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First Responders
March 2021 the bus in the dark. If the clocks stay on DST year-round, the mornings will stay dark but high school students will get home with a few minutes of daylight to spare on the shortest days. However for parents who struggle to rouse kids in the pitch black, the winter mornings could be more difficult.
In both the United Kingdom and Russia, long, dark mornings made changing to year-round DST unpopular and after experimenting with no time change they went back. If the newly elected US Congress agrees to allow states to opt out of Standard Time, British Columbia may eventually be ‘springing forward’ and staying there. But for now, don’t forget to change your clocks on Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 am.
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“911 ... What is your emergency?”
Submitted by Karen Boulter
Have you ever wondered how you might respond in an emergency situation?
What would you do if your spouse is having trouble breathing and is experiencing chest and abdominal pains? What if you suspect your friend is experiencing a diabetic emergency? What might you do if you observe a motor vehicle accident where someone has been thrown from the vehicle?
When you or your loved one suffers a life threatening medical emergency or injury, most of us know to call 911. Then what? Breathe and stay calm. Be prepared to answer questions, the most important of which is your location. Next, BC Ambulance will require information about the person’s condition. These questions may include:
Is the person conscious? Is the person breathing? Is there an injury? Is the person in a dangerous position or location where further injury could occur? Does the person have a chronic medical condition? BCAS will also have questions relating to COVID 19 symptoms and possible contact within the past two weeks.
Answering the operator’s questions clearly, calmly and accurately will help ensure the ambulance and North Shuswap First Responders are dispatched quickly and will be able to reach you sooner. Do not hang up until the BCA operator tells you to do so. He or she will be able to talk you through possible procedures while you wait for emergency care. If the BCA operator feels you should hang up, you can attend to the following: • Begin first aid if there is a wound. • Stay calm and reassure the person that help is on the way. • Make the person as comfortable as possible. • Gather the Health Care card and medications to give to the emergency team. • Move clutter or small furniture to allow easy access to the person. • Recall the facts: How long has the person been sick? When and how did the accident happen? • Have someone positioned COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL
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(continued from page35) at the door or driveway to lead emergency personnel to the patient. • When emergencies happen, staying calm, providing information, and following directions, helps everyone in the long run.
Together “We Make a Difference.”
If you are interested in joining our FR Society, please email Catherine McCrea at cm.nsbc@gmail.com
If you would like to borrow home care medical supplies such as crutches, walkers, walking casts, shower chairs, etc, free of charge, from the First Responders Society, please contact Don Devine at donedevine@gmail.com or call 250-955-2101 to make arrangements and find out more about what we have available. If you have equipment at home that you are no longer using, please consider donating the items to our Society. At present, we are hoping to obtain wheelchairs that will be available for other members of our communities to use while recuperating, or to use until a more permanent wheelchair can be obtained.
To order your green with white reflective address sign, just $40, please contact Margaret Needham at 250-679-2334 or ma.needham49@gmail.com today. These signs are invaluable when we are trying to find you in an emergency situation. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
