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PAC
Annual General Meeting
Winnipeg, MB
Sept. 25, 2016
09:00 hours
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PAC
Natural disasters may be beyond our control, but there are ways to reduce the risk and the impact of whatever emergency we might face — whether natural or human-induced.
Emergency Preparedness Week (May 1-7, 2016) encourages Canadians to be prepared to cope on their own for at least the first 72 hours of an emergency while rescue workers help those in urgent need. This special week is a national effort of provincial and territorial emergency management organizations, and Public Safety Canada.
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PAC
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Market Wired
Police, firefighters, paramedics, and members of the military have joined forces to launch a provincial tour to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and mental health injuries, which emergency services and military members have a greater risk of developing. The Tour of Honour will visit more than 38 communities across British Columbia over 10 weeks to bring local awareness to emergency services and military personnel and their families about PTSD and Honour House.
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News 1130
Rural paramedics are being given more responsibilities in B.C. The changes will effect 73 rural communities, giving patients more access to primary care.
Paramedics can now make home trips for basic services like checking blood pressure, helping with diabetes care and assessing medication.
Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. President, Bronwyn Barter, says these new hirings will fill in gaps for these more remote areas.
"In communities right now paramedics are working on a call-out basis. This is actually adding full-time/part-time positions."
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B.C. Government News
Health Minister Terry Lake has announced the 73 rural and remote B.C. communities that will welcome community paramedicine, a program that offers residents enhanced health services from paramedics.
"The Community Paramedicine Initiative is a key component of our plan to improve access to primary health-care services in rural B.C.," Lake said. "By building upon the skills and background of paramedics, we are empowering them to expand access to care for people who live in rural and remote communities, helping patients get the care they need closer to home."
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CBC News
The city of Thunder Bay and Unifor Local 229 representing paramedics with Superior North Emergency Medical Services have reached a tentative agreement.
Paramedics were set to walk off the job. "We are pleased to reach a tentative settlement and avoid a strike situation," said city manager Norm Gale, in a recent news release.
"It's a credit to the bargaining teams on both sides of the table. We look forward to the continued delivery of excellent emergency medical services to the residents of Thunder Bay."
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The Interagency Board
The current guidance for
preparing
for high threat incidents, including active shooter
events, has
focused on preventing
exsanguinating hemorrhage. The recommendation
to
distribute
tourniquets and hemorrhage control supplies among law enforcement and responders
originated
from a review of preventable causes of death in Armed Services personnel during combat
operations during the Vietnam
War,
which were
confirmed during
Operation Enduring
Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
combat operations.
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CBC News
The company that operates EHS LifeFlight says Transport Canada agreed more than a decade ago that the helicopter met the intent of safety regulations, and it doesn't know what prompted the agency to raise concerns about hospital helipad landings last month.
Canadian Helicopters says it would have faced fines or had its helicopter grounded if it continued landings at QEII Health Sciences Centre, IWK Health Centre and the Digby General Hospital.
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Ottawa Citizen
Marie-Julie Cosenzo is daunted by the thought of crossing the bridge into Gatineau.
"Just going to Hull even is very difficult for me. It just brings back too much pain," Cosenzo said.
Cosenzo, who lives in Ottawa and has been a paramedic with the Coopérative des Paramédics de l'Outaouais for almost nine years, hasn't been at work since last fall after responding to a traumatic call. It was for a 17-year-old boy who died by suicide.
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City News
The emergency helicopter that flies critically ill patients to helipads at hospitals in Halifax and Digby, N.S., has been banned from rooftop landings under federal regulations, sending the province scrambling to find a replacement chopper that can once again fly patients straight to a hospital's helipad.
Health Minister Leo Glavine said recently that Transport Canada told Emergency Health Services (EHS), which operates the LifeFlight helicopter, that its Sikorsky S-76A doesn't have the certification level required to land on helipads in densely populated areas.
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CTV News
After Albertans rallied to sell out the STARS Air Ambulance lottery, the organization is saying thank you to Albertans with a specially designed decal.
These days, STARS Air Ambulance aircraft is sporting a new decal bearing a message that's striking a chord with many.
The decal reads: "Times are tough, Albertans are tougher," alongside an image of Alberta, with a heart — the entire decal is surrounded with a three-line border, emulating the three lines on every STARS helicopter.
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CBC News
Injured people in remote areas of the Northwest Territories are set to receive quicker, better assistance — but it could cost them thousands of dollars.
The territorial government has announced a new service guaranteeing a speedier air ambulance response to emergencies that happen away from communities and highways.
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CBC News
Dan Hunter and his hockey teammates were out for their annual snowmobile trip last March at Namushka Lodge, when an accident left his team captain severely injured and far from a community or highway.
After a day of ice fishing, Hunter and his friends were heading back to the N.W.T. fishing lodge on their sleds, when their team captain, Mike Zorn, hit a series of snow drifts.
"His Ski-Doo was facing straight into the snow about 100 yards from him," says Hunter, who was first on the scene.
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Prince Albert Daily Herald
When paramedics encounter a patient that unexpectedly becomes violent, safety is on the line for everyone involved. Paramedic Eden Shirley has experienced being punched and kicked by patients in the five years she's worked with Parkland Ambulance.
"We do work a lot with people who are under the influence, whether it's drugs or alcohol," she said.
In Shirley's case, a hypothermic patient didn't know who she was or what was going on and hit her.
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Soo Today
It appears a portion of the funding Sault Area Hospital (SAH) and other Ontario hospitals receive may be tied more closely to ambulance patient offload times in future.
"The Emergency Department Pay for Results program has been amended by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care," wrote Ron Gagnon, SAH president and CEO, in his April 2016 report to the SAH board of directors.
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The Sun
A paramedic has been killed in a horror crash between two ambulances which also left three people seriously injured.
An urgent response ambulance collided with a patient care service vehicle on a stretch of the A499 in Gwynedd, North Wales.
Paramedics in two air ambulances were scrambled to the scene along with two rapid response cars and three ambulances by road to treat the injured.
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