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Paramedic takes saving lives to heart

Paramedic takes saving lives to heart

STORY BY MEHREEN SHAHID When he signed up for a career in paramedic services, saving lives was all that was on Nathan Lam’s mind. His first call to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, however, turned out to be just the opposite. When the patient didn’t survive, Lam, a second-year paramedic diploma student at Humber College, wanted to […]

November 11, 2014Comments Off on Paramedic takes saving lives to heartRead More

Public learns to save a life with a breath of fresh air

Public learns to save a life with a breath of fresh air

STORY BY JENNIFER STIENSTRA Omar Elghamry was one of many who attended an event held in Celebration Square in Mississauga last Thursday aimed at teaching people of all ages how to do  CPR. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) involves pressing down on someone’s chest and pumping the heart when the person has gone into cardiac arrest […]

November 4, 2014Comments Off on Public learns to save a life with a breath of fresh airRead More

St. John Ambulance hosts CPR training event

St. John Ambulance hosts CPR training event

VIDEO BY KATE WOODS On Oct. 30th, St. John Ambulance held a CPR training event at Celebration Square in Mississauga. The event was to teach families and students the importance and how to perform CPR in an emergency.

November 4, 2014Comments Off on St. John Ambulance hosts CPR training eventRead More