How many is too many?

More than 81,000 people died from opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2023, according to the CDC. Opioid deaths have more than doubled since 2019.

An additional 60,000 people die each year in the U.S. from blood loss due to traumatic injuries. Trauma is the number one cause of death among Americans between the ages of 1 and 46 years, according to the National Trauma Institute.            

While there are more than 3 million AEDs to treat out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the U.S., there are few public placements of simple-to-use lifesaving supplies to reverse opioid overdose or to stop traumatic hemorrhage.  Would-be rescuers — medically trained or untrained — often step up to help but have limited public access to various rescue tools that can save a life from overdose, traumatic bleeding, and other medical emergencies.

A System to Organize Rescue Assets

The Sora System puts rescue supplies where they may be needed and ensures they are properly maintained, monitored, and accessible to the people who are right there when a crisis occurs.

  • When and Where They’re Needed — Sora containers provide naloxone for reversing opioid overdose, and tourniquets, dressings, and bandages for shootings, stabbings, or industrial accidents.

  • Lifesaving Information — To help increase the likelihood and readiness of bystander support, learn-ahead instructions are linked to a QR code printed on every Sora container. Just-in-time instructions are also stored inside the container, with clear step-by-step directions.

  • Remote Monitoring — Sora’s web application allows remote monitoring, helps assure rescue supplies are stocked, tracks expiration dates, and reduces the labor to manage each container’s contents. Door-opening alerts by text or email and imaging of contents provide Sora owners remote monitoring of the status of each container.

  • Coordinated with 911 — Geolocation mapping will enable 911 and public safety dispatchers to direct callers to the nearest Sora container to access lifesaving rescue supplies in advance of the ambulance.

Founded by experienced emergency medicine MDs

Leo Kobayashi MD and Geoff Capraro MD MPH are board-certified emergency medicine physicians with decades of experience working in Level 1 trauma centers.

Krister Olsson has more than 20 years' experience in software engineering and full-stack web development with companies including Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Nike.

Designed and developed with their expertise, Sora™ combines state-of-the-art IoT technology with on-scene lifesaving supplies and resources to help prepare for overdose, traumatic hemorrhage, and other medical emergencies.  Patent pending.