More than 60,000 Canadians suffer sudden cardiac arrest every year.
When an adult recreational ice hockey player suffered a cardiac arrest last January in Richmond, a retired firefighter and other bystanders jumped in in a heartbeat.
The award is presented to honour the skilful actions of one or more bystanders in a cardiac arrest emergency, explained Brian Twaites, paramedic public information officer with BCEHS. "Learning CPR is a selfless gift that anyone can give to loved ones and to strangers alike," said Twaites. "Health-care providers are supposed to do CPR for two minutes maximum because it becomes physically draining and Todd managed to pick up for longer than that."
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