For City Council Meeting [February 12, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Sean Grayson, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Brian Park, Acting Fire Chief
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Request City Council to Approve Budget Resolution No. 7468 in the amount of $207,902.64 and Issue a Purchase Order to Zoll Medical Corporation in the amount of $200,852.15 and issue a Purchase Order to Handtevy Pediatric Emergency Standards in the amount of $7,050.49 for Advance Life Support Medical Equipment.
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BACKGROUND:
As both a medical first responder and ambulance transport provider, the Rialto Fire Department uses a wide array of medical equipment. 12-lead ECG cardiac monitors (heart monitors) are required pieces of equipment used on almost every medical call for service. The AutoPulse cardiac support pump (mechanical CPR device) is a piece of equipment that research has shown is essential for maintaining and improving Rialto Fire Department's region-leading sudden cardiac arrest survival rates. Each Fire Department ambulance and fire engine has one cardiac monitor, one AutoPulse and related accessories needed to deploy the equipment in the field. The ResQCPR System is an active compression/decompression system utilized to improve cerebral perfusion (blood flow to the brain) in the critical first five minutes of cardiac arrest treatment.
The Handtevy Pediatric System is designed to improve the resuscitation process through a controlled systemic approach to our pediatric patient population while minimizing the potential for life-threatening medication and treatment errors common in this subset of our critical pediatric patients.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The United States Food and Drug Administration regulates medical equipment used in the provision of healthcare. California Health and Safety Code, Division 25, Chapter 2, Section 1797.52 identifies the medical equipment required for provisions of emergency medical care. The requested medical equipment meets the ...
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