OxySure(R) Model 615 Used to Save Elementary School Child in Medical Emergency
Posted on: Monday, 7 April 2008, 09:01 CDT
FRISCO, Texas, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- OxySure(R) Systems, Inc. today announced a happy ending in a medical emergency involving an elementary school child in South Carolina. During the emergency a potentially tragic outcome was averted when a school nurse recognized an immediate need for medical oxygen when the child collapsed. The quick-thinking nurse immediately accessed the school's OxySure(R) Portable Emergency Oxygen Generator, Model 615 and administered the life-saving oxygen. The OxySure(R) Model 615 is a safe, easy-to-use portable oxygen generator that uses a new, groundbreaking technology that creates medical oxygen from two dry, inert powders. Model 615 can be placed in public places, schools and in the home to allow a layperson or bystander to provide oxygen in medical emergencies during those first, critical minutes. Model 615 was cleared by the FDA for Over-The-Counter (OTC) sale and therefore does not require a prescription.
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Said Ashlyn A. Gray, RN, a school nurse for Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5: "On March 14, 2008 one of the children in our school collapsed in a medical emergency. A quick diagnosis revealed the child's blood oxygen level was at 80%. We immediately administered medical oxygen using the OxySure(R) Portable Emergency Oxygen Generator, Model 615. We had previously purchased this unit to have it prepositioned as a safe source of emergency oxygen. We received the OxySure(R) Model 615 the day before the incident, apparently not a day too soon. I found the OxySure(R) Model 615 intuitive and easy to use during the emergency. The child was fine after the incident, and the outcome appears to be positive."
Rob Rogers, Vice President of School Health Corporation, an authorized distributor of the OxySure(R) Model 615 stated: "The Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 is one of our many valued customers and we feel fortunate to have played a role in this positive outcome. As the leading supplier of medical products to over 60,000 schools, we believe the OxySure(R) Model 615 is an example of our commitment to bringing new and innovative technologies to our customers."
About OxySure(R)
OxySure(R) Systems, Inc. is a Frisco, Texas-based medical technology company focused on the design, manufacture and distribution of specialty medical and respiratory products. The company has developed a third generation catalytic process and methodology to generate medically pure (USP) oxygen from proprietary inert powders. The company owns numerous patents and patents pending on this technology which makes the provision of medical oxygen safer, more accessible and more effective than traditional oxygen provision systems. OxySure's easy to use products improve access to emergency oxygen that affects the survival, recovery and safety of individuals in several multi-billion dollar markets involving both established and expansion customer markets: (1) Individuals at risk for cardiac, respiratory or general medical distress needing immediate help prior to emergency medical care arrival; and (2) those requiring immediate protection and escape from exposure situations or oxygen-deficient situations in industrial, mining, military, or other public settings. http://www.oxysure.com/
About School Health
School Health Corporation is the leading supplier of medical supplies and equipment to school nurses, athletic trainers, and other specialty healthcare professionals. More than 60,000 schools rely on School Health for their medical supply needs. Founded in 1950, the company has evolved from a specialized distributor of basic supplies to a consultative solutions provider for major health initiatives including vision and hearing screening, emergency response preparedness, infection control, and wellness plans. Located in a 50,000 square-foot facility in Hanover Park, Ill., School Health Corporation fulfills orders generated through its national sales force, direct mail catalogs, and e-commerce websites. For more information, call 1-866-323-5465.
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OxySure(R) Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Kathleen Vaughn of OxySure(R) Systems, Inc., +1-972-294-6452,kvaughn@oxysure.com
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