UCSF faculty have been heavily involved in campaigning for this legislation. Barbara Drew, associate professor in the School of Nursing, was recently awarded the Dr. John J. Sampson Exemplary Volunteer Award from the San Francisco division of the American Heart Association for her efforts to make AEDs available in public places.
Cardiac arrest is a life or death situation.
SB 911 provides immunity for people who operate a new class of portable electric defibrillators that are easy to use by simply following the directions given out loud by the device during operation. California joins 23 other states with similar laws. The survival rate for victims of SCA outside of a hospital setting is less than one percent. Copyright 1999 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.