ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — St. John Ambulance has presented life-saving awards to 13 residents of Newfoundland and Labrador for their acts of bravery, ranging from ...
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — St. John Ambulance has presented life-saving awards to 13 residents of Newfoundland and Labrador for their acts of bravery, ranging from rescue efforts in burning homes to applying first aid during medical emergencies.Arthur Dominix rescued all occupants of a burning home in Spaniards Bay on June 22. Relying on prior first-aid training, Dominix assessed the scene for hazards, used fire safety measures and communicated effectively to evacuate the family without injuries.
In another act of heroism, Bradley Porter responded to a radio call about a man overboard while boating on July 29. Porter located and rescued the man, applying first aid and keeping him warm until emergency medical services arrived.Clarke England and Charlie England received awards for their quick thinking in St. John’s on Jan. 6, when they used a tourniquet to save the life of their mother when a rare aneurysm in her arm broke and caused the artery to bleed out.
Firefighting personnel, including Fire Chief Geffrey Fowlow, Deputy Chief Lloyd Davis, Capt. Shawn Piercey and firefighter Gabe Fisher were honoured for performing CPR and using an automated external defibrillator to save a colleague who collapsed during a structure fire on March 6 in Port Rexton. Norm Jerrett was acknowledged for his life-saving efforts in delivering abdominal thrusts to a choking woman at Brown’s Restaurant in Whiteway on July 13, 2022.
Krista Murrin, Gerard Murrin, Patrick Murrin-Keough and Aubree Grouchy were also honoured for their quick actions in saving the lives of a two-year-old girl and her sister who had fallen into a pool in St. John's on July 19, 2022. Patrick, 5, and Aubree, 8, discovered the girls in the pool and quickly alerted the adults. Krista got the girls out of the pool and discovered that one child was non-responsive, so Krista and her husband Gerard performed CPR on the little girl until EMS arrived.
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