Teen seeks AED Law

[Wise]

This links to a good article in our local paper. It's about a 14 year old boy who had sudden cardiac arrest due to an undiagnosed genetic heart disease.

http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/3255871

 

[Mary]

I heard about this on our Paducah, KY tv channel. It will be interesting to see if it makes it into law.

 

[Cooker]

This links to a good article in our local paper. It's about a 14 year old boy who had sudden cardiac arrest due to an undiagnosed genetic heart disease.

http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/3255871

I hope the bill passes. I would like to see it tied to federal funding i.e.?states could not get federal education funds unless they had these devises. Over the past five or so years we have lost several student athletes to cardiac arrest, very sad.

 

[Philip B]

AED's

AED's

Colorado takes a different approach to getting AED's in schools. Districts can purchase the units; however, Colorado has a law which requires schools to accept AED's which are donated by EMS agencies.

Small districts like mine cannot afford to purchase the units, but our county EMS guys are supposed to be getting us two for my high school. Our EMS agency will assume responsibility for maintenance.

The only problem issue with placing the units in a school is keeping people trained to use them. With all of the current requirements for professional development activities, finding time and getting staff members to keep up with the training will be pretty tough proposition.

-Philip

 

[KristyW]

The only problem issue with placing the units in a school is keeping people trained to use them. With all of the current requirements for professional development activities, finding time and getting staff members to keep up with the training will be pretty tough proposition.

-Philip

Philip,

I work in a dental office in the Denver area and I go through bi-annual CPR with AED training. Quite honestly...you don't need training for the AEDs...the machine tells you everything you need to do when you need to do it. The kids in your school could run it without a problem.

 

[Philip B]

Training Issue

Training Issue

Yes, I'm aware of how easy the machines are to use. Regardless of how easy the machines are to use, formal training cerfication sessions are still required for those who are expected to use the machines to render aid in a public school setting. It's a libility thing.

-Philip

 

[aussiemember]

My husband just did his first aid training and got trained to use a defribrillator at the same time - he said it was very easy as the machine did it all for you. In Australia, as far as I understand, you have to undergo an extra four hour training session though to be licensed to use it.

 

[wes]

AEDs abroad

AEDs abroad

AEDs started popping up over here in Japan about a year ago. Now I see them in just about every public space - the subway, airports, schools, department stores, etc. Last year my students did a presentation about the machines and how to use them! Before that time I had little knowledge about them. Luckily there's not so much of a liability issue over here. Let's hope the U.S. follows suit soon.

 

[Philip B]

Following Suit

Following Suit

This comment isn't intended to generate an exchange of viewpoints like the ongoing Ritter debate, but "suits" are the problem in the U.S. Opinions may differ, but Americans seem to be more oriented towards lawsuits than folks in other areas of the world.

-Philip