Heart Attack & Stroke

Provide and promote interactive educational programming that addresses signs, symptoms, and emergency response to stroke.

Have an emergency response plan that addresses medical emergencies, such as heart attach and stoke.

Have one or more functioning AEDs in place.

Identify the location of AEDs with posters, signs, markers, or other forms of communication other than on the AED itself.

Perform maintenance or testing on all AEDs in alignment with manufacturer recommendations.

Provide educational materials that address signs, symptoms, and emergency response to heart attack.

SOURCES

Heart Attack (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Heart Attack and Stroke Symptoms (American Heart Association)

Provide educational materials that address signs, symptoms, and emergency response to stroke.

SOURCES

Know Stroke (National Institutes of Health)

Heart Attack and Stroke Symptoms (American Heart Association)

Provide and promote interactive educational programming that addresses signs, symptoms, and emergency response to heart attack.

Have an emergency response team for medical emergencies, such as heart attack and stoke.

Offer access to a nationally-accredited training course on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) that includes training on Automated External Defibrillator (AED) usage.

SOURCES

Find a Class (American Red Cross)

Have and promote a written policy that requires an adequate number of employees per floor, work unit, or shift, in accordance with pertinent state and federal laws to be certified in CPR/AED.

Have an adequate number of AED units so that a person can be reached within 3-5 minutes of a collapse.