Lincoln Public Schools

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Lincoln Public Schools

• AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED)
• Summer 2009

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AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED)

• AEDs are helpful in the event of Sudden Cardiac
  Arrest.
• The earlier a heart arrhythmia is corrected, the
  better the outcome for a victim

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AED Locations - Hanscom

• Main Hallway Primary School near Library
• Main Hallway Middle School outside Cafeteria
• Middle School Gym outside of Office

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AED Locations - Lincoln

• Outside Smith gym across from satellite health
  office
• Main hallway near health office/library
• Hallway outside Brooks office
• Hallway by Auditorium entrance
• Brooks gym lobby
• Hartwell lobby

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AED Responder Team - Hanscom

• Currently, Eileen Dirrane is the only AED
  Responder until other staff members CPR
  certification status are verified and have
  undergone necessary training to serve the team.

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AED Responder Team - Lincoln

• Currently, Maureen Richichi and Laurel DiMatteo
  are the only AED Responders until other staff
  members CPR certification status are verified and
  have undergone necessary training to serve the
  team.

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AED Cabinet - Alarm

• The AED cabinets are alarmed - A very piercing
  alarm will be initiated if/when a cabinet door is
  opened.
• There is a key for disabling the alarm taped on
  the top left of the cabinet.
• There is an extra key in the Nurses office,
  labeled and tacked on the bulletin board.
• To disable the alarm, insert the key in the
  keyhole on the upper left of the cabinet and turn
  the key to the 1200 position.

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AED Cabinet

• Only members of the AED Response Team should open
  the door to access the AED kit.
• Exception If a team member didnt want to leave
  a scene and instructed another adult or student
  to get a defibrillator from the nearest cabinet.
• If an alarm should sound, any nearby available
  adult should go to the cabinet and ascertain what
  is happening (e.g. student tampering or real
  event in which the AED kit has been grabbed by a
  responder) and, if appropriate, disarm the alarm.

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Procedure for Calling the AED Response Team

• If you see a child or an adult collapse in the
  school building, call the school office and ask
  for the AED Response Team to come to your
  specific location.
• Hanscom Primary School ext. 203/202
• Hanscom Middle School ext. 103/102
• Lincoln Schools School Nurse (if not at scene) at
  ext. 2112 OR overhead page OR Walkie-Talkie
• Office staff person will do an ALL-CALL for the
  AED Response Team to (location)
• Stay with the victim. Ask another staff member to
  remove students from the area.
• Office staff person calls 911 using the
  Emergency Telephone Procedure

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Emergency Telephone Procedure

• Dial 911 (use land line if possible)
• State who you are I am _________, a
  teacher/secretary/staff member at the
  _____________ School.
• State where you are. (e.g. Middle School gym)
• State what is wrong with the student or staff
  member.
• Give specific directions (e.g., which school
  entrance should be used, exact location of
  child).
• Dont hang up the phone. Answer any questions
  asked by dispatcher. Hang up only when all
  information has been received and is correctly
  repeated to you.

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Post Emergency Telephone Procedure

• Notify School Nurse (if not at scene)
• Hanscom Campus Eileen Dirrane
• 781-274-7723
• Lincoln Campus Maureen Richichi
• ext. 2112
• Notify Principal or administrator in charge.
• State Emergency plan for ________ is in
  effect. 911 have been called for _________. The
  student/staff member is located at_________.

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Principal Responsibilities

• The principal or other administrator (or his/her
  designee) will
• Meet the EMS
• Direct EMS to emergency location
• Call parent(s) and other necessary individuals.
• Designate an adult to accompany any student who
  requires transport by ambulance.

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Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Maureen Richichi and Eileen Dirrane
  for creating this power point presentation
• Thank you to Kathleen Browning, administrative
  intern, for editing and formatting this power
  point presentation