Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 28 - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education › Rule 005.28.22-006 - School-Based Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Devices and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Programs in Arkansas Public Schools

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
GOVERNING SCHOOL-BASED AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
				(AED) DEVICES AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) PROGRAMS IN ARKANSAS
				PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Effective: May 31, 2022
1.0
PURPOSE
The purpose of these Rules is to establish the requirements and
				procedures for Governing school-based Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
				devices and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) programs in Arkansas Public
				Schools.
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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
These Rules are promulgated pursuant to Ark. Code Ann.
				§§
									6-11-105,
				6-10-122,
				and 610-123.
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DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of these Rules, the following terms
				mean:
3.01
Arkansas Public
			 Schools
: includes all public and charter schools;
3.02
AED
: Automated External
			 Defibrillator means a device that:
3.02.1 Is
			 used to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to the
			 heart;
3.02.2 Has built-in
			 computers within the device to assess the patient's heart rhythm and judge
			 whether defibrillation is needed;
3.02.3 Has audible or visual prompts, or
			 both, to guide the user through the process;
3.02.4 Has received approval from the United
			 States Food and Drug Administration of its pre-market modification, filed
			 pursuant to
			 21 U.S.C.
			 360(k);
3.02.5 Is capable of recognizing the presence
			 or absence of ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia and is
			 capable of determining without intervention by an operator whether
			 defibrillation should be performed; and
3.02.6 Upon determining if the defibrillation
			 should be performed, the AED either automatically charges and delivers an
			 electrical impulse to an individual's heart or charges and delivers an
			 electrical impulse at the command of the operator.
3.03
CPR/AED Provider
: A member
			 or employee of a campus who has completed training in CPR in addition to
			 knowledge and understanding of an AED's operation and use under the
			 requirements set forth in this regulation.
3.04
Cardiac arrest
: A
			 condition, often sudden, that is due to abnormal heart rhythms called
			 arrhythmias. It is generally the result of some underlying form of heart
			 disease.
3.05
Cardiopulmonary
			 Resuscitation (CPR)
: A combination of rescue breathing, chest
			 compressions, and external cardiac massage used to sustain a person's life
			 until advanced assistance arrives.
3.07
Defibrillation
:
			 Administering the electrical impulse to an individual's heart in order to stop
			 ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia.
3.08
Department:
Arkansas
			 Department of Education
3.09
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
: The transportation and medical
			 care provided the ill or injured prior to arrival at a medical facility by a
			 licensed emergency medical technician or other health care provider and
			 continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to
			 the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that
			 facility.
3.10
Extra-curricular event:
Any school sponsored program or voluntary
			 activity sponsored by the school, local education agency, or an organization
			 sanctioned by the local education agency where students are competing for the
			 purpose of receiving an award, rating, recognition, or criticism, or
			 qualification for additional competition or including preparation for and
			 involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions,
			 demonstrations, displays and club activities.
3.11
FDA
: Federal Food and Drug
			 Administration
3.12
School-Personnel:
School Board approved/contract employee of the
			 district that is required to follow school policy and procedures.
3.13
Program Coordinator
: An
			 individual, appointed by the school district, who is responsible for
			 administration of the Automated External Defibrillation program for their
			 respective campus.
3.14
Protocol
: Currently approved and accepted procedures describing
			 specific steps a provider must follow in assessing and treating a
			 patient.
3.15
Renewal
:
			 Period training and demonstration of competence in the application and use of
			 automated defibrillation equipment.
3.17
School campus:
Any public
			 school building or cluster of buildings, including grounds, with an ADE-issued
			 LEA number, that is used for any purpose, including, without limitation: an
			 extracurricular activity, organized physical activity course defined in Ark.
			 Code Ann. §
									6-16-137,
			 pre-kindergarten education, or district administration.
3.18
School sponsored event;
Any
			 event or activity sponsored by the school or school system which includes but
			 is not limited to athletic events, booster clubs, parent teacher organizations,
			 or any activity designed to enhance the school curriculum whether on
			 school-campus or not.
3.19
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
: SCA is a sudden or unexpected
			 cessation of heart function, most often caused by a sudden arrhythmia, such as
			 ventricular fibrillation (VF). When this occurs, the heart's electrical
			 impulses suddenly become chaotic and ineffective. Blood flow to the brain
			 abruptly stops and the victim collapses and quickly loses consciousness. Death
			 usually follows unless a normal heart rhythm is restored within
			 minutes.
3.20
Ventricular
			 Fibrillation (VF)
: The most common arrhythmia that causes cardiac
			 arrest. It is a condition in which the heart's electrical impulses suddenly
			 become chaotic, often without warning, causing the heart's pumping action to
			 stop abruptly.