Automated External Defibrillator Availability in Greater Minnesota
2829 University Ave. S.E., Suite 310 Minneapolis, MN 55414-3222 (612) 627-6000 (800) 747-2011 FAX (612) 627-5442 TTY (800) 627-3529 www.emsrb.state.mn.us Automated External Defibrillator Availability in Greater Minnesota A REPORT TO THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE December 15, 2002 By Wayne Arrowood, Ph.D., Compliance & Licensing Administrator, with Assistance from Jocelyn Brekken, Student Worker "To provide leadership which optimizes the quality of emergency medical care for the people of Minnesota -- in collaboration with our communities -- through policy development, regulation, system design, education, and medical direction" C:\Documents and Settings\brekkenj.HLB\Desktop\title.doc An Equal Opportunity Employer REPORT TO THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE: SURVEY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR AVAILABILITY IN GREATER MINNESOTA December 15, 2002 The 2001 Minnesota Legislature requested the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) to survey automated external defibrillator (AED) availability in Greater Minnesota. Minnesota Laws 2001, First Special Session, chapter 9, article 17, section 6, requires the Emergency Medical Services Board: …to study, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety, and report to the legislature by December 15, 2002, regarding the availability of automatic defibrillators outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The report shall include recommendations to make these devices accessible within a reasonable distance through the nonmetropolitan area, including recommendations for funding their acquisition and distribution. This report sets forth findings of this survey in three key areas of interest to the legislature: • Availability of AEDs in the 80 counties of Greater Minnesota, located outside the seven-county metropolitan region of Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Scott, Washington, and Dakota counties; • Recommendations to make AEDs accessible within a reasonable distance in Greater Minnesota; • Recommendations on funding the acquisition and distribution of AEDs in Greater Minnesota.
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