Outreach, Education and Events

Outreach, Education and Events

Paramedic Services provides service at festivals and special events, conducts education sessions for adults and children and participates in a number of activities that support the health and well-being of our community.

Paramedic Week 

Hands Only CPR 

In an effort to improve survival rates for cardiac arrest victims, the City of Greater Sudbury with the Heart and Stroke Foundation offers free Hands Only CPR sessions to residents. Hands-Only CPR involves providing high quality chest compressions without the use of mouth-to-mouth.

Facts from the Heart and Stroke Foundation: 

  • Eight in 10 sudden cardiac arrest incidents occur in public places.
  • The majority of people witnessing cardiac arrest do not perform CPR.
  • Knowing how to respond to a cardiac arrest can increase the odds of a person’s survival and recovery by 30 per cent or more.

Paramedic Honour Guard

It is the mission of the Honour Guard to create a strong, positive public view of paramedicine and instill pride, professionalism and honour to the paramedics of the City of Greater Sudbury. Paramedic Honour Guards volunteer to participate in ceremonial and parade functions to demonstrate respect for fallen comrades of the paramedic, police, fire and military communities.  Through their activity, the Honour Guard proudly represents the City of Greater Sudbury in a professional and respectful manner.

Paramedic Memorial Ride 

Our paramedics participate in public awareness initiatives such as the Tour Paramedic Ride, a four-day, 500 kilometre bicycle ride with 180 paramedics from across Ontario to raise money and awareness for a proposed national memorial in the nation’s capital in honour of fallen paramedics.