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Photo of the day: 11-year-old saves his mom’s life

Posted May 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

It is said that eating dinner as a family is an important thing to do, but did you ever think it might save your life? 11-year-old Connor McCarthy was having dinner with his family when his mom began to choke and could not breathe. Calmly, Con...

High Fives! Social Ambassadors receive awards

Posted May 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

Congrats to two of our Social Ambassadors Joallore Alon(@clickflickca) and Amber MacArthur (@ambermac) who both received Injury Prevention Awards at a special Red Cross awards ceremony!Joallore was recognized for his support in helping the Red Cross ...

Photo of the Day: Harper Government announces CanadaSummer Jobs initiative

Posted May 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

@ Yesterday the Harper Government launched their 2013 CanadaSummer Jobs initiative. As a result of the initiative, 36,000 students will gain valuable work experience this summer. Dr. Kellie Leitch made the announcement yesterday on behalf of H...

Canadian Red Cross celebrates World Red Cross Day

Posted May 08, 2013 by Global Administrator

Staff at the Canadian Red Cross Sault Ste. Marie branch got their bake on in preparation of World Red Cross Day and our founder, Henri Dunant's birthday. Almost 200 cupcakes were baked, decorated and individually packaged and are being sold at the ...

CPR & Mad Men: Confidence from the boardroom to a cardiac emergency

Posted April 08, 2013 by Global Administrator

TV's favourite ad men and women returned to television screens across North America last night and if you saw the latest episode you can probably understand why we're interested in a particular scene. Don and Megan's doorman suffers a sudden car...

Tech Talk: The future of First Aid may be in your phone

Posted April 03, 2013 by Global Administrator

As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the mobile phone, it is really amazing to think about all of the innovation in mobile phone technology and how it impacts our health, provides life-saving information, and provides information in a disaster or ...

Queen’s University prepares to get certified in Mouth to Mouth for Canadian Red Cross Awareness Week

Posted March 26, 2013 by Global Administrator

As part of their emphasis on giving back to the community, last week was Canadian Red Cross Awareness Week on Queen’s University campus in Kingston, Ontario. With a special focus on water safety, first aid and CPR initiatives, the Queen's Red Cross...

Tech Talk: Bringing life back to abandoned phone booths

Posted March 22, 2013 by Global Administrator

A small community in Northern Ireland has brought life back to their abandoned phone booth by retrofitting it with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The community of Crossgar, population 1500, has also had more than 10% of its population...

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