Policy Text
DEFINITIONS:
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFBRILLATOR - A lifesaving device that is commercially
distributed in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; is capable of
recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation, and is capable of
determining without intervention by the user of the device whether defibrillation should
be performed; and upon determination that defibrillation should be performed, is able to
deliver an electrical shock to an individual. (FS 768.1325(2)(b))
DEFIBRILLATION - The administration of a controlled electrical charge to the heart to
restore a viable cardiac rhythm. (FS 401.2915(1)(b)
PERCEIVED MEDICAL EMERGENCY - Circumstances in which the behavior of an
individual leads a reasonable person to believe that the individual is experiencing a life-
threatening medical condition that requires an immediate medical response regarding
the heart or other cardiopulmonary functioning of the individual. (FS 768.1325(2)(a))
PROCEDURE: