April 20, 2001: For immediate release

MEDIC FIRST AID/EMP America, the pioneer of video use in first aid and CPR training, is set to release its newest version of the popular MEDIC FIRST AID (MFA) Basic training program on May 15, 2001. Version 5.0 includes the recently updated CPR guidelines and features a number of functional improvements. These include all new video scenarios; simplified, yet more extensive, Facilitator and student materials; and a high degree of flexibility that will allow an instructor to tailor the program to fit student needs.

The new MEDIC FIRST AID Basic version includes an AED supplement that will provide Facilitators with additional course options to meet regulatory requirements for AEDs in the workplace and in the general public. In addition, MEDIC FIRST AID will release Version 5.0 in Spanish this summer. Updated Oxygen and Infant/Child supplements are planned for the fall.

Introduced in 1980, the MEDIC FIRST AID Basic training program is now used in more than 80 countries worldwide by corporations and independent trainers alike. Millions of individuals have been trained using the program. History has proven that MFA students consistently demonstrate an extremely high level of willingness to respond in a medical emergency.

Individuals wishing to become corporate or independent instructors or trainers in the MEDIC FIRST AID Basic training program can attend one of the two-day Facilitator training courses offered throughout the year at its headquarters in Eugene, Oregon, and at other locations around the country. Instructors currently teaching for other organizations can participate in a simple grandfathering process that will allow them to teach MEDIC FIRST AID programs.

Current Mark III and Mark IV Facilitators can update by purchasing a Version 5.0 Facilitator Update Kit. Once the update process is completed, Basic, Version 5.0 videos may be purchased at a reduced cost.

Those interested in purchasing or updating to MEDIC FIRST AID Basic Version 5.0 are invited to contact MEDIC FIRST AID at 1-800-800-7099 for program costs, training dates, and further information.