EMS Volunteers Association of Canada

We like Round Rock, Texas' infection prevention message. What would be a Canadian equivalent?

This winter's roller coaster of temperatures means some will not be prepared for some startling drops. Frostbites and hypothermia can occur in a matter of minutes if ill prepared. The BICO awareness site for hypothermia continues to be a great reference. https://bicorescue.com #firstresponders

To go with yesterday's post, here is another success story. Training works and since it appears the younger you are, the less hesitation you have in acting, perhaps this is an argument to train as young as possible. Would this lack of hesitation transfer into adulthood it they started CPR training in late primary/early high school?

Happy to see this positive outcome.

Quebec wants to revamp and modernize their prehospital care system:

Excellent article. Please use your browsers translator; worth the read.

Quick response by Ottawa police officers and citizen. Well done.

The goal is to respond to time-sensitive life threatening emergencies in public settings. Glad they're tweaking the app to fit these parameters. Any other communities coming on-board?

Happy to see more support being offered:

City of Winnipeg Municipal Government is the latest community to enable its citizens to respond to cardiac emergencies via geo-enabled applications. Well done.

Interesting results:

Volunteer Community Responders now being recruited in the Peel Region: www.peelregion.ca/health/volunteer

Maybe it's time to explore the CFR or co-responder scheme such as those used in the UK if medical calls keep increasing?