News Archives
 |
In the Media |
|
Press Releases |
|
Other |
In the Media
MidNorth Monitor Article - Link to Life launched in North Shore |
 BayToday Article - Link to Life Launched in North Bay With representatives on hand from the Connecting Community Partners in Injury Prevention (CCPIP) the Link to Life project was officially launched at the North Bay Police Service station on Princess Street Tuesday morning. Care Link, an offshoot of True Steel Security, developed a tool to help first responders and emergency personnel obtain important medical information during times of crisis. “We realised that when we dispatch paramedics to assist someone who is in need ... in some cases they are frantic and they are not able to fully communicate... |
Emergency response workers have another tool to help people in distress in their homes with the Link to Life medical information file folder to be kept on refrigerators by a magnetic strip. The plastic pouch holds vital health and medical information for ambulance, fire and police to find when they come across someone unable to communicate their conditions. The system was developed by Care Link, a 24-hour medical alarm response division of True Steel Security and Northern Communications. Kevin Buckland, client satisfaction manager, said the company realized the coordinated approach...
 Timmins Daily Press Article - File under 'L' for lifesavingA private company called Care Link is ensuring that people in the North have a means of communicating with paramedics or physicians even if they are unresponsive through the Link to Life Medical Information Files. Representatives of Care Link, as well as from Timmins and District Hospital, Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services and the Porcupine Health Unit, were on hand Monday to announce the distribution of these vital pieces of paper. "The original concept for the design of the Link to Life Medical Information File was essentially to... |
 Timmins Times Article - Lifesaving "Fridge Magnet"A private communications firm is working with the public sector to provide a free service aimed at saving lives in Northern Ontario. Northern Communications / True Steel Security is the parent company that is sponsoring the Link to Life medical information file that has been endorsed by every major health care agency and hospital in Timmins and across Northeastern Ontario. the Link to Life program, which is free to local residents, is a compact vinyl packet that contains essential medical information about the homeowner or a person with a medical condition... |
| Sudbury Star Article - Link to Life Eases Medical Frustrations When paramedics rush to a residence and whisk someone away in an ambulance, it's critical they, and later emergency department workers, get as much medical and prescription information as possible about the patient. "There's nothing more frustrating than having a sick patient and trying to figure out what medications they are on and they say 'I take a yellow one in the morning, and a red one in the evening,'" said Dr. Rob Lepage, A sudbury Regional Hospital emergency medicine physician... |
| Associated Press - Technology Slowly Adapted By Elderly Wireless networks, fast Internet connections and smart kitchen appliances are the rage in hightech homes for the hip, young and well-to-do. Slowly, the elderly are adapting to digital lifestyle technologies, allowing them to stay longer in their homes, relieve burdens of caregivers, and, ultimately, reduce health care costs. It's a far cry from the rudimentary panic-button devices plugged by those campy "Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up" TV commercials.... |
Press Releases
True Steel Announces Care Link |
Other
Sudbury Link for Life Launch Event |
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Telephone: (705) 677-6744 or (866) 876-7401. E-Mail: info@carelinkadvantage.ca
Copyright 2009 © Northern Communication Services Inc. All rights Reserved
