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missioner Eric Coleman
District #21
Miscellaneous Resolution # 97
BY: Commissioner Eric Coleman
RE: Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Acquisition
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in the United
States and claims more than 350,000 lives each year largely because life-
saving treatment--an electrical shock to the heart known as defibrillation--
does not reach victims within the first few critical minutes; and
WHEREAS, The likelihood of successful resuscitation decreases by approximately ten
percent with each minute following sudden cardiac arrest. After ten minutes,
very few resuscitation attempts are successful; and
WHEREAS, While CPR is effective for temporarily maintaining oxygenation of the blood
and blood flow to the brain, early defibrillation is recognized as the only
effective method of restoring normal cardiac rhythm and resuscitating the
patient following cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation (VF) and that the
use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) represents the standard of
medical care; and
WHEREAS, The American Heart Association strongly endorses the widespread
deployment of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the hands of all
emergency first-response personnel whose jobs require that they perform
basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and
WHEREAS, The Oakland County Board of Commissioners, the Oakland County Probate
Court and the Oakland County Sheriff recognize that waiting five or six
minutes for the Pontiac Police to arrive is too long and that the availability of
Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs), within the Oakland County Court
House, for use by first response personnel could help save the lives of our
2,000 county employees and thousands of visitors within the Court House
complex.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT available funds with the existing budget of
the Probate Court of Oakland County be identified, encumbered and
appropriated for the purchase and maintenance of two defibrillators; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT funding sources be identified and appropriated for
the training of an adequate number of Oakland County Court House Security
Staff to have available two to three trained personnel within the Oakland
County Courthouse at any given time.
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Resolution #97266 November 20, 1997
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee
and the Finance and Personnel Committee. There were no objections.