Title
a. Receive and consider approval of the County of Monterey Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Policy and Procedure; and
b. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive and consider approval of the County of Monterey Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Policy and Procedure; and
b. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY:
SB 658 modifies existing regulation regarding the placement, training and use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), and the creation and operation of Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) programs. SB 658 removes requirements from California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Chapter 1.9, Sections 100031 through 100043. SB 658 was supported by a broad coalition of medical, emergency services, hospital, and cardiac care advocates because they considered the previous regulatory schema restrictive, complicated, and inhibiting to the creation and expansion of AED/PAD programs.
A Monterey County Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Policy and Procedure has been developed to provide information on any and all use of the AED, training requirements, policies and procedures reviews, and post event reviews. The Policy and Procedure is limited to the AEDs enrolled in the Tyler Heart Institute (THI) Program and does not include County healthcare facilities or law enforcement safety offices. An Administrative Program Coordinator has been identified to be responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, and continued operation of the program.
The County has many AEDs installed at various County facilities. Seventy-five (75) of these AEDs are used at the Sheriff's Office, Probation and Resource Management Agency (RMA) Parks Department. These AEDs follow standards pursuant to healthcare facilities or public safety law enforcement protocol. These offices should have an AED Policy and Procedure in their internal procedures and guidelines....
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