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PAC
The Paramedic Association of Canada has developed an awards program to
recognize exceptional Canadian paramedics and paramedic supporters at the
national level. The award presentation will occur during the Paramedics on the Hill
event in Ottawa in the spring of 2020. (final dates TBD)
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PAC
Le Programme de Prix de l’Excellence de l’Association des Paramédics du Canada a été
mis sur pied afin de souligner le service exemplaire de paramédics canadiens et
leurs partenaires au niveau national. La présentation des prix aura lieux pendant
l’évènement des Paramédics sur la colline à Ottawa dans le printemps de 2020. (Les dates
sera déterminé)
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PAC
Please keep this nomination private. Do not disclose this nomination with
nominee to avoid disappointment.
¨ All documents should be submitted digitally. No documents will be returned. No original or irreplaceable documents should be included.
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Veuillez garder cette candidature privée. Ne dévoilez pas cette candidature
au candidat pour éviter toute déception.
¨ Tous les documents doivent être soumis numériquement. Aucun document
ne sera retourné. Aucun document original ou irremplaçable ne devrait être
inclus.
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The Province
B.C. Emergency Health Services runs the largest pre-hospital emergency response system in Canada — with our paramedics responding to about 1,500 calls every day. We have more than 4,000 employees — paramedics, call-takers and dispatchers, nurses and specialists — of which about 1,600 work full-time.
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Blackburn News
Two Chatham-Kent paramedics have been recognized for their years of exemplary service.
Robert Belleghem and Michael Gazo were given Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medals at a ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Thursday.
Belleghem received a medal for his 30 years of service and Gazo received his medal for 40 years of service.
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CBC News
Alberta's ambulances have been redesigned to make them safer for paramedics and patients, after provincial research study came out with recommendations.
The two-year research study by Alberta Health Services and the O'Brien Institute at the University of Calgary resulted in several changes to the design in order to eliminate tripping hazards and make mobile-working easier.
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CBC News
The City of Greater Sudbury has added 13 new paramedics to its ranks.
The new recruits were introduced to city council at its Nov. 26 meeting.
Kearson Pitawanakwat is one of the brand new paramedics who recently started working in Greater Sudbury.
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Western Social Science
Australasian Journal of Paramedicine
Historically, survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have been low. In recent times, survival rates have increased substantially in some small population pockets, which sparked general interest in this field and the volume of research increased. Included was an increase in the number of strategies being investigated to improve outcomes. The aim of this review is to assemble these strategies and consolidate the findings of the pharmaceutical strategies.
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Australasian Journal of Paramedicine
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) historically has low survival rates. Higher rates of survival have recently developed in some small geographical areas, which pre-empted an increase in the volume of research in this field. The aim of this paper is to consolidate the findings of the strategies that do not focus on drugs.
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Kingstonist
"It’s very difficult for first responders to ask for help. We’re so used to being the ones who people go to.”
This is how Maria Constandinou describes the meaning and reason behind her song, 10-4, which was just recently released as a music video and features a number of local personalities.
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CBC News
A paramedic from the Outaouais paramedic service has been suspended from his job after allegedly drugging some of his colleagues at a hotel party in Gatineau.
Outaouais Paramedic Cooperative director Paul Lévesque said the employee allegedly placed an unknown substance into the drinks of fellow paramedics that caused them to feel intoxicated.
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Victoria News
Primary care paramedic Tim Fletcher knows first hand that many people struggle to put food on the table.
“We respond all over the Peninsula, we have seen all walks of life, all different families, and we know there is a need out there, because we have seen the need,” said Fletcher.
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Truro News
Andrew Rehberg has never forgotten the fear of seeing nothing under the tree for his kids on Christmas morning.
“It was a little disheartening, you work as hard as you can and you try to get the best jobs and sometimes you can’t provide,” recalled Rehberg, from Truro.
It was only thanks to the Emergency Health Services’ annual toy drive that Rehberg was able to give his children Daisy, Molly and Madeline any gifts at all.
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CTV News
A big-hearted paramedic from Nova Scotia has formed a one-of-a-kind bond with a duck he adopted after it was abandoned by its mother.
Ted Daigle from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, was working in a rural area when a farmer approached with a sickly duckling and offered it to Daigle with the warning it might not make it otherwise.
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Barrie Today
County of Simcoe Paramedic Services kicked off the 17th annual Toy Drive on Nov. 13, 2019, so far collecting 472 toys, 619 lbs of food and more than $700 in cash and gift cards.
The Toy Drive benefits local children and families during the holiday season. Donations of new, unwrapped toys will be accepted at various locations and parades across Simcoe County until Dec. 13, 2019.
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CKTB-AM
Four Niagara paramedics are being recognized for their years of service.
During a special ceremony in Queen's Park last night Simon Drakeford, Deralyn George-MacKenzie, Kenneth Kohut, and Peter Swick received the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal.
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Mississauga.com
Sarah Salvis writes:
I do not have children. Therefore, I can only guess how difficult it must be to see your child ill or injured. Although working as a paramedic it has been heart-wrenching to see parents upset because their child is suffering. I do my best to comfort and reassure those parents, but sometimes it is difficult.
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CTV News
For the last few years, paramedics in Sudbury have been diverting some patients away from the emergency room and bringing them instead to "alternative" clinics.
It is part of a pilot project implemented in 2015, with Sudbury being the first place it was tried, and now, it's about to become permanent.
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The Kingston Whig-Standard
Kingston city councillors scolded the County of Frontenac for its no-show at the first night of budget meetings Monday.
County chief administrative officer Kelly Pender was to address city council about the city’s share of funding for Frontenac Paramedics and Fairmont Home. But Pender did not attend the meeting, leaving some city councillors fuming.
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