POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL - City of Champaign

CHAMPAIGN POLICE DEPARTMENTPOLICY and PROCEDURE POLICY NUMBER: 41.9SUBJECT: AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/09REVISED DATE:REFERENCE ILEAP:INDEX AS:PER.09.0241.9.1 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORSPURPOSE:The purpose of this policy is to describe the procedures tobe followed for the deployment and use of AutomatedExternal Defibrillators (AEDs).DEFINITIONS:POLICY:41.9.1 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORSA. Training.1. All officers will be trained in the use of the AED inaccordance with the standards of the AmericanHeart Association for AED and CPR training.2. Non-sworn staff may be trained on a voluntary oras-needed basis.3. Trained personnel will be re-certified as requiredby the American Heart Association2. An AED is considered to have been used whenthe pads have been applied to a victim,regardless of whether or not a shock wasapplied.a. Whenever an AED is deployed the officerdeploying the AED should obtainreplacement pads on scene from respondingparamedics.3. If an AED is used, the AED will be brought in andchecked by Carle Hospital, which serves as theDepartment’s medical coordinator for the AEDs.AED’s will also be subject to periodic routinetesting.4. A defibrillation utilization form will be completedwhenever the AED is used.ISSUING AUTHORITYR.T. FinneyChief of PoliceChampaign Police Department4. Training will include detailed instructions onCPR, the use of the AED, systems checks, andthe method of dispatch to medical calls.B. Deployment.1. Non-deployed AEDs will be stored in thebuilding. AEDs will not be left in squad cars.2. Each officer will check an AED out at thebeginning of their shift. During the shift, the AEDis to be carried in the passenger compartment ofthe squad car. At the conclusion of the shift,each officer will return the AED to the building.3. Each time an officer checks an AED out they willperform a systems check of the unit to ensurethat it is functioning properly.4. An officer with an AED may be deployed tocertain medical calls. In such cases, officers areauthorized to respond with use of lights andsiren, provided that the response is consistentwith Policy 41.2.C. Use of the AED.1. The AED will be used within the guidelines of theAmerican Heart Association training.Page 1 of 1