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ACTion Hero Bureau

The ACTion Hero Bureau consists of the many community leaders, teachers, students, parents, partners and rescuers all committed to promoting health and empowering Canadians to save lives. The ACT High School CPR Program is made possible with the support and dedication of these heroes and more!

We are very proud of our local heroes! If you know someone who has reacted in an emergency, please let us know!

Sudbury teen saves hockey teammate from choking
Student helps save mans life with CPR New Norway teacher saves student Grande Prairie student saves girlfriend from choking
Ottawa student saves father?s life with CPR BC teen uses training to help a stranger BC student saves sister life
Lakefield student saves boss life with CPR Harrow teacher creates classroom of heroes Grande Prairie student saves fathers life
VIDEO: ACT High School CPR student reacts in emergency, stresses importance of AEDs in high schools Student saves friend from choking on the streets of New York City Kingston vice-principal saves colleague from choking
Vancouver teacher saves stranger with CPR New Norway student uses ACT skills in an emergency Quebec teacher saves stranger?s life
Aylmer teen saves brother from choking Toronto student uses skills learned in high school to save mother's life Dewinton family saves grandfather from choking
Choking girl saved by fellow student in school cafeteria Student responded quickly when man collapsed at Montreal wedding Waterloo teacher saves son from choking
VIDEO AND STORY: Ottawa teachers save student's life with CPR ?He knew that I would know what to do?: Rouyn-Noranda teen saves her father from choking U.S. city proclaims a day in honour of courageous Ottawa teen
?I didn?t even know she knew what to do?: Ottawa teen saves brother from choking VIDEO AND STORY: Quick-thinking Edmonton student saves mother?s life ?Mom you saved my life?: Sudbury teacher leaps into action when daughter starts choking
Alberta teachers save student?s life Ottawa student saves brother's life Ross Griffith saves Arnie Swedler with CPR 10 years after High School CPR course
Teacher saves mother's life by recognizing the signs of a heart attack Montreal high school teacher saves life of fellow teacher by using the Heimlich Manoeuvre Windsor student saves father's life with skills learned through ACT High School CPR Program
Choking boy saved by fellow student in school cafeteria ?Even though I?m just 17, I can still help?: Teen saves niece from choking Teacher comes to aid of unconscious student
Quebec student prevents Shakespearean play from becoming real-life tragedy Alberta student saves neighbour's life with CPR Alberta teacher steps in to help when woman collapses
Boy saves sister's life with Heimlich Manoeuvre Edmonton student saves best friend's life using skills learned in school Physical education teacher saves colleague's life with CPR
Boy saves father's life with Heimlich Manoeuvre Ottawa student saves man's life in Halifax with CPR Physical education teacher saves father's life with CPR
Ottawa teacher saves child from drowning Student uses knowledge from ACT High School CPR Program to assist in a drug-related emergency Student stops to assist unconscious man


ACT's Corporate Health Partners As part of our commitment to improving the health and quality of life of Canadians, AstraZeneca is proud to support ACT's commitment to saving lives through the delivery of CPR training to high schools across the country. Pfizer Canada is a proud supporter of the ACT Foundation's mission to promote health and empower Canadians to save lives. The more people know how to react during the first crucial moments, the greater the chance of survival. Sanofi Canada recognizes the value to society of the ACT Foundation's initiatives and fully supports the foundation's goal to see mandatory CPR training in Canadian high schools.
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