Download MEMO - Annual AED Notification 2016

MEMO
To: SRCS Staff
From: SRCS District Nurses
Date: October 19, 2016
Subject: Annual AED Training Update
Please Modify this Memo for your Individual School Site and Send to all Staff
Every School site that has an AED must comply with the following guidelines per
State Senate Bill 658. The following information includes tools for compliance.
SB658(c) (1) When an AED is placed in a public or private K–12 school, the principal shall
ensure that the school administrators and staff annually receive information that describes
sudden cardiac arrest, the school’s emergency response plan, and the proper use of an
AED. The principal shall also ensure that instructions, in no less than 14-point type, on
how to use the AED are posted next to every AED. The principal shall, at least annually,
notify school employees as to the location of all AED units on the campus.
What is an AED? Automated external defibrillator (AED) is a lightweight, portable
device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart. The shock can stop
an irregular heart rhythm and allow a normal rhythm to resume following sudden cardiac
arrest. If it’s not treated within minutes, it quickly leads to death.
https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heartpublic/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300340.pdf.
What is sudden cardiac arrest?
Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have
diagnosed heart disease. The time and mode of death are unexpected. It occurs
instantly or shortly after symptoms appear.
Each year, more than 350,000 emergency medical services-assessed out-of-hospital
cardiac arrests occur in the United States.
Is a heart attack the same as sudden cardiac arrest?
No. The term "heart attack" is often mistakenly used to describe cardiac arrest. While a
heart attack may cause cardiac arrest and sudden death, the terms don't mean the same
thing. Heart attacks are caused by a blockage that stops blood flow to the heart. A heart
attack (or myocardial infarction) refers to death of heart muscle tissue due to the loss of
blood supply, not necessarily resulting in the death of the heart attack victim.
Cardiac arrest is caused when the heart's electrical system malfunctions. In cardiac
arrest death results when the heart suddenly stops working properly. This may be
caused by abnormal, or irregular, heart rhythms (called arrhythmias).
A common arrhythmia in cardiac arrest is ventricular fibrillation. This is when the heart's
lower chambers suddenly start beating chaotically and don't pump blood. Death occurs
within minutes after the heart stops. Cardiac arrest may be reversed if CPR
(cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is performed and a defibrillator is used to shock the
heart and restore a normal heart rhythm within a few minutes.
From the American Heart Association
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiacArrest/About-CardiacArrest_UCM_307905_Article.jsp#.WAZGSvkrLIU
AED Location Information
School Name & Address:
School Emergency Phone #:
Cross Streets:
AED Location #1
AED Location #2
AED Location #3
Emergency Response Plan
The American Heart Association has also created an emergency response plan that can
be used for your school if you do not already have one. The plan can be found at the
following web address:
http://cpr.heart.org/AHAECC/CPRAndECC/Programs/CPRInSchools/UCM_477994_
Cardiac-Emergency-Response-Plan.jsp
Or refer staff to your schools existing cardiac emergency response plan.
Annually Each Staff Member Must Review Instructions for AED Use
Watch the video on How to Use the HeartSine Samaritan PAD 350P which can be
found at the following web address:
http://heartsine.com/support/aed-training-videos/
(If your AED is not a Heartsine AED please insert the information from your AEDs
manufacturer here instead, you can look it up online)
Instructions for use must be placed in 14 point font next to each device.
Below is a poster with instructions in 14 point font you may print and place next to
your AED devices.