Avery
County
Schools
Policy
Policy
Code:
5029/6130/7267
AUTOAMTED
EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATOR
(AED)
The
Avery
County
Board
of
Education
is
committed
to
providing
a
healthy
and
safe
environment
for
its
students,
employees,
and
visitors.
An
automated
external
defibrillator
(AED)
will
be
used
to
treat
victims
who
experience
sudden
cardiac
arrest
(SCA).
It
will
be
applied
only
to
victims
who
are
unconscious,
without
a
pulse
and
not
breathing.
The
AED
will
analyze
the
heart
rhythm
and
advise
the
operator
if
a
shockable
rhythm
is
detected.
If
a
shockable
rhythm
is
detected,
the
AED
will
charge
to
the
appropriate
energy
level
and
advise
the
operator
to
deliver
a
shock.
There
will
be
a
medical
advisor
to
the
AED
program.
The
medical
advisor
of
the
AED
program
will
be
responsible
for
providing
medical
direction
for
use
of
AEDs,
writing
a
prescription
for
AEDs,
reviewing
and
approving
guidelines
for
emergency
procedures
related
to
use
of
AEDs
and
CPR,
and
evaluation
of
post-‐event
review
forms
and
digital
files
downloaded
form
the
AED.
Authorized
AED
Users
The
AED
may
be
used
by
all
members
of
the
school’s
medical
emergency
response
team
(MERT)
who
have
successfully
completed
training
and/or
any
trained
team
member
(volunteer
responder)
who
has
successfully
completed
an
approved
CPR
+AED
training
program
within
the
last
two
years
and
has
a
current
successful
course
completion
card.
The
school
nurses
will
be
responsible
for
making
training
available
by
American
Heart
Association
(AHA)
or
American
Red
Cross
(ARC)
for
designated
or
volunteer
staff.
Responsibilities
The
AED
trained
employee
will
be
responsible
for
activating
the
internal
emergency
response
system
and
providing
prompt
basic
life
support
(including
AED
and
first
aid)
according
to
training
and
experience.
The
trainer
will
also
understand
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
this
policy
and
will
follow
the
more
detailed
procedures
and
guidelines
for
the
AED
program.
Anyone
can,
at
his/her
discretion,
provide
voluntary
assistance
to
victims
of
medical
emergencies.
The
extent
to
which
these
individuals
respond
shall
be
appropriate
to
their
training
and
experience.
These
responders
are
encouraged
to
contribute
to
emergency
response
only
to
the
extent
they
are
comfortable
in
doing.
The
emergency
medical
response
of
these
individuals
may
include
CPR,
AED
or
medical
first
aid.
The
school
office
staff
will
be
responsible
for
receiving
emergency
medical
calls
from
the
internal
location
using
an
established
9-‐1-‐1
checklist
to
assess
the
emergency
and
determine
the
appropriate
level
of
response.
The
office
staff
will
contact
the
external
community
911
response
ream
(EMS)
if
required.
The
office
staff
will
then
deploy
the
AED-‐trained
employees
to
the
emergency
location.
Someone
will
be
assigned
to
meet
the
responding
EMS
aid
vehicle
and
direct
EMS
personnel
to
the
site
of
the
medical
emergency.
During
school
hours,
the
AED
will
be
at
designated
locations.
These
locations
shall
be
specific
to
each
school
but
should
allow
staff
members
to
retrieve
the
device
outside
of
normal
school
hours.
After
school
hours,
the
AED
may
be
moved
from
its
designated
location
by
an
AED-‐
trained
athletic
trainer
to
support
athletic
department
activities
on
a
voluntary
basis.
Trained
personnel
may
be
available
to
support
this
effort
during
non-‐school
hours.
A
visible
sign
will
be
left
in
the
place
of
the
AED,
with
the
phone
number
to
the
athletic
trainer,
clearly
indicating
they
have
possession
of
the
AED.
Contracted
and
other
community
activities
will
not
be
guaranteed
access
to
the
AED
as
part
of
standard
rental
contracts.
Nothing
in
this
policy
should
be
construed
to
require
the
presence
or
use
of
an
AED
on
school
property
or
at
school
sponsored
events,
unless
otherwise
required
by
law.
The
board
cannot
and
does
not
guarantee
that
an
AED
or
a
person
trained
in
its
use
will
be
available
at
any
particular
school
site
or
school-‐
sponsored
event.
The
battery
of
the
AED
will
be
checked
weekly
for
operation
by
designated
staff
and
reviewed
by
the
school
nurse
and
principal.
Software
updates
and
parts
replacement
will
be
conducted
by
appropriate
LEA
staff.
The
superintendent
or
designee
shall
report
to
the
board
on
the
plan
for
and
actual
use
of
AEDs
in
the
school
system.
The
superintendent
shall
designate
a
program
coordinator
to
manage
the
AED
program
in
the
schools.
The
board
and
its
employees
expressly
reserve
all
immunities
from
civil
liability
which
are
available
to
them
under
state
or
federal
law,
including
governmental
immunity
and
the
statutory
immunities
set
forth
in
North
Carolina
General
Statutes
90-‐21.14,90-‐21.15
and
115C-‐375.1
and
federal
statute
42
U.S.C.
238q.
Legal
References:
G.S.
90-‐21.14,
-‐21.15;
115C-‐375.1;
42
U.S.C.
238q
Cross
References:
Student
Health
Services
(policy
6120)
Other
References:
N.C.
Emergency
Guidelines
for
Schools,
(NCDPI
2009),
available
at
http://www.nchealthyschools.org/docs/school/nc-‐emergency-‐guidelines.pdf;
Implementing
an
AED
Program,
(American
Heart
Association
2012),
available
at
http//www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-‐
public/@wcm@ecc/documents/download/ucm_438703.pdf
ADOPTED:
12/6/04;
REVISED:
3/11/14