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CLASS ACT involvement helps us all save lives
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Fire rescue crews to carry naloxone for drug overdose patients
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West coast readies for emergency response practice
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Lessons learned and gratitude after a near-death experience
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Making Canada and BCEHS Proud
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QPSA presents its 500th Q Pin!
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Vancouver Dispatcher heads to Rio for Paralympics
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P.A.R.T.Y. Time in Trail
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Transport Canada order enables flights to resume at four hospitals
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Paramedic magician honoured for heroic efforts
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A life-saving experience motivates impressive fundraising effort
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Preview: BCEHS employees shine at awards gala
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Advanced care paramedic honoured for assisting police
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BCEHS’ Lisa Young wins provincial health care award
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Every overdose has a first responder
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The Pender Island rescue team
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Kudos for Lakes District paramedics
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Thank you for your care and compassion
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BCEHS Board thanks "the unsung heroes" in overdose crisis
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Team BC aims to regain top honours at world rescue competition
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Families urged to take window safety measures as temperatures rise
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Vital Link Award – sneak attack
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50 years on the frontlines
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Emergency Care at an East Vancouver skate park
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BCEHS tells BC residents to think FAST - about stroke
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Lifesavers reunite with young Okanagan patient after horrific accident
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A grandmother’s gratitude: never too late for heartfelt thanks
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Rescuers Reunite
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Victoria paramedic wins academic honour
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Cycling for a Cause Close to Home
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BC Paramedic Ride Surpasses All Expectations
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Paramedic from Golden Wins International Scholarship
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Life-saving Technique Helps High School Teacher Respond to Child in Distress
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Health Employers Honour CIS Program
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Paramedic Saves an Eagle
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The wildfire baby
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Don’t hesitate – opioid overdose needs quick emergency medical attention
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BCEHS colleagues celebrate Clarke McGuire’s national recognition
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On the front line of BC’s overdose crisis
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Vancouver dispatch tests out dog therapy program
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PHSA Award winner profile - community paramedicine regional training officers
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BCEHS celebrates its best and brightest
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New combined ambulance station and fire hall to officially open in Richmond
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Honours and recognition at BCEHS employee awards ceremony
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Mock marine disaster exercise in the Salish Sea
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Thirteen ambulances, over 40 patients - and a positive outcome
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Husband and wife part of chain of survival
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Collaborative night delivering lungs
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If you’re alone when you overdose, who will save your life?
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Woman saves husband’s life with 19 minutes of continual CPR
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A symphony of efficiency: the BCEHS response to the February 25, 2018 Coquihalla incident
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Dispatcher helps dad deliver baby on laundry room floor
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Bystanders honoured for saving a life with CPR
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Paramedic sees the other side of patient care
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Port Hardy paramedics win Local Hero Award
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Change to BCEHS dispatch system better matches resources to patient needs
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Profile of Tanya Rich
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BCEHS shows its Pride
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Paramedic practice leaders and clinical excellence
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Teaching kids about 9-1-1 can save lives
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Carbon monoxide monitors and well-trained paramedics save the day
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BC Ambulance paramedics discover missing plane 10 months after disappearance
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How World Restart A Heart Day was honoured in Tsawwassen
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From lunch to lifesaving, thanks to PulsePoint app
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Paramedic warmed by kindness and brownies
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Honours and awards for BCEHS staff
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Community paramedicine closing gaps in health care
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Winter weather brings increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
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Smartphone app makes bystanders life-savers
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New paramedic positions announced for Kelowna
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Developments in Care
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PulsePoint CPR App
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Emergency Department Sector Survey 2018
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COVID-19 information from BC Centre for Disease Control
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BCEHS Action Plan
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Patient Transfer Services
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