TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Rollie Soria for Oscar Ortiz, Sheriff-Coroner
REPORT BY: Erin Corry, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Agreement with American Medical Response West
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement 250374B with American Medical Response for mandated first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated defibrillator training for Sheriff's Office sworn staff. (Fiscal Impact: $13,200 Expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Mandatory)
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BACKGROUND
Sheriff's Office sworn staff are mandated by California Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) to complete first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated defibrillator (AED) training every two years. In the past, American Medical Response (AMR) provided sworn staff this mandated training and went beyond state required minimum requirements, at no cost. However, due to the associated costs with such training, accreditation and certifications, AMR must recover actual costs for salaries and equipment.
Under this agreement, AMR would provide POST mandated first aid, CPR and AED training to Sheriff's Office sworn staff, thereby fulfilling POST accreditation and certification requirements. AMR would also provide advanced lifesaving training, such as administration of naloxone, epinephrine, chest seals, dressing/bandaging, splinting and Bag-Valve-Mask ventilation. These advanced lifesaving techniques far exceed POST standards, which will better prepare Sheriff's Office deputies to handle more complex emergency medical situations they may encounter. In fact, with this advanced training from AMR, deputies have been involved in several calls for service where they performed CPR and first aid that contributed to saving the patient's lives. Often law enforcement officers are the first on scene for a medical emergency, so this advanced training allows them to stabilize a patient long enough for more advanced medical personnel to arrive.
In addition, AMR will also provide self-car...
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