The SOS 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
- Basic procedures to help sustain a life in a medical emergency until the arrival of professionals
- Risk factors, signs, symptoms, and actions to follow in case of heart attack, choking, hemorrhaging, shock, and breathing emergencies
- Importance and administration of emergency oxygen
- Training guide and certificate card issued to each participant
- Duration approximately 60 - 90 minutes
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 yearly at your premises
- Parts replacement or repairs and hydrostatic testing at no extra cost
- Refills at inspection periods at no extra cost