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economist suntribune opinion thursday ocf262066- mi j t enough to save a life if you came across unconscious child what would you do of course youd call 911 then what inwhitchurchstoufrville and in king township it takes about 13 minutes for an ambulance to arrive in other york region municipalities it takes eight minutes and 59 seconds but if youre skilled in first aid it only takes seconds for you to respond to a dying child on sunday night a 10yearold ajax boy didnt have eight minutes and 59 seconds or 13 minutes to get help rather shane featherston had seconds in the throes of an asthma attack shane stopped breathing he lost conscious ness lost his pulse and his heart stopped beating treatment by qualified medical person nel including advanced care para medics when all hands work together lives are saved a big brother its kids stuff 9057271251 lbs message brmgn to yoo as a ccmmitfy service ol ecooorast sovtribiw the elderly are the fastest growing segment of the population the ontario government anticipating the crunch have allocated 20000 new beds over the next few years v but beds arent enough to care for our loved ones co nee r n e d joan ransberry fj thejittackhit when the child was on a hay ride jatstouffvilles magic hill farmrvvkuewslifewas being threat ened magic imerriployee jennifer may was ts- skillediinlifesayingtechniques includingcprqjennifefresponded to meemergvncytbe 20year olddidnt stand there jandwriftg her hands she cudntfeel senseofhelp lessness 3v v7 jennifervtdokstock of the situation recognized its seriousness and made a decision shane couldnt wait for an ambulance the boy was loaded into the back of a pickup truck with his mom lorraine jennifer and her coworker evelatour before they reached the gate latour hadto perform mouthtdmouth resus citation when shane didnt respond jennifer applied fullblown cpr the truck met the ambulance two miles down the ninth line where para- medics took over treatment oh the side of the road included inserting a breath- ing tube down shanes throat further emergency care was administered at markham stouffville hospitaltoday shaneisok had it not been for first aid adminis tered by jennifer may and eve latour its quite possile the treatment at the hospi tal would have been pointless shane could have arrived at hospital dead the story reminded me that i am long- overdue for a refresher first aid cpurse j i know how to administer mouthto mouth resuscitation on adults children and infants as for cpr i knowthe basics but the basics arent good enough had i been on the hay wagori withshahe i would not have been near- v ly as capable as jennifer this is an excellent reminder of the need to know first aid offered by the red cross or st john ambulance cours- es are affordable and available in york region in caseof emergency york regions not a bad place to be york- regions emergency response service isjmultitiered and has many- partners if v itihvolvesprivate citizens admihis- terihg firsraid including cpr police officers and firefighters responding withr trieif expert training defibrillation and so are clac and its members thats why a task force has been appointed to find out what needs to be done to ensure our seniors get the kind of quality care they deserve- you can help by telling us your first hand experiences all persons involved caregivers employers family members and concerned individuals are invited l open forum on long term care j f monday october 30 700pm radisson hotel 50 east valhalla dr markham m viiv zjjzsttl j y v a shops on stales 404 sears outlet store off- price everyday r ip- tass plus everyday good values salepricesin9ectjoi a friday bgt27jo s-lsii-r- ail salesarejinaeno exchanges returnsor priceadjustmentst w s- -cs- dn- additional the a ready reauceapricespnallmen sjwomens children s d jim dubs si sob miaibvama mmmmia t immmmmw 7wmmmm ebbiri jithe alreaciy reduced prices pn- our entire halloween 5 ws includes costumes masks makeup decorations 3 l aj nw jvthe already reduced pricesoh ifi i mk hw- i v j an additional 3zt7lf y hhh lis 0i 3- v msnvr an additional ort lfthedlrjdyjneduced prices on allxv 16 size short sleeved tops blouses jrrwji off mens selected maiestlf terry 7 then 29 9 t iv noma 1 02 outdoor icicle lights i tfeglper iihpm bi javfc bltt pil ah cual surplus from our catalogue and refail stores plus special buys source ana factory v closeouts and everyday good values regular and was prices shown are sears prices we reserve the right to limit quantities personal shopping only no dealers please y visirour outlet site at wwwsearscdiformore hot deals use your sears card and collectsears club pointst they can add up to freesears merchandise or leven travel call 18002653675 for-aetails-a- jwtwiavfc johnst 5 se4bs k hours v mondayfriday 1 0 am 9 pm saturday 930 am 600 pm j sunday 12 rioon 500 pm catalogue shopping is t available at sears outlet centre to place sears copyright 2000 sears canada inc