Are you prepared?

It’s an unspoken truth that no day is ever guaranteed, but that doesn’t mean one should ever be unprepared for an emergency event. There are a variety of things you can have on hand that make you prepared to provide aid when needed, these are often referred to as emergency response kits. Emergency response kits can be used and stored anywhere including your home, workplace and car. Oftentimes, public places and buildings have an emergency response kit available for the public.

This is all good to know but what is in an emergency response kit and what can they be used for? A good emergency response kit often includes a variety of aids such as: AEDs, first aid kits, choking devices, Narcan, and an Emergency Rescue Oxygen device. What do all these different aids do?

AEDs - An Automatic External Defibrillator is an easy to use medical device that can analyze and provide an electric shock to an individual experiencing cardiac arrest to help establish a normal cardiac rhythm.

ANTI-CHOKING DEVICE - LifeVac has provided an anti-choking device that is used to suction out a lodged substance from an airway when the heimlich maneuver does not work to open up the airway to allow breathing again.

NARCAN - Narcan is a nasal spray available to the public without a prescription and regularly used by first responders to quickly revive someone during an opioid overdose.

FIRST AID KIT - A kit with various supplies providing basic and instant care for common injuries, such as cuts, burns and bites. When using a first aid kit one can stop bleeding, and prevent infections.

EMERGENCY RESCUE OXYGEN - CPR Your Life revolutionized the market with a mouth to mask CPR aid that provides up to 99% oxygen to an injured individual who cannot breath independently to help sustain oxygen levels during chest compressions.

Does your emergency response kit include all of these? If not, be sure to update your kit today!