Hansen is currently the General Manager of Around the Clock American La France, an emergency vehicle and equipment retailer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is a 26 year veteran of the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Additionally, Hansen is the manager of Hansen and Associates, a crisis communications and public relations firm. While serving with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, he served as Chair of the State Fire Marshall's Commission, as President of the Oklahoma State Fire Chiefs and received the Fire Official of the Year Award in 1997. The rule, which responds to the Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998, affects airplanes that weigh more than 7,500 pounds each and have at least one flight attendant. An estimated 350,000 Americans are struck by cardiac arrest each year.
Cardiac arrest stops effective pumping of blood to the heart.
Our rule will ensure that all airline passengers have access to this potentially life-saving device. The FAA rule also expands the EMK by adding medications that may help passengers who suffer an in-flight medical event. Flight attendants will receive initial and recurrent training in CPR and on the use of AEDs. Medical personnel are frequently onboard and can assist fellow passengers during an in-flight medical event.