Rochester Police - Early Defibrillation Program

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101 4th Street SE
Rochester, Mn 55904 (Map)

Phone: 507-328-6800
Fax: 507-328-6975

Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Rochester Police

Early Defibrillation

Defibrillation Policies

7-213 Early Defibrillation

 

7-213.01 Program Description

The Early Defibrillation Program is a cooperative effort involving the Rochester Police Department, Rochester Fire Department, Gold Cross Ambulance Rochester and the Mayo Clinic

7-213.02 Police Department Medical Director

The Rochester Police Department Early Defibrillation Program will operate under the authority of the Police Department Medical Director. The Police Department Medical Director shall be the co-director of Gold Cross Ambulance Rochester.  

The Police Department Medical Director shall have the authority to:

7-213.03 Equipment Inspection

Officers shall inspect the defibrillators at the start of their shift.  Officers will check the defibrillators to assure that:  

  If the defibrillator is not present or if the seal has been broken, the officer will notify his/her supervisor .The supervisor will determine if the squad is to be put into service without a defibrillator or if the officer will be assigned to another car. The supervisor will report the problem to the Department Support Unit.   Officers will notify Communications of their defibrillator status only when a defibrillator is not in their marked squad car.   All defibrillators will be inspected monthly by the Department Support Unit.  This monthly inspection process shall verify that:     The Department Support Unit will prepare a monthly inspection report detailing the results of all AED inspections.  This report will be forwarded to the Deputy Chief.   The Staff Development Unit will report any other problems to the Deputy Chief through the normal chain of command.  

7-213.04 Defibrillator Deployment

All marked squad cars and Community Service Officer vehicles will have defibrillators assigned to them.  Squad cars will not be placed into service without a defibrillator without supervisory approval.  Any supervisor authorizing a squad car to go into service without a defibrillator will immediately notify the Communications Unit of such authorization. 

7-213.05 Defibrillation Training Requirements

Officers and sergeants in the Patrol Division will also be trained in defibrillation and CPR.  The CPR and defibrillation training is optional for department personnel outside of the Patrol Division.  Each new officer hired will receive an initial block of AED/CPR training as required by the Police Department Medical Director.  All Patrol Division officers and sergeants will participate in follow-up AED training at least once every six months in the manner required by the Medical Director. 

Officers and sergeants being transferred to Patrol from other divisions will be given refresher training in CPR and defibrillation as needed to bring them up to these requirements.

7-213.06 Use Of The Defibrillators

Officers will use the defibrillators in accordance with their training and the standing orders of the Police Department Medical Director.

Officers using any supplies from the defibrillator kits will promptly contact the Department Support Unit to arrange for the supplies to be replenished and the case to be resealed for future use.  This can be accomplished by completing the electronic Cardiac Arrest Information Report.  This report is available on the Cardiac Arrest Information tab of the RPD Alarm/Search/DDR/Cardiac Arrest Reporting application on the squad car mobile computers.

7-213.07 Defibrillators To Be Kept In Passenger Compartment

Defibrillators shall kept within the passenger compartment of the squad car at all times. Defibrillators will not be left in the back seat of the squad with prisoners or other passengers.

7-213.08 Data Collection & Reports

Any officer who uses a defibrillator on a patient will complete an written event report.  This report should identify witnesses, bystanders involved in the rescue effort and a general description of the incident.  Additionally, tthe electronic Cardiac Arrest Information Report must be completed.  This report is available on the Cardiac Arrest Information tab of the RPD Alarm/Search/DDR/Cardiac Arrest Reporting application on the squad car mobile computers.

Officers activating a defibrillator attached to a patient will also give the data card from the defibrillator to the Gold Cross paramedics who transport the patient.

The electronic Cardiac Arrest Information Report will automatically generate an email to:

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Page Last Modified On: Monday, July 07, 2008