E2. AED Grant from DPHHSKALISPELL POLICE DEPARTMENT
312 1 - AVE EAST — PO Box 1997 — KALISPELL, MT 59903
TELEPHONE (406) 758-7780 — FAx (406) 758-7799
E-MAIL - KPD@KALISPELL.COM
REPORT:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MEETING DATE
BACKGROUND:
Striving to Exceed Expectations'
Doug Russell, City Manager
Doug Overman, Chief of Police
Acceptance of Montana Department of Public Health
and Human Services AED Grant
January 21, 2020
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded the State of
Montana DPHHS $5.9 Million to outfit every patrol vehicle in Montana with an AED
(Automated External Defibrillator). Montana DPHHS is managing the grant and has
awarded the Kalispell Police Department a total of 16 devices valued at $1,576 each
for a total of $25,216 in grant award equipment. The police department has a master
trainer on staff and a policy is in place for the use of AED.
RECOMMENDATION: Accept DPHHS equipment valued at $25,216.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The Kalispell Police must provide a trainer and replace
batteries every four years at a cost of $3,952. Nothing from the FY2020 budget will
be utilized to accomplish the above purchases.
ALTERNATIVES
Decline the DPHHS equipment.
ATTACHMENTS: DPHHS Grant Announcement
DOUG OVERMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
Department of Public Health and Human Services
HMS & Trauma Systems Section ® PO Box 202951® 1400 Broadway 4 Helena, MT 59620-2951
Phone: (406) 444-3895 *Fax: (406) 444-1814 0 web: h":I/MontanaEMS.m%gov
Public Health and Safety Division ♦ Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Bureau
Steve Bullock, Governor
Sheila Hogan, Director
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $5,9 Million
Grant to Equip Every Law Enforcement Patrol
Vehicle in Montana With An AEDI!
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has been very generous to Montana the last several years funding
initiatives to improve emergency medical care in Montana. One of those projects, Cardiac Ready
Communities. included education and training for the public about citizen CPR, community AEDs,
dispatcher aid CPR, and high-performance CPR for EMS and hospitals.
A key element of a Cardiac Ready Community is equipping law enforcement patrol vehicles with AEDs.
While it's very important that AEDs are in schools, community centers and other places where the public
congregates, we know that 70% of all cardiac arrests occur in the home. Particularly in rural communities,
the first emergency responder to arrive at these incidents is law enforcement. In communities that have
a law enforcement AED program, survival rates can improve by 10-30%. This program can have a
significant impact on the citizens of your community that you serve and protect.
In preparation for this grant application, the Cardiac Ready Communities (CRC) program contacted your
agency to determine how many patrol vehicles you have. Helmsley Charitable Trust is funding over 2,000
AEDs with this award, one for every vehicle indicated. These AEDs will be next generation technology
AEDs call LifePak CR2 defibrillators distributed by Stryker Corp. The units will come with a carry case,
one set of adult pads and one set of pediatric pads.
We hope that you accept this great opportunity. Agencies taking part will agree to:
o Sign an initial agreement to accept ownership of the AEDs and ongoing assistance with data
collection and evaluation over the life of the 3-year grant. These units are WIFI capable and they
will automatically check their battery status whenever close to hub spots you will set up. They will
also automatically send deployment data of the AEDs and their use if activated for training and
cardiac arrests. We would ask that the CRC program be a recipient of that information so that we
evaluate the value of this strategy over time.
o Send one or two of your staff to regionalized trainings that will begin early spring 2020 and continue
through the summer/fall until all units are distributed. Officers attending this training will get training
on competent hands -only CPR, use of the AEDS, and team -based integration with EMS on high-
performance CPR. They will return to your station with your AEDs and be responsible for training
the rest of your staff.
To contact DPHHS Director: PO Box 4210 ♦ Helena, MT 59604-42101(406) 444-5622 ♦ Fax: (406) 444-1970 ♦ www.dphhs.mt.gov
• Accommodations will be made in cases where small departments are challenged with attending
scheduled training.
• The CRC program has a pool of Master Trainers with manikins and training AEDs. Particularly
for smaller departments with limited staff, they will be available for ongoing refresher training.
ACTION ITEM: Please send us the name(s) and contact information of your agency trainer(s)
by January 31, 2020 so they can be contacted with dates/timesllocations of their closest training.
o Develop policies for ongoing maintenance, training and documentation related to your AED
program. The CRC program will provide example policies if you do not already have one. We will
also encourage development of a dispatcher protocol to assure officers are dispatched to all
perceived cardiac events when available.
o If your dispatchers are not currently trained in Telephone CPR or Emergency Medical Dispatch, we
hope they take advantage of such training that can be provided by the CRC program. Citizen CPR
before arrival of an emergency responder can significantly impact patient survival.
This should be a relative low-cost program for your agency over the next few years. Under normal use
without exposure to extreme temperatures, the batteries and pads will last four years. As part of the grant,
over the next eight years, if the device is used on a rescue the battery and pads will be replaced at no
cost. Long term, we hope that you can plan for replacement of expired battery/pad units at $237 each
and eventual replacement of these AEDs when they are no longer serviceable.
If you already have AEDs on your vehicles, we hope you take advantage of these new units and you
think about 'paying it forward' by putting your current units in detention centers, schools, community
centers and other locations where they may help save a life. The CRC program will be available to provide
advice about older units that should taken out of service and recycled appropriately.
We look forward to working with your agency on this great opportunity to help improve the lives of citizens
you serve. Please feel free to contact us any time if you have questions or need other assistance.
Sincerely,
Janet Trethewey, EdD
Cardiac heady Communities Program Manager
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau
IN Tl- E 406 PO Box 2029511 1400 Broadway I Helena MT 59620-2951
406,444.0442 1 fax 406.444.1815 itrethewe @mt. ov