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PAC
The Paramedic Association of Canada Benevolent Fund was established to provide financial support and access to scholarship funds for families of members of the national community of Paramedic Practitioners who have lost their lives in the line of duty .
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PAC
Casting is now open for Season Eight of The Amazing Race Canada and we always love seeing applications from Paramedics! We are looking for competitive teams who will push limits to win it all!
For seven summers we have seen incredible racers conquering their fears, pushing themselves to the limit and beyond, proving to themselves and the rest of the country that they can do anything!
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PAC
Check out the latest career opportunities!
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Manitoba
The Manitoba government has invested $10 million to purchase 65 replacement ambulances that modernize the province’s fleet, ensure paramedic safety and improve patient comfort, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen announced today, as the first ambulance was entered into service.
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La Presse
Si rien n’est fait pour corriger la situation, le Québec vivra une importante pénurie de techniciens ambulanciers paramédicaux dès 2022. Prévoyant être touchée de plein fouet, Urgences-santé a, pour une rare fois, fait visiter sa centrale d’appels à La Presse et présenté ses solutions pour éviter la crise.
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CBC News
Winnipeg may have to close a fire-paramedic station, shutter libraries, pools and arenas, and turf improvements to athletic fields in order to meet tough new requirements to rein in public spending, the city committee responsible for community services was told recently.
As part of a new four-year budget process, all city departments have been asked to come before council committees and propose how they would keep spending hikes within specific targets.
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Radio-Canada
La Coopérative des paramédics de l'Outaouais implantera, dès le mois de janvier, un programme de pairs aidants pour aider les ambulanciers à gérer le stress après les interventions.
Marie-Ève Tremblay, ambulancière de la Coopérative des paramédics de l'Outaouais, sillonne les routes en ambulance et répond à toutes sortes d'appels depuis 13 ans maintenant.
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Manitoba
More front-line, full-time paramedics are working in communities across Manitoba, fulfilling the province’s Budget 2019 commitment to further enhancing rural emergency medical services, Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen announced recently.
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InfoNews.ca
A Kamloops paramedic is hoping to see a shift that would allow first responders to get to patients regardless of which type of building they live in.
Last week in Vancouver, a motion was passed to allow first responders access to lockboxes on multi-family units. In many B.C. cities, only fire and rescue personnel have the necessary lock box code or technology to allow building entry.
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Houston Today
Four-wheel drive vehicles may be a staple for northern residents, especially in the winter, but that doesn’t extend to the B.C. Ambulance Service.
That news comes from the service in response to a District of Houston request that ambulances be either four-wheel or all-wheel drive.
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Global News
Call volume and operational challenges are the two main factors driving the Land Ambulance budget increases.
So far in 2019, the call volume for the London area is up by 9.5 per cent and the municipality expects that number to increase by 10.3 per cent by the end of the year.
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European Journal of Emergency Medicine
Early intervention and response to deranged physiological parameters in the critically ill patient improve outcomes. A National Early Warning Score (NEWS) based on physiological observations has been developed for use throughout the National Health Service in the U.K. The quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment Score (qSOFA) was developed as a simple bedside criterion to identify adult patients outwith the ICU with suspected infection who are likely to have a prolonged ICU stay or die in hospital.
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European Journal of Emergency Medicine
Mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been associated with the volume of activity of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) facilities. This observational study investigated whether the coronary reperfusion-decision rate is associated with the volume of activity in a prehospital emergency setting.
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Orillia Matters
County of Simcoe Paramedic Services kick off their annual Toy Drive today.
The 17th County of Simcoe Paramedic Services Toy Drive seeks donations of new, unwrapped toys for local children and families during the holiday season. County paramedics will be volunteering at various locations across Simcoe County until Dec. 13.
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CBC News
New figures show closures increased significantly last year at Nova Scotia's collaborative emergency centres compared to the previous year.
The Health Department is required to release an annual report on emergency department closures, which usually comes in December. However, some of those numbers were released early to the legislature's health committee following a request from MLAs.
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Simcoe Reformer
A duo of Haldimand County paramedics were recognized with the Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery.
Marie Sopko and Ched Zivic were honoured alongside 11 other Ontario paramedics on Oct. 22 at Queen’s Park in Toronto. The awards were handed out by Christine Elliott, deputy premier and minister of health.
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Global News
The Saskatoon Fire Department is approaching 30 years of providing emergency medical response service in the city.
It first introduced emergency medical technicians in 1990 and now has more than 140 firefighter-primary care paramedics at nine stations throughout Saskatoon.
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Radio-Canada
Marc-André Gaudreau et Mathieu Goyer ont sauvé des vies lors d’un grave accident routier à Laval l’été dernier. Une intervention hors de l’ordinaire où chaque minute était une question de vie ou de mort. Les deux ambulanciers franchissent aujourd’hui les étapes du choc post-traumatique et peuvent compter sur l’écoute de collègues « pairs aidants ».
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Barrie 360
Drones and other emerging technology to reach cardiac arrest patients with a defibrillator is something County of Simcoe paramedics could be exploring. The paramedic service has put forward a 2020 budget proposal to support the review of options and opportunities to use various technologies.
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Blackburn News
A joint training exercise led by OPP will bring nearly 20 local, provincial, and national emergency services to London and Middlesex County over the next two days.
The realistic, multi-jurisdiction training exercise involves various tactical units, materials, resources, and locations. The exercise, taking place, allows agencies and personnel a chance to practice their response during an emergency situation.
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Estevan Mercury
Local youths had some added entertainment on Halloween this year thanks to the Haunted Ambulance offered by the Estevan Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Winston Hunt, a primary care paramedic with the EMS, said they thought it would be a good way to give back to the community by not only going out and handing out candy to kids, but also to show that EMS personnel are friendly and nice people.
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Bowen Island Undercurrent
Janis Treleaven came to Bowen, as many do, with a young child.
In 2003, Treleaven’s daughter was 10 months old. “[Bowen’s] just the best place to raise a child, which I did,” she says.
Now that her daughter Colleen is nearly grown and living on the mainland, Trelaven is moving to Vancouver at the end of November to be closer to her family.
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