Title
Receive and review the annual report on the Monterey County Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee receive and review the annual report of the Monterey County Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program was approved by the Board of Supervisors in August 2016. The program supports and monitors non-safety/medical AED devices located at eight facilities. Research indicates an AED is vital to a victim's survival because (1) Defibrillation within three minutes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) increases the chances of survival by 35 percent and (2) AED used within one minute of collapse raises the survival rate to 75 percent.
In calendar year 2017, Monterey County had no reports of any non-safety/medical AED being deployed.
DISCUSSION:
Monterey County approved its Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program in August 2016. Research has shown that time is critical in saving most people from sudden cardiac death and can play a critical factor in the timeframe for survival.
The CAO Intergovernmental & Legislative Affairs (IGLA) Division coordinates the Monterey County AED Program as the Global Administrator. The Global Administrator is responsible to coordinate and monitor the program by working with eight Local Administrator Coordinators (LAC). A LAC is assigned to each facility where a non-medical/safety AED device has been installed.
The program works together with the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) Tyler Heart Institute. Tyler Heart Institute has a database system, "AED Medical Direction and Management" that stores AED information. AED information includes location and readiness of the device, responders, and training records. At most facilities, there is at minimum one staff member who has a current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) card. Each month the LAC perfo...
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