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OxySure®
Model 615 used to save elementary school child in medical emergency
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FRISCO,
Texas - March 28, 2007 --- OxySure® 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® Portable Emergency Oxygen Generator,
Model 615 and administered the life-saving oxygen. The OxySure® 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.
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®
Portable Emergency Oxygen Generator, Model 615. We had previously purchased
this unit to have it pre-positioned as a safe source of emergency oxygen.
We received the OxySure® Model 615 the day before the incident, apparently
not a day too soon. I found the OxySure® 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®
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® Model 615 is an example
of our commitment to bringing new and innovative technologies to our customers."
About
OxySure®
OxySure® 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. 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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