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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: May 26, 2014 Resolution#: By-law#:
Report#: OPD-004-14 File#:
Subject: PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATOR (PAD) PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report OPD-004-14 be received for information.
Submitted by: `� ' Reviewed by: — -
F ed ath, Franklin Wu,
Di ctor of Operations Chief Administrative Officer
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May 16, 2014
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379
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1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 In 2013 Council approved expansion of the Public Access Defibrillator (PAD)
Program with the objective of extending the service to be offered in Community
Buildings.
Staff reached out to the following Community Halls and Non-Municipal agencies:
• Solina Community Centre
• Tyrone Community Centre
• Haydon Hall
• Hampton Hall
• Baseline Community Centre
• Bowmanville Memorial Park Clubhouse
• Orono Town Hall
• Kendal Community Centre
• Brownsdale Community Centre
• Newtonville Hall
• Visual Arts Centre
• Clarington Museums &Archives
1.2 An explanation of the program was provided including the expectations of a
perspective site host:
1. Statement of interest in participating in the program
2. Assign a minimum of six (6) individuals to attend annual five (5) hour training.
3. Conduct and document weekly and monthly inspections of the equipment.
1.3 Interest was expressed by the following sites:
• Solina Community Centre
• Tyrone Community Centre
• Haydon Hall
• Orono Town Hall
• Kendal Community Centre
• Newtonville Hall
• Visual Arts Centre
• Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre
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2.0 EXISTING PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATOR (PAD) SITES
2.1 The following are the current sites offering PAD:
• Newcastle Memorial Arena
• Newcastle Community Hall
• Clarington Beech Centre
• Orono Arena
3.0 DONATIONS AND FUNDING
3.1 Staff submitted applications for each of the sites to the Ontario Access
Defibrillator Initiative (ODAI), a Government of Ontario/Heart & Stroke
Foundation of Ontario program providing funding. The following sites were
approved:
• Solina Community Centre
• Tyrone Community Centre
• Orono Town Hall
• Haydon Community Hall
• Newtonville Hall
3.2 Newcastle Memorial Arena, and Orono Arena, are two existing sites which had
outdated units which had to be replaced. _A successful application was submitted
to the Public Health Agency of Canada AED program to secure replacements.
The Visual Arts Centre AED was donated by two local citizens, Mike McMahon
and Julie Vanginhoven who raised the funds by participating in the BecelTm Ride
for Heart; a Heart & Stroke Foundation bike ride of 25-75 km in Toronto
4.0 TRAINING
4.1 Training was completed by the Central East Pre-Hospital Care Program
(CEPCP) and approximately 150 staff and volunteers were provided CPR AED
training.
3.2 Upon completion of training, the devices were installed on site, and on-site
instruction was provided to each of the individuals who were to conduct the
weekly and monthly inspections.
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5.0 CONCLUSION
Early defibrillation and high quality CPR can raise survival rate up to 75% in
instances of sudden cardiac arrest. With Council's support of making
defibrillators easily accessible at our community buildings with the necessary
CPR training can potentially improve the survival rate of people who experience
sudden cardiac arrests.
CONFORMITY WITH STRATEGIC PLAN — Not Applicable
The recommendations contained in this report conform to the general intent of the
following priorities of the Strategic Plan:
Promoting economic development
Maintaining financial stability
Connecting Clarington
Promoting green initiatives
Investing in infrastructure
Showcasing our community
Not in conformity with Strategic Plan
Staff Contact: Rob Groen, Building Services Supervisor