Public Access Defibrillation Programs
Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) programs focus on coordinating the placement of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in strategic locations throughout the community where there is a chance someone could suffer a cardiac arrest.
Download our Start-a-Heart PAD program guide.
Learn to use an Automatic External Defibrillator
Download our guide to using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
View this University of Arizona Sarver Heart Centre video to learn how to use an AED.
Public Education and Engagement
In 2022, our Paramedic Community Engagement team was successfully re-launched, with a renewed focus on both Public Education and Community Engagement. Our dedicated paramedics have had the opportunity to educate local schools across the Kawartha Lakes and participate in community events, such as the Kawartha Lakes Wellness Fair. These efforts allow us to share valuable information about the programs we offer while also expressing our gratitude to the incredible community we serve.
We offer educational, curriculum-relevant programs providing information about the following topics. All programs can be adapted for any age group from children to adults.
Contact our Community Engagement team here.
Hands Only CPR and AED |
| This program teaches the lifesaving skills of "Hands Only CPR" and using an AED. These skills are quick to learn and can make a difference between life and death. |
Helmet Safety |
| This program helps to inform of the dangers of an improperly sized helmet and shows the standard techniques for sizing a helmet properly. |
Choking |
| This program demonstrates the correct method for aiding an individual who is choking or has an airway obstruction. |
Wounds |
| This program helps to teach how to dress and properly care for minor wounds as well as abrasions prior to calling 911. |
Epipen |
| Life threatening allergic reactions are extremely time sensitive. This program shows the basics of how to administer a personal Epipen to an individual with an identified allergy in a life-threatening situation. |
Heart Attack and Stroke |
| This program provides information on signs and symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke as well as the medical directives that can be utilized in these situations by paramedics to provide care and transport to a local stroke center or cardiac catheterization lab. |
Calling 911 |
| This program informs how and when to call 911. This program also explains what to expect or anticipated questions from the dispatch center when 911 is called. |
Prescription Medication |
| This program provides information on the dangers of not taking prescription medication properly as well as the dangers of taking medication that is either expired or not prescribed to you. |
How to prepare for 911 |
| This program provides information that will aid the community in how to properly prepare in the event you need to call an ambulance to your residence, recreational facility, church or other community building. This program will help you help the paramedics in the event of an emergency. |
Car seat clinics |
| Please note our car seat clinics have been paused as of right now and we will update when we are able to resume. |
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