted nearly 98 per cent in favour of the agreement.
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Off-duty paramedic with PTSD avoids criminal record for dangerous driving
Vancouver Sun
An off-duty paramedic who was suffering from post-traumatic stress at the time of a dangerous driving offence has received a conditional discharge, meaning she won't have a criminal record.
Samantha Scott, 36, pleaded guilty in March to one count of dangerous driving in relation to an incident that happened in the early morning of Oct. 23, 2019, in North Vancouver.
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Saskatoon-based paramedic docuseries readying for Season 5 finale
CKOM-AM
Over the past four years, a lot has happened on Saskatoon's streets.
When it comes to paramedic response to incidents throughout the city, it's likely being filmed for CityTV's Paramedics: Emergency Response. The TV program has been running for four years now, and is facilitated by Medavie Health Services West.
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Aging at home easier in Muskoka with a paramedic at your side
MuskokaRegion.com
A paramedic is coming to a home near you. Maybe even to your doorstep.
Community paramedicine is growing in this region in an attempt to help people stay at their homes longer and out of long-term care, and reduce 911 calls and emergency room visits.
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Simcoe County paramedics aid in vaccine rollout with home visits
CTV News
Intending to make sure no one is left behind, County of Simcoe Paramedics hit the streets in partnership with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit to help immunize those who have mobility issues or live in rural areas.
Deana Thompson, immunization program manager with the health unit, said the team is visiting homebound residents who meet vaccination eligibility.
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Sainte-Claire: les ambulanciers souhaitent toujours une reconnaissance accrue
La Voix du Sud
AMBULANCES. Les paramédicaux de Sainte-Claire reviennent à la charge et réclament une modification de leur charge de travail. L'horaire de faction doit être transformé en horaire régulier, selon eux. Depuis plus de dix ans, les ambulanciers martèlent que les statistiques concernant la charge de travail à Sainte-Claire démontrent que le temps passé sur des appels d’urgence (de l'heure d'affectation jusqu'au retour à la caserne) dépasse une moyenne hebdomadaire de 28 heures, atteignant maintenant près de 31 heures, ce qui justifierait une telle reconnaissance, selon le syndicat Tasbi qui les représente.
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Airdrie ambulance availability under-serviced, says union president
AirdrieToday.com
In early April, Airdrie senior Joyce Grewcutt suffered a choking incident that led to her daughter calling her an ambulance.
For nearly 20 minutes, Grewcutt laid on the floor of her home, trying to regain her breathing, while her daughter simultaneously tended to her and called ambulance dispatch.
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STARS Ambulance keeping the fight in flight
battlefords NOW
In less than 24 hours, one of STARS Air Ambulance's most critical missions will take off; The Critical Care on the Air Radiothon fundraiser hits the airwaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow.
According to STARS, every time they are brought into a patient's life, the air ambulance and its crew saves time. That time can make the difference between life and death.
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New initiative encourages Canadians to 'show up' for first responders
Maureen Pollard Social Work Services via Globe Newswire
May 1 is First Responder Day in Ontario, and organizers of the new #ShowUpforOurHeroes project have come together in support of a larger campaign to have this day recognized Canada-wide. After a year in which those working on the front lines have repeatedly shown up for communities across the country, this project aims to bring awareness to the prevalence of post-traumatic stress facing first responders by encouraging Canadians to #ShowUpforOurHeroes.
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Support for first responders in Canada
Global News
The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult to say the least ...
But for first responders it has been downright dangerous for many reasons.
Tricia Mason explains.
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