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SSI Guardian Brings NAR Casualty Response Kits to Schools
SSI Guardian Brings NAR Casualty Response Kits to Schools.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n GREENVILLE, Wis., March 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSI Guardian, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO), announced today the addition of North American Rescue, a leader in casualty response kits as a part of its security solutions offering.\n North American Rescue, LLC (NAR) is a premier medical and rescue product company with the mission of providing solutions that have a direct correlation to decreasing preventable death in Tactical Medicine and Rescue. NAR’s Public Access Bleeding Control products have been specifically developed to provide bystanders and initial first responders with quick and easy access to essential medical equipment to stop life-threatening bleeding in public buildings and populated public areas. Commenting on today’s news, Michael A. Yorio, President of SSI Guardian stated, “Every classroom, every school and every university in North America should be prepared for serious bleeding incidents and the NAR casualty response kits are that solution.”  SSI Guardian continues to set the new standard in safe school training through its evidenced-based advanced training curriculum that empowers educators and staff with best practices for security that not only prepares them for violent threats but also teaches valuable prevention and mitigation strategies. The program is the only one of its nature issuing an accredited continuing education unit (CEU) from North Carolina State University, making it truly one of a kind. “North American Rescue is very excited to be working in close partnership with School Specialty Inc. and SSI Guardian,” states Robert Castellani, President and CEO of NAR. “I can think of nothing of greater importance in our society than the safety of children in our schools, and North American Rescue stands ready and fully committed to support School Specialty’s and Guardian’s goals in this area.” Mr. Yorio continued, “We are thrilled to provide these lifesaving products to our schools and universities and to join the Stop the Bleed Campaign with NAR, the proven leader in this critical space. SSI Guardian is built on crisis preparation and casualty response marries perfectly with our methodology. Accidents involving serious bleeding can happen at any moment and when they do, having the right ...