Paramedics are highly trained professionals with life saving skills, knowledge and abilities. The post Paramedics are Highly Trained Professionals appeared first on OntarioMedic ..read more

Happy Nation Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to the most important people you will never see! The post National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week appeared first on OntarioMedic ..read more

In an emergency seconds can count.  Can paramedics see your address? It is important to remember that paramedics may not have been to your residence in the past and they will need to be able to see your address from the street in the dark of night. So how can you make sure that paramedics can find your address quickly? There is no standard size, colour and position that house numbers need to be located and every house is different.  When responding to your address paramedics will have to slow down and scan the houses to find yours.  So what can we do to make it easier for Parame ..read more

When a driver was fatally ejected one night late last year from a vehicle that rolled off a road in Eastern Ontario’s Renfrew County, emergency responders were unsure whether there were other victims. The terrain around the crash site was difficult to access, forested and rocky with steep and unexpected drops. Instead of relying solely on emergency staff to determine the number of dead or injured, the county’s paramedic service turned to a technology it has pioneered among its peers in Canada: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or, more colloquially, a drone. Equipped with a thermal camera, the ..read more

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by systemic perfusion inadequate to meet the body’s metabolic demands as a result of impaired cardiac pump function. This may be further subdivided into systolic or diastolic heart failure. In systolic heart failure, there is reduced cardiac contractility, whereas in diastolic heart failure there is impaired cardiac relaxation and abnormal ventricular filling. The most common cause of heart failure is left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (about 60% of patients). In this category, most cases are a result of end-stage coronary artery disea ..read more

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holidays.  A special thank you to all those emergency services on shift over the holidays keeping us safe. The post Merry Christmas appeared first on OntarioMedic ..read more

London Free Press reporter Jane Sims spoke with Middlesex-London Paramedics, OPP, London Fire Fighters, Emergency Department and ICU nurses and physicians to recount the amazing story behind Ashlyn Krell’s journey back to life. You can read Jane Sim’s entire article 27 Minutes. The post Emergency Services Working Together to Save a Life appeared first on OntarioMedic ..read more

Trillium Gift of Life Network engaging Ontario Paramedics to save and enhance lives via tissue donation and transplantation. Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) Human Tissue Referral Program TGLN, Ontario’s agency for organ and tissue donation, has recently launched a new referral program whereby paramedics are trained to identify and report deceased persons after termination of resuscitation, in an effort to increase the number of human tissue donors in Ontario. TGLN identified the need for a paramedic referral program, for deaths that occur outside of hospitals, in order to increase tissue ..read more

School is back in session and there will be lots of excited and eager kids on the roads.  Make sure you give yourself some extra time to get to work and take extra care.   The post Back To School appeared first on OntarioMedic ..read more

When should you go to an urgent care centre or when should you go to an emergency department? URGENT CARE CENTRE Earache Common cold, flu, cough or fever Cuts & scrapes or stitches Sprains, strains & broken bones Allergies or rashes Back pain Nausea, vomiting & diarrhea EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Chest pain Shortness of breath Facial drooping or sudden weakness Severe allergic reaction Seizures Head or eye injuries Choking When in doubt call 9-1-1 The post Urgent Care or Emergency? appeared first on OntarioMedic ..read more