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BCEHS, Helijet and Santa Claus team up to visit children in five BC hospitalsBCEHS, Helijet and Santa Claus team up to visit children in five BC hospitalshttp://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/BCEHS-Helijet-and-Santa-Claus-visit-children2018-12-18T08:00:00Z
Winter weather brings increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning<img alt="Paramedic specialist Jodi Butterman holds up a portable carbon monoxide monitor" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Jodi%20CO%20monitor%20article.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Winter weather brings increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoningAs the cold starts to move in, people use their stoves, furnaces and gas appliances more often. This increases the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/winter-weather-brings-increased-risk-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning2018-12-07T08:00:00Z
Community paramedicine closing gaps in health care<img alt="Community paramedic with patient" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/CP%20video%20still.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Community paramedicine closing gaps in health careBC’s community paramedicine program is improving access to health care in rural and remote communities by enhancing the role of qualified paramedics.http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/community-paramedicine-closing-gaps-in-health-care2018-11-28T08:00:00Z
Honours and awards for BCEHS staff<img alt="Paramedic specialist Jennie Helmer is congratulated by Amit Sobti, Executive Director of Provincial Programs at BCEHS" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Helmer%20award%20article.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Honours and awards for BCEHS staffThe BCEHS Long Service and Excellence Awards celebrate the significant milestones and outstanding achievements of our employees from across the province.http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/honours-and-awards-for-bcehs-staff2018-11-15T08:00:00Z
Paramedic warmed by kindness and brownies<img alt="Handmade thank you cards on cork board" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Thank%20you%20cards%20article.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Paramedic warmed by kindness and browniesWhen the landline phone rang at the Port Moody ambulance station, unit chief Daniel Earl assumed it was a telemarketing call.http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/paramedic-warmed-by-kindness-and-brownies2018-11-08T08:00:00Z
From lunch to lifesaving, thanks to PulsePoint app<img alt="Person giving CPR" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/CPR%20on%20person%20article.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />From lunch to lifesaving, thanks to PulsePoint appMichael Lee was having lunch with his family at a restaurant in Prince George. Just as the food arrived, he heard a noise coming from his phone—one that he hadn’t heard before.http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/from-lunch-to-lifesaving-thanks-to-pulsepoint-app2018-11-07T08:00:00Z
How World Restart A Heart Day was honoured in Tsawwassen<img alt="BCEHS director of strategic programs Peter Thorpe, cardiac survivor John Harrison and paramedic Jamie Rodgers" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Pay%20it%20Forward%20Image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />How World Restart A Heart Day was honoured in TsawwassenCarol Harrison wrote a letter to her local paper to thank the people, including paramedics, who saved her husband’s life. The result was “the ultimate pay-it-forward.”http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/how-world-restart-a-heart-day-was-honoured-in-tsawwassen2018-10-17T07:00:00Z
BC Ambulance paramedics discover missing plane 10 months after disappearance<img alt="Plane wreckage site, Glacier National Park" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Plane%20Wreckage%20Site%20Glacier%20National%20Park.JPG?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />BC Ambulance paramedics discover missing plane 10 months after disappearanceFor people who spend a lot of their time moving at a cruising speed of 230 kilometres an hour, it may seem strange that their discovery came down to a split second of time. Or, maybe not.http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-ambulance-paramedics-discover-missing-plane-10-months-after-disappearance2018-09-27T07:00:00Z
New paramedic positions announced for Kamloops and ChaseNew paramedic positions announced for Kamloops and Chasehttp://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-paramedic-positions-announced-for-kamloops-and-chase2018-09-18T07:00:00Z
New paramedic positions announced for KelownaNew paramedic positions announced for Kelownahttp://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-paramedic-positions-announced-for-kelowna2018-09-17T07:00:00Z

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