Life Saving Program

The facts about medical emergencies:

• Half of all heart attack deaths occur before the victim gets to hospital.
• Average arrival time of professional help is 8-12 minutes.
• Disability or brain death can occur within the first 4 minutes.
• 38% of deaths are caused by heart disease and stroke.
• Over 3,000,000 Canadians suffer from heart or blood vessel disease.

The "SOS Life-Saving Program" includes:

Training -SOS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING

• Duration: 1 to 1 ½ hour - We limit the course to 1 ½ hour, as it is easier for the employer to arrange training either before or after work. Most employees are eager to attend, as the length of the course is easily fitted into their schedule.
• Who Can Attend? Our goal is to have 90% of your staff instructed on how to handle a medical emergency in the work and home environment.
• This training is an in-depth training on life threatening emergencies only. We do not teach how to sling an arm or clean a wound, these are not considered life threatening. We teach important life-saving skills.
• Each candidate will receive an attestation and first aid guide.

Course Topics Include:

Why should oxygen be given during an emergency? How to help the victim of shock Demonstration of the SOS emergency oxygen inhalator How to use the SOS emergency oxygen inhalator Basic life saving procedures Control of bleeding Choking What is a heart attack? What is a stroke? Common signs and symptoms of a stroke Early warning signs of a heart attack First aid for epileptic convulsion

The result is a well-trained staff able to handle and stabilize the victim in a medical emergency until the arrival of the paramedics.

Employees certified in standard first aid will find the ERT course a valuable review of emergency procedures. It will also retrain the employees who have attended the semi-annual ERT course. We have found that our ERT course, conducted twice a year, serve to keep the employees knowledgeable of the first aid procedures.

Equipment - SOS EMERGENCY OXYGEN INHALATOR

Portable, safe, simple with easy "On-Off" operation Available in preset or variable flow models Impact resistant case "Two-Stage" regulator for ultimate reliability Includes dual purpose resuscitation mask

Service- EMERGENCY AND COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE

• 24 hour response
• Automatic verifications performed two times a year at your premises
• Parts replacement or repairs and hydrostatic testing at no extra cost
• Refills at inspection periods at no extra cost

Insurance

1,000, 000 product liability insurance