CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN DRILL LEVEL II (Secondary Student) Page 2 Assessment Findings Cardiac Emergency Response Site Champion Rescuer 1 – CPR rescuer Rescuer 2 – 911 caller Rescuer 3 – AED rescuer Rescuer 4 – Observer/time keeper Rescuer 1 assesses victim. ●Victim is unresponsive. ● There is no breathing. ● Victim is lying face down in a puddle of water. Rescuer 2 calls 911 ●Notifies administration and office staff of drill to avoid unintentional 911 call. ●Chooses drill location. ● Places manikin and AED training Unit at drill location. ●If AED training unit not available, create mock AED pads and place at drill location . ●Confirms the is safe. ●Assesses victim: Checks responsiveness (tap and shout “are you OK?”). ●If no response call for Rescuer 2 to call 9-1-1 and Rescuer 3 to retrieve the school AED. ●Looks for normal breathing for 5-10 seconds. ●If not breathing or not breathing normally (gasping), immediately chest compressions at a rate of 30 compressions to 2 breaths OR administer Hands-Only CPR. ●Continues CPR until AED Training Unit arrives. ● Call 911/ front office to notify others. ● Instructs Rescuer 3 to obtain the school’s AED. ● Meets EMS at front of school. ● Runs or calls for AED in the school. ● Completes Drill Checklist. ● Drill with stopwatch. Rescuer 3 arrives with school AED (will switch out with AED Training Unit for actual use) Note: Rescuer must move and dry victim before attaching electrode pads. ● Continues chest compressions as best as you are able to while Rescuer 3 readies the AED Training Unit and places the pads on the victim. ● Arrives with the AED & swaps for training unit or mock pads ● Exposes chest. Dries chest with towel. ● Turns AED Training Unit “on”. ● Attaches pads. ● Victim’s initial rhythm is Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). ● Rhythm remains VF for 1 “shock”. ● Performs CPR for 2 minutes. ● Clears & Analyzes. ● Clears & “shocks” 1 time.
Roles: Site Champion – Plans and sets up the drills. Chooses drill location and places manikin and AED Training Unit at the scene the day of the drill. Initiates drill Code indicating a cardiac emergency. Rescuer 1 – CPR rescuer Rescuer 2 – 911 caller and meets EMS at front of school Rescuer 3 – AED rescuer Rescuer 4 – Observer/ time keeper (completes checklist) Scenario: The school day is over and Mr. , the custodian, is fixing the gym doors as the basketball team gets ready to practice. Mr. has had shortness of breath and chest pain all day and thinks, “I must have eaten something that is giving me heartburn.” You (Rescuer 1) hear a sound as if someone has fallen. As you look you see Mr. lying on the floor. You yell to a coach (Rescuer 2) for assistance and you are the first responders to reach the custodian. An AED is in the school. You assess and manage the victim.
CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN DRILL LEVEL III (Adult Staff Member) Page 2 Assessment Findings Cardiac Emergency Response Site Champion Rescuer 1 – CPR rescuer Rescuer 2 – 911 caller Rescuer 3 – AED rescuer Rescuer 4 – Observer/time keeper Rescuer 1 assesses victim. ●Victim is unresponsive. ● There is no breathing. Rescuer 2 calls EMS ●Notifies administration and office staff of drill to avoid unintentional 911 call. ●Chooses drill location. ● Places manikin and AED training Unit at drill location. ●If AED training unit not available, create mock AED pads and place at drill location ●Confirms the scene is safe. ●Assesses victim: Checks responsiveness (tap and shout “are you OK?”). ●If no response call for Rescuer 2 to call 9-1-1 and Rescuer 3 to retrieve the school AED. for normal breathing for seconds. ●If not breathing or not breathing normally (gasping), immediately begin chest compressions at a rate of 30 compressions to 2 breaths OR administer Hands-Only CPR. ●Continues CPR until AED Training Unit arrives. ● Call EMS/ front office to notify others. (“Victim-Adult male- down suddenly and unresponsive”.) ● Instructs Rescuer 3 to obtain the school’s AED. ● Meets EMS at front of school. ● Runs or calls for AED in the school. ● Completes Drill Checklist. ● Times Drill with stopwatch. Rescuer 3 arrives with school AED (will switch out with AED Training Unit for actual use) Note: Rescuers must remove medication patch and wipe skin before attaching the pads. ● Continues chest compressions as best as you are able to while Rescuer 3 readies the AED Training Unit and places the patches on the victim. ● Arrives with the AED & swaps for training unit or mock pads ● Exposes chest ● Removes medication patch and wipes skin. ● Turn AED Training Unit “on”. ● Attaches pads. ● Victim’s initial rhythm is Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). ● Rhythm remains VF for 1 “shock”. ● Victim remains unconscious. ● Performs CPR for 2 minutes. ● Clears & Analyzes. ● Clears & “shocks” 1 time.
CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN DRILL LEVEL IV (Athletic Student) Page 2 Assessment Findings Cardiac Emergency Response Site Champion Rescuer 1 – CPR rescuer Rescuer 2 – 911 caller Rescuer 3 – AED rescuer Rescuer 4 – Observer/time keeper Rescuer 1 assesses victim. ●Victim is unresponsive. ● is no breathing. Rescuer 2 calls EMS ●Notifies administration and office staff of drill to avoid unintentional 911 call. ●Chooses drill location. ● Places manikin and AED training Unit at drill location. ●If AED training unit not available, create mock AED pads and place at drill location ●Confirms the scene is safe. ●Assesses victim: Checks responsiveness (tap and “are you OK?”). ●If no response call for Rescuer 2 to call 9-1-1 and Rescuer 3 to retrieve the school AED. for normal breathing for seconds. ●If not breathing or not breathing normally (gasping), immediately begin chest compressions at a rate of 30 compressions to 2 breaths OR administer Hands-Only CPR. ●Continues CPR until AED Training Unit arrives. ● Call EMS/ front office to notify others. (“Student suddenly unconscious on the football field”.) ● Instructs Rescuer 3 to obtain AED in field house. ● Meets EMS at front of school. ● Runs or calls for AED in the field house. ● Completes Drill Checklist. ● Times Drill with stopwatch. Rescuer 3 arrives with school AED (will switch out with AED Training Unit for actual use) ● Victim’s chest is sweaty causing poor pad contact that requires the victim’s chest to be dried before the pads will attach successfully. Note: Suggested solutions (pressing down on pads, check cable connections, comment “the victim is sweaty.”) ● Continues chest compressions as best as you are able to while Rescuer 3 readies the AED Training Unit and places the pads on the victim. ● Arrives with the AED & swaps for training unit or mock pads ● Exposes ● Dries chest. ● Turns AED Training Unit “on”. ● Attaches pads. ● Victim’s initial rhythm is Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). ● Rhythm remains VF for 1 ● Clears & Analyzes. ● Clears & shocks 1 time.
● Victim remains unconscious. ● “No Shock Advised”, victim in Normal Sinus Rhythm with sings of circulation but not breathing. ● Performs CPR for 2 minutes. ● Clears & Analyzes. ● “No Shock Advised”. ● After 2 minutes of CPR, “No Shock Advised”. ● Victim continues to be unresponsive. ● Continues CPR until EMS arrives and takes over. Review: Review the Cardiac Emergency Response Plan Drill Summary Checklist