Sharon Sutherland

🇨🇦Safety practitioner. Passionate about emergency preparedness, mental health, & well-being. Lover of forests, night skies, books, & autumn. Views are my own.

[BC AdventureSmart @BCAdvSmart]

📣 EMERG EVAC WITH PETS
2/29/2024 ~ 6pmPT

Celine Rytz is a veterinary pro, certified #pet first aid instructor & owner of Backcountry Aid + Rescue Kit (BARK).

BARK is all about pet safety re: emerg preparedness, education & the safe mngt of 🐕 outdoors.
https://t.co/LDggqXTkeP

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

My (not comprehensive) list of things to consider when evaluating a science-y health story!

Looking forward to speaking at #ESCTA2023 today about misinformation and the forces that spin science! cc @ESTCA_ata

Critical thinking skillzzzz key!

[BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit @TranBC]

Do you leave lots of space when merging in front of commercial transport trucks?

Please do.

A fully loaded transport truck travelling at 65 km/h (40 mph) takes 36 per cent longer to brake and stop than a passenger car travelling at the same speed. #BeTruckAware

[Matt MacDonald @meteo_matt]

Please read and consider retweeting.

#DriveBC #BCstorm #FraserValley #KnowBeforeYouGo

[Dr. Mona Nemer @ChiefSciCan]

#LongCovid is a serious health condition that can have enduring consequences. Our Task Force reviewed scientific evidence and heard from people with lived experience. Today, I delivered our recommendations: https://t.co/TyqD8A4zJy

[Carey Newman - Hayalthkin'geme @blueravenart]

Imagine a scenario where society accepts a long list of excuses instead expecting you to find solutions and do the job you’re paid for…

Thinking it’s okay to leave Indigenous women in a landfill, without even attempting a search, is beyond systemic… it is unabashed racism.

[Sharon Sutherland @sasutherland2]

Eloquent commentary on why history "in all its glory and shame" matters and what's at risk if we don't invest in it.

[Grant Hayter-Menzies @GrantHayter]

Comment: We are losing our history — and with it, ourselves - Victoria Times Colonist https://t.co/6JuJQOdpGH

[Canadian Museum for Human Rights @CMHR_News]

It has been 33 years since the Montreal Massacre at the Polytechnique.

On December 6,1989, 14 women were murdered and another 10 women and four men were injured in a deadly attack motivated by misogyny.

[Road Safety at Work @RoadSafeAtWork]

Few know the roads better than road maintenance crews! Sign up now for our Dec 7 webinar and learn strategies for avoiding the most dangerous winter road conditions, directly from the experts! Registration is free: https://t.co/FkNoxP5RBN

[ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced'Abord @ScienceUpFirst]

Yep, it’s that time of the year again!

Many hoped to stop masking this summer, as cases were lower and more people were outside. But the reality is that circumstances change.

#ScienceUpFirst

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[AirdrieFireFighters @AirdrieFire4778]

With cold weather, it brings space heaters. They CANNOT be plugged into power strips or extension cords.

Plug space heaters directly into the wall outlet.

Power bars are not designed to handle the high current flow required by a space heater and can overheat causing a fire.

[Carolyn Thomas ☮️ @HeartSisters]

Heart attack symptoms: what women expect vs. what we get - a Baker's Dozen of our most common cardiac warning signs (and yes, chest pain is still the symptom most often reported by both men and women)
https://t.co/X3L18j0S8I via @HeartSisters

[The Vancouver Sun @VancouverSun]

Even if you've already contracted the virus, new research shows that your risk of severe symptoms will rise if you get sick again. – via @healthing_ca #covid #covid19 #healthing #healthnews
https://t.co/pHxx3p4i9M

[RoadSafetyBC @RoadSafetyBC]

Winter driving can be tricky and even scary. Join @RoadSafeAtWork on December 7th for their webinar on safe winter driving. Register at https://t.co/dTrW5iMaFq

[Bunsen, Beaker, Bernoulli & Brix @bunsenbernerbmd]

Does kindness matter?
It ABSOLUTELY DOES.
It matters more than ever.
Give us two minutes and we will explain the science behind the power of being kind.
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#TSPST

[ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced'Abord @ScienceUpFirst]

Spotting misinformation online can sometimes be tricky, but most of the time you can spot some red flags 🚩

#ScienceUpFirst

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[Library and Archives Canada @LibraryArchives]

Do you know how to recognize misinformation when you see it? 👀

Here’s a little help from our friends at @IFLA!
#FakeNews #MediaLiteracyWeek https://t.co/r4RBMY9Apv

[Scott Lear, PhD @DrScottLear]

Great advice here and in the whole thread (even if you have a family doctor).

[ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced'Abord @ScienceUpFirst]

Which bivalent vaccine is better?

Right now there is no evidence to suggest that one will outperform the other.

But, they are still two different vaccines so here is a vial-by-vial comparison. 👇

#ScienceUpFirst

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[Doctors of BC @DoctorsOfBC]

"We must acknowledge the magnitude of climate change and the magnitude of the related impacts on human health. Then we must increase our awareness about how we are affected and what we can do to help," says @dr_rdosanjh.