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Vancouver Island is in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Canada.

It is part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in area.

It is the largest island on the West Coast of North America.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure that combines chest compression often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

It is indicated in those who are unresponsive with no breathing or abnormal breathing, for example, agonal respirations.

First aid is the assistance given to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, and/or promote recovery.

It includes initial intervention in a serious condition prior to professional medical help being available, such as performing CPR while awaiting an ambulance, as well as the complete treatment of minor conditions, such as applying a plaster to a cut.

First aid is generally performed by the layperson, with many people trained in providing basic levels of first aid, and others willing to do so from acquired knowledge.

Mental health first aid is an extension of the concept of first aid to cover mental health.

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.

Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.

The city has a population of about 85,792, while the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, has a population of 367,770, making it the 15th most populous Canadian urban region.