All
municipal buildings that are occupied by City employees and/or 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.
The
EMS Division of the Vineland Fire Department, in conjunction with
the Vineland Health Department, 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.
The
EMS Division, in conjunction with the Health Department, 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, Health Department 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 City for such purpose in
a protocol review capacity.
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.
Be capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular
fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia and is capable of determining,
without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should
be performed; and
Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically
charges and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to an individual's
heart.
All
AED devices shall be registered with the City of Vineland 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 City Code, punishable as provided in accordance with City Code Article II, § 1-15 to intentionally or willfully: