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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Contra
FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director SIIu;icar _. ,z Costa
DATE: June 3, 2008County
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution recognizing the first week of June as "National
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Week"
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2008/361 recognizing the first week of June as "National Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Awareness Week."
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The first week of June is "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated
External Defibrillator (AED) Awareness Week." This resolution is intended to raise awareness
and promote training of CPR and AEDs, as well as to increase public access to AEDs.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: V--YES SIG TURE:
COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES . �
ACTION OF BO )ON d 1 &A,2I M APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT MY 1e ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person:
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In the Matter of Recognizing RESOLUTION NO. 2008/361
June 1-7 as "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Automated External Defibrillation Awareness Week"
WHEREAS, the first week of June has been declared"National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Awareness Week."
WHEREAS, over 300,000 Americans suffer sudden cardiac arrest each year and there is a 95 percent
mortality rate; and
WHEREAS,chances of survival are increased dramatically if CPR and AED resources are available and
utilized within the first three to seven minutes after sudden cardiac arrest; and
WHEREAS,the goal of a National CPR and AED Awareness Week is to encourage states,counties,cities
and towns to establish well-organized programs that provide CPR and AED training and increase public
access to AEDs; and
WHEREAS,the American Heart Association and the Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Services
Agency advocate the "Chain of Survival," which represents the four crucial links of the emergency
treatment of sudden cardiac arrest. The links are:
Early Access to Care
Early Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR
Early Defibrillation, and
Early Advanced Care
WHEREAS,Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Services is committed to strengthening the links in
the chain of survival in the County;and supports a widespread public access defibrillation(PAD)program;
and
WHEREAS, victims of sudden cardiac arrest in Contra Costa County have been saved in 2007/2008 by
the action of bystanders who began CPR and used the AED at their location in the time of such an
emergency; and
WHEREAS,it is appropriate to increase awareness of the value of CPR training and encourage placement
of AEDs in public places by designating Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR)and Automated External
Defibrillation(AED) Week:
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors designates the week of June 1-
7, 2008 as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Awareness
Week,encouraging all residents of Contra Costa County to learn critical lifesaving skills such as CPR and
AED use,as well as encouraging businesses and other organizations to provide publicly accessible AEDs.
FEDERAL D. GLOVER
Chair
District V Supervisor
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Page 2 Resolution 2008/361
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed on this 3rd day of June 2008.
JOHN CULLEN,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator.
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Deputy