Recent Toronto EMS News:
Toronto was recently blanketed with over 15 cm of heavy snow. That led to a sharp increase in 911 calls to Toronto EMS for injuries related to shovelling, including cardiac arrest, chest pain, breathing problems, heart problems and back pain..
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On December 10 2007, Leo Wagner was born in the bathroom of his family’s home. Luckily, a Toronto EMS Emergency Medical Dispatcher was on hand to give his father pre-delivery instructions over the phone. Shortly after H.P. Wagner placed the 911 call, four Toronto EMS paramedics arrived, and Leo soon emerged into their capable hands. H.P. recently told CTV health reporter Monica Matys that he’s grateful to EMS for helping him out. “It was really good support,” he said.
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Each year, thousands of Torontonians experience sudden cardiac arrest, the most serious type of cardiac event in which the heart stops beating. To mark November as CPR Month, The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO), The Province of Ontario, Toronto Emergency Medical Services and Transamerica Life are teaming up to equip communities to save more lives.
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Jessica Pessoa, a 22-year-old Emergency Medical Dispatcher for the City of Toronto, has helped hundreds of Torontonians who have called 911 in a medical emergency. Now she is battling Leukemia and needs a stem cell transplant.
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