** Edmonton man given jail sentence for attacking attending paramedics
** Off-duty Ottawa medic saves man’s life
CANADA NEWS
** An Edmonton man was sentenced to 54 days in jail after admitting assaulting two paramedics and a police officer following a call for a domestic dispute. The Edmonton Sun (Tony Blais/November 21) said Jonathan Perry, 32, who served the time in pre-trial custody, appeared in court last week, copping to assault and assault with a weapon in relation to the September 12, 2011 incident. According to the newspaper, police and EMS responded to Perry’s home where a struggle promptly ensued, ending with a police officer shooting Perry. Once inside the ambulance, he ripped out his IV, brandishing the sharp like a weapon. A police officer in the EMS unit managed to wrest the needle away from him. Perry, who is now a paraplegic, claims tasering and the gunshot wound led to his debilitated medical condition. He is suing police for $5.5 million for wrongful assault and false imprisonment.
** An off-duty Ottawa paramedic is being lauded after saving the life of an elderly choking patient last Wednesday. The Ottawa Sun (Kelly Roche/November 20) said the unidentified practitioner assisted the 73-year-old man after the latter began choking on his breakfast while at a restaurant. According to the newspaper, the paramedic initiated and sustained CPR until on-duty medics arrived. There is no word on the man’s condition.
