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Making paramedics get the flu shot - Canada
In the example of influenza, the autonomous decision of a paramedic to refuse the vaccine is overridden because they subsequently pose a risk of infection
Mar 13, 2007, 13:23

Canada
Emergency personnel honour fallen paramedic - Canada
He may have lived in Blenheim, but Paul Patterson came home to be laid to rest amongst all the pomp and circumstance befitting a paramedic
Mar 7, 2007, 09:53

Canada
Report calls for greater EMS role - Manitoba, Canada
The report calls for standardized training of paramedics across the country and looks to bring EMS workers into care homes and hospitals to deliver shots, draw blood and perform other medical tasks.
Mar 6, 2007, 10:20

Canada
Paramedic sets his sights on world title - Nanaimo, B.C., Canada
In the final scenario, called Highway to Hell, Hosie and Sedola had to deal with a suicidal drunk who had shot one of his hostages while holding another in the back seat of a car.
Mar 4, 2007, 11:38

Canada
Paramedics gather for colleague's funeral - Chatham-Kent, Canada
Patterson, 30, was a Chatham-Kent paramedic killed when his EMS vehicle crashed as he responded to a Blenheim collision during a bad storm last Sunday.
Mar 4, 2007, 11:36

Canada
Nova Scotia Paramedics Prepare For Strike
Strike. That’s the message they’re sending to employer Emergency Medical Care when the company negotiates their next contract with the International Union of Operating Engineers.
Mar 2, 2007, 16:58

Canada
Paramedics reflect on perils - Canada
When they say goodbye to Paul Patterson today, paramedics from across North America will likely also spend a few moments reflecting on their own lives.
Mar 2, 2007, 13:11

Canada
Books pay tribute to fallen paramedic - Chatham-Kent , Canada
Six books of condolences are set up across Chatham-Kent for an on-duty paramedic killed Sunday.
Mar 1, 2007, 10:07

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new standard for protection of first-responders during chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents - Canada
First national standard to help better protect emergency workers from coast-to-coast
Feb 28, 2007, 10:50

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'Caring' medic mourned - Chatham-Kent, Canada
The 30-year-old Chatham-Kent paramedic, killed Sunday morning while responding to a crash along an icy road
Feb 27, 2007, 10:39


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