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A8 -The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 22, 2003 Workers put life-saving skills to use By Paula Henriques O AKVILLE BEAVKR STAFF Two CanAmera Food employees were commended last Wednesday by the Canadian Red Cross for using their life-sav ing skills on a co-worker, who suffered a massive heart attack. Warehouse technicians Liz Laimbert and Serge Perin were presented with the Rescuer Award. Though their efforts failed to rev ive the victim, Elaine Wilson, of the Canadian Red Cross Oakville branch, explained the duo's actions were brave and valuable. "This is an awkward thing, because we * are presenting these two people with the Rescuer Award, even though the individual eventually did not make it." she said. "What we're really celebrating is the valor and training with which they handled the situation. When the opportunity present ed itself to use their CPR and first aid skills, they did. They applied that knowledge and they should be a shining example to even one." Statistics show the first person at the scene can make a difference between recov ery or rehabilitation, she added. The incident occurred in last May. when a 42-year-old truck driver stopped at the CanAmera warehouse after making a deliv ery. According to Lambert and Perin, the Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Heaver Liz Lambert and Serge Perln. of CanAmera Foods, were honoured by the Canadian Red Cross last week for attempting to revive a truck driver, who succumbed to a heart attack last year. driver - who is a long-time friend of both told the duo that he felt dizzy, then col lapsed. Those were his last words spoken. Perin and Lambert, who had both received CPR and first aid training, cheeked for vitals and found him not breathing and with no pulse. They tried to resuscitate him and were soon able to establish a pulse. When the ambulance came, they both fell confident they would see him again. " He had vital signs, but they were very weak." said Lambert. "We thought at worst he'd be off work for a while. We were plan ning to go see him in the hospital." But he never revived and died a short time later. "We didn't know he was having a heart attack until the next day. The hospital per sonnel told us there was nothing anybody could have done." said Perin. "You hope you never have to use it (training), but it's better to have than to stand around and hope for the best," he added For those interested in taking First Aid training, the Canadian Red Cross has vari ous courses available. Standard First-Aid. which is a comprehensive 18-hour course teaching First Aid and CPR skills, is sched uled for Feb. 1 -2 and Feb. 15-16 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost is $100. including tax. Emergency First Aid. which is an intro ductory course leaching basic skills needed to deal with life-threatening situations including adult, child, and infant CPR. costs' $69. Other courses include Two Rescuer Basic Life Support. 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