[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Buena 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 727. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. All municipal buildings that are occupied by Borough employees and
open to the general public as well as public recreation facilities
with active recreational sporting events shall have installed therein
or located thereon AED devices. This includes all ball fields, gymnasiums,
swimming pools and swimming facilities, tennis and other similar sports
courts and facilities. Passive activity parks are not required to
maintain an AED device.
B. The EMS Division of the Borough of Buena, in conjunction with the
Borough Council, shall review and approve the number and installation
locations for all AED devices required in accordance herewith as part
of the policies and medical oversight program. The location and signage
shall be in accordance with best practices; however, they shall be
conspicuously located in plain view of the primary public entrance
to each floor of any building at the minimum. An audible alarm signaling
the opening of a door to a cabinet housing the AED shall be installed.
The cabinet shall have appropriate signage with the letters "AED,"
and the distance between AED devices shall be in accordance with appropriate
standards and best practices.
A. The EMS Division, in conjunction with the Borough Council, shall
promulgate policies and a medical oversight program regarding the
anticipated users of all AEDs, such as coaches, trainers, parents
and others for sports facilities and supervisors, security, staff
and employees for all municipal buildings requiring AED devices which
shall be considered by the Business Administrator for implementation.
Said policies shall be promulgated with the EMS physician or such
other licensed physician appointed by the Borough for such purpose
in a protocol review capacity.
(1) All anticipated users shall be CPR/AED trained prior to any AED use.
Such training shall be from the American Red Cross, American Heart
Association or other training program recognized by the Department
of Health and Senior Services.
(2) All coaches approved by the Recreation Commission shall be required
to be CPR/AED trained.
B. All AED devices shall:
(1) Have received approval of its pre-market notification from the United
States Food and Drug Administration; and
(2) Be capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular
fibrillation or rapid ventricular trachycardia and be capable of determining,
without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should
be performed; and
(3) Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically
charges and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to an individual's
heart.
C. All AED devices shall be registered with the Borough of Buena Emergency
Medical Services Division. All AEDs shall be properly maintained and
tested according to the manufacturer's guidelines, and all records
shall be kept with the EMS Division.
It shall constitute a violation of the Borough Code to intentionally
or willfully:
A. Render an automated external defibrillator device inoperative except
during such time as the device is being serviced, tested, repaired
or recharged.
B. Deface the serial number on an AED device for purposes of falsifying
service records.
C. Improperly service, recharge, repair, test or inspect an AED device.