"Yesterday when we were leaving school my colleagues and I headed towards York Mills subway station when we came across an elderly gentleman who appeared to have Parkinson’s disease. We stood back observing him attempting to get onto the escalator with his eye doctor assisting him. We did not feel comfortable knowing that this man was going to travel alone so we waited as his doctor talked to a TTC employee to see if there was an alternative way of him getting to his destination. When we realized that no other alternative was available to him we decided that we were going to accompany this gentleman home no matter where the location. We had his safety and best interests at heart, but unfortunately we did not have the opportunity to do so, before we could approach him the 62 year old man he fell with his walker down the moving escalator and we all ran to his rescue. Thanks to our CPR & First Aid training we were more than able to assist this man and protect him from hurting himself any further.
This is how we assisted:
- cleared the way
- didn't move him
- kept communicating to him by asking him questions
- applied pressure to his wounds
- waited for TTC Supervisor & Paramedics to come
If we had to, we would do it all over again, thank you triOS and thank you Lifesavers 101 for making us Lifesavers!"
Leslie Alves, Aldith Bowen, Deon Nicholson, Romezia Ali
triOS Students
Toronto Campus
triOS offers a series of health care related diploma programs geared towards training individuals for a career in health care. These programs are designed specifically for entry level careers in caring for people using our health care system. The government spends billions of dollars each year dealing with an aging population.
Economists expect long-term job growth in this industry to be higher than average, however some medical careers will grow much faster than others.
Students thinking about pursuing a medical career often do so because they have an idealized notion about helping others. Often, they are not aware of the many different job possibilities in medicine unless they know people who work in the field.
Many people only associate medical careers with hospitals and
doctors’ offices. They do not realize there are other opportunities in different settings and related fields. They forget that medical workers also maintain health, prevent illness, and provide support for practitioners.
triOS health care programs are designed to get you trained and into the work force quickly. Using job shadowing, internships and job placements, you receive training and practical exposure to the work place as part of your program, enabling you to be job-ready upon graduation.