Health Issues and Services
Info Stop is a sticker you place on your fridge to indicate that your
medical information including your health insurance number, your
doctor’s name & a list of medication you are taking are in a
plastic container on the door of your fridge. If you are unconscious or
unable to answer questions when an ambulance driver arrives, he knows
to look in your fridge for the container. To obtain a container, call
Johanna Earle at (819) 687-3278 or drop in at a CLSC.
Info Santé
If you ever need medical advice, you may call the CLSC any time day or
night at (819) 425-3771.
A nurse will call you back in a few minutes to discuss your condition.
They will also advise you where to go to seek help. (They are
bilingual.)
P.A.I.R.
A daily contact
The Pair system is a program of prevention and home security. Because
of the automated call system, persons enrolled receive a daily call at
a pre-determined hour to verify that everything is fine. If the person
does not answer after three calls, an alert is set off. The people
responsible activate a process of physical verification to find out if
help is needed. To sign up for this free service or for further
information, please call Johanna Earle at (819) 687-3278
Centre d’Action Bénévole- Volunteer Services
Available to any adult with loss of autonomy, living at home and who
needs assistance. To receive transportation to appointments, groceries,
bank or pharmacy & other services such as filling income tax
returns, etc.
Please call- Centre d’Action Bénévole (819) 425-8433
Rolling Along
The Adapted Transportation bus service has a program whereby residents
may embark if the bus is already picking up someone and there is an
empty seat available. The cost to Mont-Tremblant each way would be
$2.00.
For information and reservations :
Transport Adapté des Laurentides at (819) 425-9979.
The 0-5-30 Prevention Program
A program designed to prevent cardiovascular disease, some cancers,
lung disease, and type 2 diabetes. The program aims at reducing the use
of tobacco and the exposure to second-hand smoke, increasing the
comsumption of fruits and vegetables (5 per day) and the regular
practice of physical activity (at least 30 minutes per day.)
Alzheimer Society
(819) 326-7136
Health Services
• home care
• help with meals
• vacinations
• paliative care
• loan of medical equipment such as hospital bed,
walker, wheel chair, crutchs, etc.
• psychological help
• family respite
Call- Centre de santé et de service sociaux (819) 425-3771
Johanna Earle
What to do: Dangerous
Materials
So as not to fill the landsite
with dangerous materials:
• Paints and
solvents should be returned to hardware store;
• Used paint
tins have been brought to municipal garage last 2 Labour Day Saturdays;
• Out dated
pills should be returned to the pharmacy;
• Used tires
go to Maurice Boyer’s or Jean Brosseau’s garages;
• Herbicides,
pesticides and fertilisers to a garden centre;
• Car
batteries should be returned to your auto repair facility;
• Used dry
cell batteries should be placed in the plastic bag provided by the
municipality. Write "Arundel" on the bag, seal & place in green
garbage container to go to recycling plant.
Johanna Earle
Fire
Prevention in the Home: some words to live by _______
Smoke detectors
Smoke is responsible for three out of four deaths in fires; Install
smoke detectors on every level of your home and outside of sleeping
areas. Test every detector at least once a month. Keep smoke detectors
dust free. Replace batteries twice a year- a good reminder is when you
change the time on your clocks spring & fall.
If you have a smoke detector wired directly into your electrical
system, be sure that the little signal light is blinking periodically.
This tells you that the alarm is active.
Fire extinguishers
They remain the best bet if you’re on the spot when a fire begins. Fire
extinguishers should be mounted in the kitchen, garage, and workshop.
Purchase ABC type extinguisher for extinguishing all types of fires.
Learn how to use your extinguisher before there is an emergency.
Remember, use an extinguisher on small fires only. If there is a large
fire, get out immediately and call 911 from another location.
Thinking ahead- Your exit plan
The best motto: be prepared
Prepare a floor plan of your home showing at lease 2 ways out of each
room. Sleep with your bedroom door closed. In the event of a fire, this
will help to hold back heat and smoke.
Do not open
If a door feels hot, do not open; escape through another door or
window; easy to use window-escape ladders are available through many
catalogues & stores; agree on a fixed location out-of-doors where
family members are to gather for a head count; stay together away from
the fire.
Call 911 from another location.
Make certain no one goes back inside the burning building; check halls
and stairways to make sure they are free of obstructions and
combustibles; to help cut down on the need for an emergency exit in the
first place, clear all unnecessary items from the attic, basement,
garage and closets.
Grass fires
Grass fires are a major concern for fire fighters in late spring and
summer; they get quickly out of control and can cause serious damage in
agricultural and forested lands. Forest fire officials encourage people
not to light grass fires or burn debris. Burning dry grass in fields or
yard debris can spread to nearby forests. (The burning by-law
requires that any person who wishes to light a fire between April 1st
and November 30th in order to burn dry hay, straw, grass brush,
branches, trees, shrubs or plants, etc. must obtain a burning permit
from the municipal inspector, secretary-treasurer, acting secretary,
fir-chief or acting chief.)
Preparation for Winter
Chimneys should be thoroughly verified and cleaned every fall to reduce
the risk of dangerous fires. Oil furnaces should be verified by a
qualified technician. Testing for the risk of carbon monoxide emissions
escaping into your home should be done at least once each year.
Neil Swail, director, Arundel Fire Department
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