Policy Text
11/20/25, 2:04 PM FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
FLORIDA CITY POLICE POLICY NUMBER: 03-03
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE
DIRECTIVE
TITLE: DEFRIBULATOR USAGE EFFECTIVE DATE: FUTURE
STANDARD
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY
REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS OBTAINED
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFRIBULATOR (A.E.D.?s).? RESEARCH HAS
SHOWN THAT THIS DEVICE, WHICH ASSIST THE HEART IN AGAIN
REGAINING A REGULAR RHYTHM, IS INVALUABLE IN THE EMERGENCY
TREATMENT OF A VICTIM SUFFERING A HEART RELATED INCIDENT.
PRIOR TO USE, DEPARTMENT MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE A CERTIFICATION COURSE, NOT ONLY IN THE OPERATION OF
THE UNIT, BUT IN CARDIOPULMONARY RECCESSATATION (CPR).?
REFRESHER TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED AS NEEDED.
DEPARTMENT MEMBERS WILL ONLY USE THE UNIT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TRAINING WHICH THEY RECEIVED.? ONCE A DEVICE HAS
BEEN USED, IT IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND KEPT IN A SECURE
AREA.? THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
DOWNLOADING THE ?SAVE? INFORMATION AND RETURNING THE UNIT
TO SERVICE.? THE DOWNLOADED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO
THE HOSPITAL THAT TREATED THE VICTIM TO BECOME PART OF THE
MEDICAL RECORD, BUT WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL
PURSUANT TO STATE RECORDS GUIDELINES.
AED UNITS ARE TO BE CHECKED AT THE START OF EACH SHIFT TO
INSURE THAT THEY ARE OPERATIONAL AND CORRECTLY EQUIPPED.
INDEXING:
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFRIBULATOR
CARDIOPULMONARY RECCESSATATION
DEFRIBULATOR
APPROVED:
PEDRO TAYLOR
CHIEF OF POLICE