Become a Willing Bystander™
Wouldn't it be great if people had the confidence to start first aid and treat their family, friends, co-workers and neighbours.
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The Problem
People get sick and injured
Every day in Canada, thousands of people face unexpected injuries or sudden illnesses. Many of these situations, though not always critical, demand immediate attention.
Every day in Canada:
- Over 160 people experience out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest, and less than 10% survive
- 75 people visit an ED’s for opioid-OD’s and 20+ people 15-25 y/o die from unintentional opioid overdose
- 5+ people die from deadly bleeding
- 33+ people require hospital visits for anaphylaxis treatment (severe allergic reaction)
- 100+ employees suffer workplace injuries, and an average of more than 2 workplace fatalities occur
- 250+ people are injured and 5 people die in motor vehicle accidents
- 1,000+ children get hurt in sports and recreation activities
- 200+ kids are treated in a hospital Emergency Department
- Thousands of families are impacted every day
Our healthcare and emergency systems are overwhelmed
Hospital wait times are getting longer and 9-1-1 Emergency Services response times are increasing and bystanders and patients are on their own for longer periods of time.
Our current systems are overwhelmed:
- Hospital ED wait times are getting longer
- Bed availability is in short supply, clinics, and access to Doctors and Nurses. We need thousands of more healthcare professionals
- 9-1-1 response times are increasing
- An aging population needs more help and care
- Extreme weather and natural disasters
- Community Opioid Crisis
- Community disasters, evacuations, utility failures
- Mental health and suicide problems
- Community Emergency Preparendess and getting the public prepared and ready
The Challenge
Bystanders don’t get involved
Bystanders are often afraid to help. They are uncertain what to do, they don’t want to make the injury worse, and they don’t want to get sued or have legal problems and they forget their training.
Most bystanders want to help, but are afraid to get involved – they say:
- “I don’t know what to do”
- “I can’t remember my first aid training”, or “I haven’t practiced in a long time”
- “I don’t want to get sued or charged”
- “What if I do something wrong and cause more pain or make the injuries worse”
- “I might get sued if I make a mistake”
- “I’m afraid to call 9-1-1 because I’m high or drunk”
- “The ambulance will be here soon”
The Bystander Effect: a social psychological phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.
First Aid and CPR skills are considered perishable skills. Studies show that people can forget 50% of what they have learned within 2 months of completing their training. And certification is usually valid for 2-3 years. Regular re-freshers and reviews are critical to remain confident.
We can’t wait! We need to act now!
While efforts are being made to fix the problems, it will still take years and cost billions of dollars.
When bystanders DO help the patient outcomes are improved significantly. Sudden Cardiac Arrests survival rates change drastically from <5% to more than 35%!
Bystanders help reduce the injury severity of car crash victims, workplace lost time accidents and children’s injuries!
Learn more >The Solution
Ready FIRST AIDE™
In an effort to assist and improve our current challenges the Get Ready Team has developed the Ready FIRST AIDE™ web application to give bystanders immediate access to first aid procedures so they can respond with confidence and start first id BEFORE 9-1-1 Emergency Services arrive .
A secure cloud-based web application for quick and easy access for desktop or mobile devices.
- 11 first aid categories
- Over 60 1-minute videos
- And over 140 treatment checklists and procedures.
Meets the guidelines established by:
Become a willing bystander™ is the ideal
Hospital Foundation Fundraising Program
First Aid for All: Supporting Local Healthcare
Community businesses and organizations purchase Ready FIRST AIDE™ for the one-time fee of only $12.00/user and 50% or $6.00/user is donated to the community hospital foundation.
- When Bystanders start CPR and use an AED, cardiac arrest survival rates increase to almost 35% from the current <5%.
- Many opioid overdoses and deaths are preventable when Narcan® is given, or Rescue Breathing or CPR is started
- 80% of people survive when a Bystander applies a tourniquet to stop severe bleeding
- Using an Epi-Pen™ can save a life and reduce hospital visits
- In the workplace, co-workers can lessen the severity of the injury and improve the outcome by starting treatment
- immediately, reduce lost time injuries and claims experience
- Motorists can make a significant difference if they stopped serious bleeding at the crash site
- Parents, childcare workers, coaches, grandparents and babysitters should start treatment of children’s injuries ASAP
- Community benefit – helping others provides personal well-being