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    How hot is it outside? OPSEU Paramedics make the difference.

    How hot is it outside?

    This is how hot it is inside your car Outside 24° C Inside vehicle  10 min:…
    Now its autumn ... check your bottom! OPSEU Paramedics make the difference.

    Now it's autumn... Check your bottom!

    Colon/rectal cancer is the second-leading cause of death in men and the third leading cause…
    Illustration of a car passenger with their feet up on the dash

    You can’t predict a crash... keep your feet off the dash

    Catastrophic facial injuries by your own legs can occur on airbag deployment other injuries include:…
    Illustration of a woman wearing a telephone headset

    An unnecessary call can affect us all

    Over 2 million requests for ambulance services are made every year in Ontario Hundreds of…
    Illustration of car driving in snowy conditions with slippery road warning sign.

    Don't lose your grip

    Stay on track with winter tires! Winter tires deliver better traction below 7 degrees Celsius…
    Bathroom medicine cabinet locked with a padlock with the caption: "Put restrictions on your prescriptions - OPSEU Paramedics make the difference."

    Put restrictions on your prescriptions

    Prescription opioid deaths have doubled in the past 10 years Canada is the second-largest per…
    Illustration of children playing soccer, with one child lying on the ground hurt.

    Don't regret your unanchored net

    Unanchored nets can cause injury or death Between the ages of 5-14, 42 per cent…
    Illustration of a man lying on his back looking illd with the text: "Public access defibrillators only work if you can find them. OPSEU Paramedics make the difference."

    Public access defibrillators only work if you can find them

    There are 40,000 cardiac arrests in Canada per year A recent study shows 25 per…