Medical emergency in university security
While providing security services to a university in Ontario, the team also provided additional security services for the housing for Sandy Lake evacuees.
One of the evacuees had a medical condition that results in seizures, and the condition worsens when alcohol is consumed.
Over the course of several days, the security team responded to numerous reports of the man having seizures: He’d have a short seizure of a few seconds, become lucid, attempt to get up and then start seizing again. He would flail his arms, and be at a risk of falling when seizing from a standing position, the concern was that he would injure himself. He’d been to the hospital several times over three days.
In June 2025, the man had another spell of seizures, causing him to go VSA (vital signs absent), and the team responded. Jesse Iorio, Priyawart Chaudhary, Prabjot Singh, Blair Bentley and Jolene Gane arrived on scene. Gane, Iorio and Chaudhary attended to him, using the AED on campus until EMS arrived and took over. He regained a pulse and soon began breathing again.
Bentley was quick to get to the security vehicle, meet responding emergency services at the designated meeting point and bring them to other team members who were waiting to escort them to the medical emergency.
The security team manager reports that the team clearly saved the man’s life with their impressive teamwork and communication.
Thank you!
Canadian Security Lifesaver Association®