LA County Board

10. Saving Lives: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External\nDefibrillators\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Direct the Chief Executive\nOfficer, working with health experts and Interim County Counsel, to develop a\nCountywide policy on the usage, maintenance, and placement of Automated\nExternal Defibrillators (AEDs) and documentation of training for Hands-Only\nCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and present the policy to the Board for\nconsideration and adoption within 90 days; while the above policy is being\ndeveloped, direct the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with all relevant\nCounty Department facility proprietors, to evaluate the current state and needs\nfor AEDs at our County facilities, with the evaluation to include the following:\nAssessment of existing AEDs at County facilities and ensuring AEDs are\nappropriately located and in good working order in accordance with\nnational recommendations;\nIdentification of the County’s need for additional AEDs at County\nfacilities; and\nRecommendations based on the evaluation of the current state and need\nfor additional placement of AEDs, which considers the final proposed\nCounty policy, including cost estimates to meet the identified needs; and\nInstruct the Director of Personnel, working with the Director of Health Services\nand health experts, and in consultation with labor partners, to report back to the\nBoard in writing in 45 days with the timeline and plan for implementing a\nmandatory training for all County employees to become CPR and\nAED-certified. (23-0305)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence