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The SADS Foundation recommends that every school should have a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (or an Emergency Response Plan) in place, which includes a plan for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an automated external defibrillator (AED) in schools.
The SADS Foundation supports the following recommendations from the Cardiac Emergency Response Planning for Schools Policy statement of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) to develop and adopt Cardiac Emergency Response Plans in schools:
Establishing a cardiac emergency response team Activating the team in response to a SCA Implementing AED placement and routine maintenance within the school (similar to fire extinguisher protocols) Disseminating the plan throughout the school campus Maintaining ongoing staff training in CPR/AED use Practicing using drills (akin to fire and lockdown drills) Integrating local EMS with the plan Ongoing and annual review and evaluation of the pla
Cardiac Emergency Response Planning for Schools- Policy statement (NASN)
CERP Resources for Implementation (AHA)