First Response, First Aid Services & Training

12/19/2019

High school student Turki Ayash said he was taught CPR as part of the physical education curriculum. Just two days later, the Windsor, Ont., student, who came to Canada with his family as Syrian refugees, put what he learned to lifesaving use.

07/23/2019

Annie .. wow.

06/23/2019

St John’s Day is celebrated here in London with a ceremony that combines all the grandeur and pageantry of the Order of St John’s historical past with a contemporary message, relevant to members of the St John Ambulance today. The Annual Service of Commemoration and Re-dedication takes place at ...

05/28/2019

Paramedic Services Week

The Alberta Paramedic Association wants to wish you a very happy Paramedic Services Week.

We know that you have sacrificed birthday parties, weddings, recitals, baseball games and family gatherings...
We know that you spend your days on waiting for a radio to wake you from a half sleep with one ear open...
We know that through thick and thin you try to be there for your community, your partners, your family, your friends and everyone in between...

We also know that you are what makes Paramedics Successful...

You are who we are celebrating this week.
You are who we want to show appreciation for.

So thank you for everything you do and the successes you bring to the Paramedic Services profession.

03/24/2019

A San Antonio man died and was brought back to life by a stranger with CPR last week. When Jose Alvarado’s heart stopped for 45 minutes, doctors at Methodist Hospital said he was essentially dead. Luckily, Jacob Colunga was there to bring him back with CPR. “It was a life-changing experi...

01/24/2019

Never give up ...

Miracles do happen!

09/17/2018

Images At 7:20 this evening the Saskatchewan RCMP activated the Amber Alert System. At approximately 5:00 this afternoon a Dark Grey 2010 Mercedes GL350 SUV with Saskatchewan license plate 897 HMX was stolen from in front of a strip mall on 11204 Railway AVE in North Battleford. This addr...

08/11/2018

A doc about tenacious chasidic women who are smashing the patriarchy by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. Click for trailer.

07/26/2018

When St. John Ambulance closed its local brigade and branch on February 1 this year, it left many Powell River residents dismayed. The group had been part of the community for 107 years, arriving . . .

07/01/2018

Thank you all for your service. Happy Canada Day .. be safe out there.

Thanks to all first responders working this long weekend. Please celebrate safely!

06/26/2018

Dozens of teens are getting first-hand experience in the EMS profession.  The week-long 'Camp EMS' kicked off in Meadville on Sunday.

06/22/2018

The EMS Volunteers Association of Canada (EMSVAC) is the first national association dedicated to the medical first responders who serve their community.
We are not a training agency.
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