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Safety - Best PracticesCPR Safety Services

Your choice for Safety Training, CPR CertificationAED CertificationBasic First Aid Certification Agency TroubleshootingFacilitate Board and Employee RetreatsFirst Aid, CPR & Disaster Supplies and equipment.

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Introduction

Norman Patton, Owner of Safety Services, Previously of Miracle House, Edward Jones and The Salvation Army

Study Finds Californians Unmotivated To Prepare For Next Disaster

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Memories of My Disasters – When is the next one?

St Louis flood – 1993

LA Earthquake 1994

Kenai River Flood - 1995

Fargo Flood – 1997

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 – 2000

Twin Towers, New York -2001

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Things You Should Know

Are you personally ready? Know what to expect

Government will not respond for at least 72 hours, at best!

You! Are the responder Have Basic Supplies Be trained in the basics

CPR, Basic First Aid

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Are You Personally Ready What would you do if basic

services — water, gas, electricity or telephones — were cut off?

Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away.

Have enough resources for at least 72 hours, Even the Salvation Army and Red Cross takes a day or two to really get going.

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Your Physical Condition

Are your Computers anchored to your desks

Book shelves anchored

Windows double pane or Wire Mesh

Emergency equipment – AED & Fire Extinguisher

Employees know how to use.

Light fixtures anchored to the ceiling.

Where is the gas shut off and electrical panel.

Do you have an exit plan

Do employees all know what to do with your clients.

General meeting area.

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Get Informed

Get Informed, what disaster plan does your County and community have in place, don’t be surprised, their disaster plan until it is put into effect is just a theory.

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Assemble a KitSurvival Kit - 1 person 3 days. Should include: water (6 pre-measured 4 oz air tight sterilized

packets / 5 year shelf life) food (9 pre-measured / 5 year shelf life) Blanket, hand warmer light stick (5 year shelf life) package of 45 waterproof safety matches (1) 4" candle

First Aid Kit (4) moist towelettes, (3) plastic strip bandages (2) sterile gauze pads, (4) adhesive tape strips (3) alcohol preps, (4) aspirin tablets (2) bacitracin ointment

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Review Your Plan

At least once a year review your plan with your family. A good time is when you change your batteries in your smoke alarm.

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Know What to Expect

72 Hours no help comes. People come in two types in disasters

Givers Takers

You are seen as givers, your agency will be tapped like never before when there is an emergency. It is you who people will look for first. How prepared you are as a family and as a company will decide what stresses you can handle.

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It Does Happen To You!

"Californians are conflicted about disaster preparation," said IINC Executive Director Candysse Miller. "

Katrina showed us that we can not count on the Government to respond.

We need to be prepared for natural and personal disasters – both physically and financially.

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Statistics

60 percent believe that there is more than a 10 percent chance of a catastrophe in their area in the next five years.

Since 1990, California has experienced 32 natural catastrophes or disasters in which insured losses totaled more than $25 million, with losses totaling $19.4 billion.

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Financial Preparation

Your Money, keep in at least 3 pots. 1. Cash, 2. Easy to liquidate and 3. Long

term. Depending on the disaster, you need at least 1 month of cash expenses available.

Having Savings is a difficult concept for this generation of spend now, save later. Have a conservative mindset until all three pots are filled. You decide what is considered full.

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What This Means

Many of us feel catastrophes are beyond our coping, so we don’t cope at all.

Start Small, get your business and family ready for the small catastrophes you can expect and deal with.

Get Trained in CPR and Certified Basic First Aid Certification AED Certification Have an adequate First Aid Kit

accessible and kept stocked.

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Legal Issues

Good Samaritan Law is being rewritten.

Must be certified in your actions, if your card is out of force, you may be legally liable. Even if your acting in the best interest of the situation.

Best Practices means to be legally responsible in your actions in an emergency.

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Know This …

EMS or 911 will not be able to get to you in less than 5 minutes, at best. Average time in US is 10 to 14 minutes, this includes Ventura County, though their stated goal is 4 minutes, Think about it. How long is 4 minutes?

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Know This…

CPR is best effective if performed at the onset of a sudden cardiac arrest.

911 by itself is less than 3% effective

CPR by itself is only 30% effective CPR with an AED in the first 5

minutes is 70% to 85% effective.

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Contact InformationCPR Safety Services

50 Majestic Court #1101

Moorpark, CA 93021

805-603-6772

Available for Coordination of

•CPR /AED/ First Aid Certification

•Organizing and facilitation of Board & Employee Retreats

•Trouble Shooting your organization