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The Paramedic Association of Canada inaugural government relations day in Ottawa took place on May 17th. Joined by 30 paramedics from each of our Chapters across Canada, we met with many Members of Parliament to discuss four important topics.
• Community Paramedics
• Mental Health and Wellness
• Tamper-Resistant/Abuse-Deterrent Drug Regulations
• Heavy Urban Search and Rescue
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Huffington Post
If you only knew the things that I have seen. All the tears that have dripped down my face as I worked what I was sure would be my last call, only to be wiped away by sweaty gloved hands. In this game, there is no time for tears.
If you only knew the sensation of being jolted awake, at 3:00 a.m., time and time again until sleep no longer feels necessary to survive and your body, your mind, becomes numb. I am so tired of being numb.
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CBC News
A new made-in-Manitoba app is improving access to protocols and medical information for Manitoba paramedics.
Winnipeg-based software company, Consultica, developed the app at the request of the Paramedic Association of Manitoba.
"We just thought it was time for us to move into the millennium with some innovative technologies," said Eric Glass, administrative director of the Paramedic Association of Manitoba.
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CTV News
The employees with ORNGE air ambulance service have quite a unique job. CTV Toronto spent the day in the air with ORNGE.
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Sackville Tribune Post
Paramedic Services Week is being observed May 22-28 in the province of New Brunswick. "Paramedic Services Week presents an excellent opportunity to highlight the work of our paramedics," said Health Minister Victor Boudreau. "Our government recognizes their dedication to provide timely life-saving care to New Brunswickers in need."
The week is an annual celebration organized by the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada. This year's theme is Enhancing Care — Changing Lives.
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St. Catharines Standard
I work in the Fourth Avenue area in St. Catharines and have noticed on several occasions the lights at Martindale Road and Fourth Avenue change sequence when there is an emergency vehicle approaching to clear the way. How does this work? I think it's a great idea, as it's always clogged there, but I'm curious as to how they manage to do it.
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CBC News
The 39-year-old man who died recently following a single-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada at Brigus Junction was an experienced paramedic with Eastern Health who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Darren Taylor, 39, revealed his struggles with PTSD during a very personal posting on Facebook in late January, during Bell's Let's Talk Day, which aims to end the stigma associated with mental health problems.
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The Telegram
A line of Eastern Health paramedics and other affiliated first responders gathered outside and inside Barrett's Funeral Home on Commonwealth Avenue in Mount Pearl recently to pay their final respects to paramedic Darren Taylor, 39, who died in a car accident on the Trans-Canada Highway by the Brigus Junction.
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Emergency Medicine News
Police in Alberta seized a cache of green pills last summer that were manufactured to look like 80 mg OxyContin tablets but contained fentanyl as the active ingredient. This was disturbing because fentanyl is an extremely powerful synthetic opiate 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. At least 145 people had reportedly died of fentanyl overdose last year in Alberta alone, a marked increase over the fatality rate in 2014. In fact, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) went on record citing the emergence of fentanyl as the biggest drug trend of 2015.
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National Institute for Health Research
The ambulance service is one of the most visible parts of healthcare. From the flashing blue
lights to popular television dramas, people
think they understand what ambulance staff
do. But their role and the scope of the care they provide has changed radically over the last few decades.
The ambulance service is now expected to provide
complete pre-hospital care. This includes critical interventions earlier in emergencies such as heart attack,
stroke and injuries. But the majority of 999 calls are
not traffic accidents and heart attacks.
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Propofology
Check out Propofology's detailed infographic on aspirin!
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Ottawa Sun
By now, Daphne Hendsbee is used to receiving curious inquiries about the stainless steel bracelet she wears. After all, she's worn it every single day for the past 15 years.
What most people soon find out, however, is that it's not merely a fashion accessory, but a tag containing information that could potentially save her life one day.
Hendsbee, a 25-year-old communications professional, wears a MedicAlert bracelet, and on it is writing that lets others — primarily paramedics — know that she has an anaphylactic allergy to tree nuts and sesame seeds. A reaction can result in her tongue and throat swelling, and difficulty breathing, she says.
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National Post
In the weeks after a high-profile 2014 ambulance call to help a drunken teen at 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa paramedics helped draft a confidential response protocol with special provisions to ensure Stephen Harper's privacy in the event that he needed to be transported from the prime minister's summer residence in Harrington Lake to hospital.
The confidential protocol was called Code Maple Leaf.
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Woodstock Sentinel Review
No two days are ever the same for Oxford County paramedics.
And soon, for the first time, local paramedics will be visiting local high schools to share their first-hand experiences of the world they encounter on a day-to-day basis.
Ryan Hall, supervisor of education for Oxford County Paramedic Services, said paramedics want to share with the community the important job they undertake every day.
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KingstonRegion.com
Frontenac paramedics Joe Ferguson and Dale Hodgins were front and centre at Frontenac County Council recently in Glenburnie, receiving recognition for receiving the Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery. Paramedic Chief Paul Charbonneau told Council that Ferguson and Hodgins, both 37-year veterans, responded to a call Dec. 4, 2013, where a car had hit a house at Centennial Drive and Wheathill Street in Kingston.
The vehicle had severed a natural gas line.
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DurhamRegion.com
Two Durham Emergency Medical Services paramedics have been presented with bravery awards for their actions in preventing a distraught woman from falling from a bridge.
"That's what we're trained to do: React to people in distress," said Nicole Gilchrist, who along with partner Lynne Ross received an Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery recently at Queen's Park.
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North Shore News
A North Shore paramedic who has attended numerous serious collisions on the Sea to Sky Highway is attempting to resuscitate a campaign to increase safety on a troubled stretch of the highway.
Tyson Lehmann was on scene recently when a Vancouver man was killed on the highway near Brunswick Beach Road just north of Lions Bay. Police say the victim's black Mercedes crossed into the oncoming lane and was struck by a southbound SUV.
"Over and over again, that's where the accidents happen," Lehmann said.
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YorkRegion.com
Shachar Gabay of Thornhill is one of 21 paramedics who last week were presented an Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery.
"Shachar Gabay's story is one of courage, selflessness and heroism. His humility and bravery in that time of need speaks to his incredible commitment to service and public safety. Lives were saved because of his actions, and for that, I congratulate him," said Steven Del Duca, MPP for Vaughan, at the presentation.
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Hamilton Spectator
Toronto paramedic Pascal Turmel had delivered five babies while on the job.
His sixth delivery was extra special: his own daughter. And it took place at the side of the road.
Pascal's wife Lisa began having contractions.
"They were still a good 10 minutes apart, and then all of a sudden it started accelerating," Pascal said.
The couple then left their Weston home and made their way to North York General Hospital.
But while on Hwy. 401, Lisa told Pascal, "We've got to pull over."
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