Overview of Butler County, KS HEARTSafe Community Program.

1. BUTLER COUNTY
HEARTSAFE COMMUNITY
Concept Overview
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2. INTRODUCTION
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3. HEARTSAFE COMMUNITY,
WHAT IS IT?
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4. HEARTSAFE COMMUNITY
• Rigorous criteria for increasing survival from SCA
• General public health education
• CPR & AED education for general public and students
• BC Health Department as designating agency
• Critical need for Police and Fire Department involvement
• Public Access Defibrillator Program
• EMS collection of outcomes
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5. STRENGTHENING THE LINKS
OF THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
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6. HEARTSAFE
COMMUNITY
CRITERIA
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7. CRITERIA
• Requirements based on population size
• Heartbeat point system
• Minimum required points for certain criteria
• Criteria divided by links of chain of survival
• Recertification every 2 years
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8. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Early Access & Recognition
•10 Heartbeats for each event with less then 20 participants
- Public Education on heart health and prevention, 911 access,
Stroke, Heart Attack, & Cardiac Arrest warning signs
- 5 Heartbeat bonus for events with 20+ participants
• 10 points for School MERPs *Required
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9. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Early CPR
•10 points for each event with at least 10 participants
- Free Public Education on CPR & AED use
- CPR/AED training for high school *Required
•5 points for each event with at least 10 participants
- CPR & AED Certification classes that require a fee
- Local businesses, community groups, & local agencies
• Bystander CPR instructions provided by Dispatch Personnel
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10. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Early Defibrillation
•10 points for each Public AED
- Must be easily identified and clearly marked with signage
- Building entrances should identify the presence of an AED
•10 points for First Responders equipped with AEDs
- Fire, Police, First Responder group, or Reserve EMS
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11. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Early Advanced Life Support & Post-resuscitative care
•10 points for ALS response to all medical emergencies
•10 points for policy of Transport of Post-Cardiac Arrest
patients to facilities with minimum PCI & Therapeutic
Hypothermia capabilities. Exception within the policy are
permissible.
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12. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Sustainability Plan
•10 points for written sustainability plan *Required
- Plan for sustained Public Education
- EMS cardiac arrest registry
- EMS administrated Supported & Structured Debriefing with
all involved responders
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13. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Community population up to 2,500
• 200 Heartbeats Required
• Minimum of 60 Heartbeats for Public Education & AED
placement
• Minimum of 40 Heartbeats for trained FR w/ AEDs, ALS, and
Sustainability Plan
• 10 points for MERPs
•1 CPR/AED education event for students for every highschool
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14. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Community population 2,500 - 10,000
• 400 Heartbeats Required
• Minimum of 120 Heartbeats for Public Education & AED
placement
• Minimum of 60 Heartbeats for trained FR w/ AEDs, ALS, and
Sustainability Plan
• 10 points for MERPs
•1 CPR/AED education event for students for every highschool
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15. CRITERIA
HEARTBEAT POINT SYSTEM
Community population10,000+
• 500 Heartbeats Required
• Minimum of 260 Heartbeats for Public Education & AED
placement
• Minimum of 60 Heartbeats for trained FR w/ AEDs, ALS, and
Sustainability Plan
• 10 points for MERPs
•1 CPR/AED education event for students for every highschool
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16. MEETING CRITERIA
• What about resources?
- EMS will support any and all initiatives
- EMS Personnel will assist with training
- Will continue to pursue grants and other funding options
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17. APPLICATION &
DESIGNATION
PROCESS
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18. APPLICATION & DESIGNATION
• Application will be on BCEMS website
• Worksheets
• Applicationsubmitted to EMS for review with BC Health
Department
• Once application is approved EMS and Health Department
will coordinate with city for designation event
• Road signs and plaque will be awarded at event
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19. BUTLER COUNTY AGENCY
PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY!
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20. BUTLER COUNTY
HEARTSAFE COMMUNITY
Daniel Green, A.A.S NREMT-P
Collin Engraf, A.A.S. NREMT-P
dgreen@bucoks.com / cengraf@bucoks.com
BCPRnetwork@gmail.com
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