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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,SuzannHensleyat372‐6211.
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. E‐mailtosdifurio@tntech.eduorblcarter@tntech.edu.
b. CampusPolicemustnotifyEHStoensurethatsuppliesarerestocked.
c. EHSwillcopytheAEDUseReporttotheMedicalDirectorandEMS.