By Marissa Lentz-McGrath | TimminsToday.com TIMMINS – Reports of violence against paramedics in the Cochrane District continue to rise, with physical assaults in the first five months of 2026 already surpassing… …
Paramedics
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
New Brunswick equips paramedics with clot-busting heart attack drugs
The New Brunswick government will spend up to $2.5 million to equip advanced care paramedics with clot-busting medications used to treat certain heart attacks before patients reach hospital. The medications,… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM WorkSafeBC must compensate paramedic whose PTSD was aggravated by trainer’s threat, harassment
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Global Safety NewsOpinionWorkplace Safety
After a 32-hour shift in Pittsburgh, I realized EMTs should be napping on the job
By P. Daniel Patterson At 7 a.m., roughly an hour before the end of my shift as a paramedic in Pittsburgh, my colleague and I were dispatched to a patient… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeNB launches mental health monitoring app pilot for paramedics
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkSafeNB has partnered with the Paramedic Association of New Brunswick and the University of Regina to pilot a mental health monitoring app for trauma-exposed workers in the province. The Mental… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyMental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
Ontario invests $32 million in mental health supports for first responders
Ontario will provide $32 million to expand specialized mental health services for first responders and public safety personnel across the province. The funding flows through the 2025-26 Mental Health Supports… …


