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Zoll Celebrates Toronto’s ePCR
 Malcolm Bates, Director of Emergency Health Services, Land/Air from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Longer Care, Jonathan Rennert, President and Ward Hamilton, Vice President of Zoll Medical Corporation and Chief Bruce Farr of Toronto EMS were on hand to celebrate the department success and to acknowledge the contribution of over 60 EMS staff involved in the implementation of the Toronto EMS ePCR system.
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Remembrance Day Video
 You are about to witness the repatriation of a fallen Canadian Hero - a soldier, sailor, airman or airwoman. Click for more:
Each repatriation is a time of sorrow for the loved ones of our fallen, their comrades, their Unit, and for Canada.
For us, the citizens of Canada, each repatriation should be a day of personal reflection and national pride for those who bravely serve our nation.
This video has been created to honour the members of our Canadian Forces through this reflection of sadness and pride.
Remember our fallen.
Remember those who loved them left behind.
Pray for the safe return of all of our brave Canadian Forces members serving so far from home.
Pro Patria
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Toronto EMS Awards Ceremony
 Toronto EMS held our annual awards ceremony on May 21, 2009. Among the honourees were members of allied services, members of the general public who performed heroic deeds, members of the media, as well as the personnel of Toronto EMS.
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Toronto EMS at Road and Rail Safety Day
 Toronto EMS provides an ambulance and training for school children at Road and Rail Safety Day.
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Season's Greetings 2008
 Chief Bruce Farr sends his holiday greetings for 2008.
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Toronto City Council speaks about Toronto EMS
 During EMS week this year, TEMS TV went out into the community to ask the question "what does EMS mean to you?" One of our stops was city hall. To Mayor David Miller, the Councillors, Deputy City Manager Sue Corke, and Chief Bruce Farr, we would like to say thank you for taking the time to speak to us and share your thoughts
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EMS 911 dispatcher with Leukemia calls on the public for help
 Jessica Pessoa, a 22-year-old Emergency Medical Dispatcher for the City of Toronto, has helped hundreds of Torontonians who have called 9-1-1 in a medical emergency. Now she is battling Leukemia and needs a stem cell transplant.
Jessica was first diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when she was 15 years old. She thought she had beat the disease, but this July, she found out it had returned. Click for more:
Physicians have told Jessica her best chance to defeat the cancer is a stem cell transplant, but like 70% of patients, she hasn’t found a match in her own family. She is now undergoing chemotherapy and radiation to combat the leukemia while the search for a stem cell donor continues.
“As a 911 dispatcher, Jessica helps save lives everyday, responding to calls for help from sick and injured people,” says Toronto EMS Chief Bruce Farr. “Now we are asking citizens to respond to our own call for help by giving blood and registering as a stem cell donor on the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network so Jessica and the hundreds of other patients needing a donor may successfully find a match.”
Currently, there are approximately 600 diverse patients in Canada who need stem cell transplants to treat potentially life-threatening illnesses like leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. The best matches are usually found from the same ethnic background as the patient.
“We need more people to join the OneMatch Network. There are so many people out there who need transplants and cannot have one because there is no match,” says Jessica.
Many of Jessica’s colleagues—including paramedics and Emergency Medical Dispatchers—have been inspired by Jessica’s story to join OneMatch, but more donors are needed. The process is simple. Go to www.onematch.ca and complete a short survey. If you are eligible, OneMatch will send a kit in the mail containing 4 cotton swabs that you rub against the inside of your cheek. After mailing the kit back, you will be part of the registry. “Please register as a stem cell donor. It is pain and cost free and so easy to join, and it can be your chance to save a life if you are a match with someone,” says Jessica.
To learn more or to register on the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, please visit www.onematch.ca.
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TTC and EMS team up for subway paramedic pilot project
 In 2007, the TTC experienced more than 4,000 incidents of customers or employees becoming ill or injured on subway trains or in subway stations. Of those, more than 1,200 occurred on subway trains, resulting in delays of almost 3,000 minutes. Click for more:
In an effort to provide quicker response times and fewer subway service delays, the TTC and Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are teaming up for a pilot project, placing an EMS paramedic in the subway system during the morning and afternoon rush hour periods, Monday to Friday until January 3, 2009. This pilot project is funded by the TTC.
The paramedic responds to Passenger Assistance Alarms in the subway from Bloor-Yonge Station eastbound to Coxwell Station, westbound to Dundas West Station, northbound to Lawrence Station and southbound to St. Patrick Station.
The paramedic and TTC supervisor remain in direct contact with Transit Control. The 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Dispatcher is also called, with ambulances dispatched as usual while the subway paramedic is enroute to the call.
“The wellness of our customers is one of our top priorities,” says TTC Chair Adam Giambrone. “The TTC is very pleased to be working with our colleagues at EMS to ensure that anyone who becomes ill or injured in the subway system will have emergency responders on the scene very quickly. In addition, the quick response will allow the TTC to reduce delays due to emergencies, improving service for everyone.”
Toronto EMS Chief Bruce Farr says, “Toronto EMS receives many calls in the subway system and paramedics experience challenges and delays getting from the ambulance to the patient. Combining the TTC's transit system expertise with Toronto EMS’ expertise in prehospital care will lead to faster care for ill and injured passengers.” Hide section
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Bicycle Safety Tips
 Toronto Emergency Medical Services has produced a short video on riding your bicycle safely.
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Spring Safety Seatbelt Campaign
 The Ontario Provincial Police hosted this year’s safety seatbelt clinic at Yorkdale Mall. Click for more:
This event not only allowed members of the public to come and have their child safety seats properly installed, but also showcased emergency services from across Ontario, working together for public safety. There was a large media turnout for the event, and Toronto EMS along with Peel Region EMS, represented emergency medical services at displays, mock scenarios and child seat safety checks. Hide section
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Toronto Emergency Medical Services announces launch of STEMI program
 Toronto’s cardiac care system is evolving to become one of the most comprehensive in the world. A significant part of that evolution is a new city-wide program involving Toronto EMS where STEMI (ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients will receive reperfusion therapies in the shortest possible time. Click for more:
The ability for Toronto’s Level III- Paramedics to perform in-field 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) acquisition is the first step in a series of required changes to improve the outcome for STEMI patients.
In addition to the patients EMS encounters on 911 emergency calls, Toronto EMS will play a central role in managing patients who arrive at community hospital emergency departments where definitive care may not available. Hide section
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Discussing death with Dr. James Edwards, of the Coroner’s Office
 A video interview with Dr. James Edwards, regional supervising coroner for Toronto east, on the subject of expected and obvious death.
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Community Referrals by EMS: CREMS
 Community Referrals by EMS or CREMS is a simple procedure that enables paramedics to link at-risk and in-need people to health care and support services in the community. Click for more:
Paramedics responding to 911 calls often discover that their patients need additional care that is outside the current scope of paramedic practice. Most of that care and support is available in the community but the problem is inadequate linkage of patients to the organizations that provide the services.
Paramedics can successfully link people to the care and support that they require by making a Community Referral by EMS or CREMS. That linkage can have a profound impact on people’s health and their quality of life.
The original pilot of the Community Referrals by EMS or CREMS program in a small area of Toronto proved to be very successful. In addition to establishing and improving care for people in the community, there was a noticeable impact on EMS resource utilization.
On January 7th, 2008, Toronto EMS in cooperation with the Toronto Central – Community Care Access Centre, launched the Community Referrals by EMS or CREMS program across the entire City of Toronto.
Please watch the video Community Referrals by EMS or CREMS which outlines the purpose and function of the program in more detail. Hide section
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Cold Alert Tips
 As the temperature drops in the next winter months, please take the necessary precautions to keep your self warm and protected from the freezing elements. Click for more:
Dean Shaddock, Coordinator of Toronto EMS Community Paramedicine shares tips on staying safe this winter. Hide section
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Heavy snow requires smart shovelling techniques
 From December 15-16 2007, Toronto was blanketed with 30 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. Click for more:
Snow shovelling is strenuous exercise and can take a toll, but there are some things people can do to protect themselves. EMS Community Paramedicine Coordinator Dean Shaddock demonstrates safe shovelling and offers some tips.
For more information about safe shovelling, visit this page. Hide section
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Paramedics deliver early Christmas gift
 On Friday December 14, a convoy of eight EMS vehicles rolled into Daily Bread Food Bank loaded with food. Paramedics Geoff MacBride and Anthony Butera, who organized the three-week food drive in their spare time, presented 17,414 pounds worth of donations to Gail Nyberg, executive director of Daily Bread. Click for more:
“There’s so many calls we do that are specifically caused by hunger, and by doing this, we take an active role,” said Geoff.
EMS and other City staff generously donated much of the food, leaving it in boxes at headquarters, hubs, stations, base hospital, Cardiac Safe City, City Hall and other locations. The TPA also solicited corporate donations.
“We are grateful for Toronto EMS,” said Nyberg. “The support we receive from these food drives is what makes the Holiday Drive successful.”
Daily Bread is hoping to collect 1 million pounds of donated food this holiday season. Hide section
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