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CSA Group is pleased to announce the launch of a project to develop a new national Standard on Work Disability Management for the Paramedic Community, with a focus on addressing post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI).
This project is being funded under the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) managed through Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Centre for Security Science (CSS). Project partners providing support are: County of Renfrew Paramedic Service, Paramedic Association of Canada, Paramedic Chiefs of Canada, Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, & Performance at Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, and the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP).
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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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Manitoba Co-Operator
Manitoba’s FleetNet emergency communications network may soon get a long-awaited replacement.
Premier Brian Pallister announced $400 million to replace the communications systems used by Manitoba’s emergency services, police and conservation officers Nov. 25.
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Global News
Saskatchewan’s provincial auditor says the STARS helicopter ambulance system needs more oversight.
The 2019 report states that the Ministry of Health “needs to receive regular reporting on quality and timeliness of patient medical care” during transport. It also said the ministry needs regular reporting on STARS staff qualifications and helicopter maintenance.
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Pembina Valley Online
The E & I Krahn Heliport is now in operation.
Boundary Trails Health Centre is only the third hospital in Manitoba to open a helicopter landing facility.
"The life-saving legacy of this heliport will make a lasting difference," says Jane Curtis, CEO of Southern Health-Sante Sud.
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CFJC Today
A recent report from the BC Coroners Service showed a decrease in the number of fatal overdoses within the Kamloops area.
The report cites 24 people who died from an overdose in Kamloops between January and October of this year. However, during September and October, there were no overdose fatalities in the city.
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CHCH-AM
Hamilton Paramedics were out collecting gifts today at their toy drive.
They were able to fill two ambulances recently with toys for children in need.
Once they have been collected, hundreds of volunteers personally select, wrap and deliver the perfect gift to every Citykidz child and sibling just in time for Christmas.
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Sault Online
The Sault’s paramedic team is doing their part for the holidays.
With two food drives Saturday at No Frills and Food Basics, the EMS team continued their tradition of collecting cash and food donations. After collecting food and cash donations, Paramedics deliver these items to the Soup Kitchen, located on James Street.
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Windsor Star
Paramedics administer naloxone every couple of days in Essex County as they increasingly encounter overdose victims on the front lines of the opioid crisis.
The Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services used naloxone 128 times this year up to the end of November.
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British Paramedic Journal
Pre-hospital analgesic treatment of injured children is suboptimal, with very few children in pain receiving analgesia. Studies have identified a number of barriers to pre-hospital pain management in children which include the route of analgesia administration. The aim of this review is to critically evaluate the pre-hospital literature, exploring the safety and efficacy of intranasal (IN) analgesics for children suffering pain.
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British Paramedic Journal
Little is known about paramedics who have left the ambulance service to work in emergency departments (EDs). This study sought to explore the lived experiences of paramedics working in specialist/advanced ED roles, focusing on role transition, influences on effective clinical practice and perceptions of role optimisation. A secondary aim of the study was to make recommendations on the future development of specialist/advanced ED roles for paramedics.
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CARES Foundation
Dear EMS Provider: Adrenal crisis is a life-threatening condition caused by inadequate adrenocortical function leading to impaired physiological responses to stressors such as illness and injury. This deficit can lead to hypotension, hypoglycemia, shock, and death. Immediate intervention can be lifesaving.
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Prince Albert Daily Herald
Parkland Ambulance handed out its 2019 awards at its annual Christmas party recently. Director of Public Affairs Lyle Karasiuk said management doesn't cast a vote in who wins Rookie, Employee and Telecommunicator of the Year.
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Orillia Matters
A baby isn’t breathing and has no heartbeat. It’s every family’s worst nightmare.
Fortunately, paramedic Megan Lorscheidt was on duty one evening this past March when the call came in to County of Simcoe Paramedics of a baby with "vital signs absent."
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Dryden Now
Sioux Lookout-based Critical Care Paramedic and Ornge Air Ambulance Base Manager Ronald Laverty has received the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Award for 30 years of exemplary service to Ontario’s patients.
This award, was presented in a ceremony on Nov. 28 at Queen’s Park by Lieutenant General Richard Rohmer.
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CKTB-AM
Niagara College is putting a focus on empathy in their Paramedic program.
Second year Paramedic students have been working shifts at the Hope Centre in Welland as part of their placement course.
All 50 year students are required to complete a three-hour shift at the community lunch program, and another shift at the centre's food bank.
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Muskoka Region
Darcy Medland says it only took a few months to see a patient transform with the help of a new paramedicine program in Muskoka.
“One client didn’t want to get off the couch on my first visit,” said Medland, a superintendent for Muskoka Paramedic Services. “And then two or three months down the road, they’re active, happy. You can tell that they’re healthy. They’re thriving.”
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Toronto Sun
Ontario’s air ambulance service has named a former hospital executive and top military surgeon as its new president.
Ornge says Dr. Homer Tien will take over as president and chief executive officer, replacing Dr. Andrew McCallum as he retires after seven years in the top job.
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CTV News
A man has died after his car collided with an ambulance on Highway 101 in Kentville, N.S.
The RCMP responded to the head-on collision between exits 13 and 14 around 8 a.m. recently. Police say the car was travelling west when the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with the eastbound ambulance.
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