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AutomatedExternalDefibrillator(AED)Program
I. PURPOSE
a. Thepurposeofthisprocedureistoestablishcertainautomatedexternaldefibrillatordevices
("AEDs")onthecampusofTennesseeTech(TTU),particularlyinvenuesthatexperiencelarge
numbersofattendeesfromthecampuscommunityorgeneralpublicand/orinareaswherethe
MedicalDirectoroftheAEDprogramdeterminesthattheactivitiesinvolvedinthosevenues
createaheightenedriskofacardiacemergency.
II. SCOPE
a. Thisprogramappliestotheacquisition,distribution,use,trainingandmaintenanceofAEDs.
III. DEFINITIONSANDABBREVIATIONS
a. Automatedexternaldefibrillator("AED"):AnAEDisadevicethatisusedtotreatpatientswho
experienceSCA.Itisonlytobeappliedtopatientswhoareunconscious,notbreathingnormally,
andshowingnosignsofcirculation.TheAEDanalyzestheheartrhythmandadvisestheoperator
ifashockablerhythmisdetected.Ifashockablerhythmisdetected,theAEDwillchargetothe
appropriateenergy.
b. Cardiopulmonaryresuscitation("CPR"):Artificialventilationand/orexternalcardiaccompression
appliedtoapatientinrespiratoryand/orcardiacarrest.
c. EmergencyMedicalServices("EMS"):Professionalcommunityresponderagencyforemergency
events,whichprovidemedicalassistanceand/orambulancetransport.
d. EHS:EnvironmentalHealthandSafety
IV. RESPONSIBILITIES
a. ProgramManagerTheEHSCoordinator(SarahDiFurio)shallserveastheprogrammanagerfor
thiswrittenprogram.NotethatallAEDsoncampusareownedbyTennesseeTechUniversity.
Contactnumbersincludethefollowingfortheprogrammanager:
Office:9313723587
Email:sdifurio@tntech.edu
ThealternateprogrammanagerisBrentCarterwhocanbereachedat:
Office:9313723881
Email:blcarter@tntech.edu
Themailingaddressforprogrammanagerandalternateis:
EnvironmentalHealthandSafety
TennesseeTechUniversity
Box5041
Cookeville,TN38505
b. MedicalDirector:
TheMedicalDirectorisDr.BrainSamuelfromTTUCampusHealth.
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ContactinformationfortheMedicalDirector:
Phone:9313723320
Email:bsamuel@tntech.edu
c. EHSshall:
i. DeterminewhichbuildingsoncampusneedanAED.
ii. NotifydepartmentheadsofbuildingsontheneedtohaveanAED.
iii. ServeasatechnicalresourceforquestionsandcommentsfortheAEDprogramand
periodicallyreviewcompliancewiththisprogram.
iv. PostthemostrecenteditionofthisplanontheEHSwebsite.
v. Reviewandrevisethiswrittenplanperiodicallyanduponnoticeoftheneedfor
changes.
vi. MaintainadatabaseofwhereAEDsarehousedoncampus.
1. ShallnotifyEMSofplacement.
vii. MaintainAEDsthatbelongtoEHS.
viii. InspectAEDs.
ix. Maintainrecordsasrequired.
1. EMSshallhavecopiesofallrecords.
x. Submitcopiesofthisplantooutsidefirstresponders(CityofCookeville)andthe
MedicalDirector.
xi. SubmitcopiesofAppendixA(AutomatedExternalDefibrillatorUseReport)tothe
MedicalDirectorandEMS,followinguseofanAED.
xii. PurchaseAEDsandregisterAEDtomaintainconsistency.
1. ShallnotifyEMSofpurchaseandregisterwithEMS.
xiii. CoordinateinstallationofAEDswithdepartmentdesignees,buildingcoordinators,and
FacilitiesServices.
xiv. Provideaspare(temporaryreplacement)forAEDsthataretakenoutofservice
followinglost,use,etc.whenpossible.
d. DepartmentChair,BuildingCoordinator,ordesignee:
i. NotifystaffmembersofthelocationofthenearestAED.
ii. EnsurestaffwhoarelikelytouseanAEDareadequatelytrained.
iii. NotifyEHSassoonaspossiblewhenanAEDhasbeenused.
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e. MedicalDirector:
i. TheMedicalDirectorshallsupervisorandendorsetheplacementofAEDs.
ii. ReviewAppendixAsubmittedfromEHSfollowinguseofanAEDoncampus.
V. Procedure
a. PurchasinganAED:
i. AEDsthatarepurchasedshallmeettherequirementsofTennesseeCodesAnnotate
(TCA1200121.19(5)andtheAmericanHeartAssociationguidelines.Modelsthatare
purchasedshallbeconsistentwithotherunitsoncampus.
ii. EHSpurchasesallAEDs.
b. DistributionandLocationofAEDs:
i. EHSwillapprovethelocationofAEDsinbuildingsoncampusincoordinationwiththe
MedicalDirector.Inaddition,considerationshouldbegiventothepotentialfora
cardiacarrestbasedonseveralfactorssuchasoccupantage,healthandthetypeof
activitybeingperformed.Totaloccupantloadofthebuildingmayalsobeconsidered
whenpurchasinganAED.
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ii. TheAEDshouldbelocatedinacentralplace.TrainedpersonnelwhousemobileAEDs
shallhaveacellphonewiththemwhiletheAEDisinthefield.
iii. ConsiderationshouldbegiventoplacingtheAEDwhereit:
1. TheAEDshouldnotbesubjecttophysicaldamage,theft,temperatureor
humidityextremes.
2. Isreadilyvisibleandavailableforuse.
3. Notethatsignsmaybeusedtoidentifythedevice’slocationwherenecessary.
VI. TRAINING
a. Personneltobetrained:
i. TwoindividualsfromeachAEDlocation.
ii. IfAEDlocationhasmorethan1shift,1personfromeachshift.
iii. Inaddition,aminimumof1personfromeachgrouponCampusthatfrequentsAED
locationsshouldbetrained,(examples:Facilities,Campstaffs,etc.).
iv. Itishighlyrecommendedthatasmanypeopleatpossiblebetrainedformaximum
coverage,with100%ideal.
b. Trainingrequirements:
i. AllTTUpersonnelwhohavebeenidentifiedasAEDrespondersarerequiredtoattend
anapprovedCPR/AEDtrainingcourse.
ii. TrainingisofferedatCampusRecreationandonaregularbasis.Classesmaybe
scheduledbymakingarrangementswiththeUniversityRecreationFitnessCenter,
AssistantDirector,SuzannHensleyat3726211.
VII. ResponseProtocol
a. Whenanunconsciousvictimisdiscovered,thefollowingprotocolwillbefollowed:
i. Checkthescenetomakesureitissafe(e.g.noelectricalhazardsorchemicalhazards)
ii. Shakeandshoutatvictim.
iii. Ifnoresponse;Havesomeonecall911.Ifnooneisavailable,call911andreturn
immediatelytothevictim.
iv. HavesomeoneretrievetheAED.
v. BegintheCABsofCPR.UtilizeAEDifnecessaryandtheinstructions/trainingprovided.
b. PoliceDispatcher:
i. Immediatelydispatchanofficerandcallforanambulance.Theambulanceshouldbe
summonedrightaway.(DONOTwaitfortherespondingofficertoarriveandauthorize).
Uponarrivaloftherespondingofficer,obtainasmuchpertinentinformationaspossible
andcommunicatetoEMS.
ii. OnceEMSisonthescenetheyareinchargeoffurtherrescueeffortsforthevictim.
c. EHSshallforwardacopyoftheAEDUseReporttotheMedicalDirectorandEMSforreview.
VIII. Notification
a. FollowinganyeventinvolvingtheuseofanAED,therespondermustcompletetheAEDUse
Report(SeeAppendixA)andsendtoEHSbyoneofthefollowingmeans:
i. CampusMail:Box5041
ii. Emailtosdifurio@tntech.eduorblcarter@tntech.edu.
b. CampusPolicemustnotifyEHStoensurethatsuppliesarerestocked.
c. EHSwillcopytheAEDUseReporttotheMedicalDirectorandEMS.
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IX. Maintenanceandtesting
a. Theunitsautomaticallyperformperiodicselftestsdaily.Inaddition,amanualselftestwillbe
performedwhenbatteriesarechangedortheunithasbeenmishandled.Padsarereplacedwhen
expiredand/orfollowinguse.
b. EHSreplacespadsandbatteriesuponexpiration.
c. EHSperforms
AEDcabinetmaintenance(changebatteries)asneeded.
X. Recordkeeping
a. ThefollowingrecordsmustbemaintainedbyEHS:
i. Periodicmaintenance,repairandinspectionrecords.
ii. Otherrecordsasdefinedbytheequipmentmanufacturer.
iii. Recordofuse(AppendixA).
iv. RecordoftransmittaltorespondingEMSagencyandtheirapprovaloftheplan,
placementandprogram.
v. MedicalDirector’sapprovalofinstallationlocation.
vi. Therecordsshallbemaintainedforatleast3years.Intheeventofanaccidentorfailure
oftheAED,wherelitigationcouldoccur,therecordshallbekeptforalongerperiodof
time.
b. Thefollowingrecordsmustbemaintainedbytheemployee:
i. RecordofCPR/AEDemployeetraining.
XI. ImmunityofAEDUsersandOwners
a. TennesseelawprovidesvariousprotectionsfromliabilitytotheownersandusersofAED
devices.SeeTENN.CODEANN.§68140406(TennesseeAEDStatute);TENN.CODEANN.§636
218(TennesseeGoodSamaritanAct).
b. Inaddition,thedutiesperformedbyAEDDirectorsandAEDResponderswillbewithinthescope
oftheiremploymentandthey,therefore,alsoareprotectedbyTENN.CODEANN.§98307
(TennesseeClaimsCommissionStatute).Foradditionalinformationabouttheliability
protectionsofferedbythesestatutes,pleasecontacttheTTUOfficeoftheUniversityCounsel.
Crossreferences:TENN.CODEANN.§68140710;TENN.CODEANN.§68140406;TENN.CODE
ANN.§636218;TENN.CODEANN.§98307;TENN.COMP.R.&REGS.12001201.19.
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AppendixA
TennesseeTechUniversity
AutomatedExternalDefibrillatorUseReport
DateandtimeofUse:Location:
AEDModel:
HowWereYouNotifiedoftheEmergency:TimeNotified:
PatientInformation‐Name:Age: Sex:
PatientConditionuponyourarrival:
Conscious Breathing Pulse CPR
Unconscious NotBreathing NoPulse NoCPR
Whatactiondidyoutake?
Wasshockneeded? YesNoWasshockdelivered? Yes No
Didpulsereturn? Yes NoDidbreathingreturn? Yes No
WasCPRperformed? Yes NoBywhom?
Didpatientbecomeconscious? Yes No
ConditiononarrivalofEMS?
Outcome(ifknown):
Couldyoudothisagainifneeded?Yes  No  NotSure
AdditionalInformationAttached?Yes  No
NamesofallAEDresponders:
YourNameDate
PleasesubmitreporttoEHS;Box5041,sdifurio@tntech.eduorblcarter@tntech.edu