Automatic External Defibrillator in Public Facilities
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association request that the Government of Alberta amend the Alberta Safety Code to require the installation of Automated External Defibrillators in public facilities and schools and provide training for public facilities staff and school staff.
WHEREAS ventricular fibrillation is the most common cause of cardiac arrest, and is treated with electrical shock using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED);
WHEREAS approximately 40,000 people in Canada experience a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) each year, representing one SCA every 12 minutes;
WHEREAS studies have shown that 92% of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest patients may survive if shocked in the first two minutes; and
WHEREAS 75% of Sudden Cardiac Arrest deaths in children occur on school property.