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ITEM #7 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 2005 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: KENNETH RULON, CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: Purchase of Automated External Defibrillation Devices (AED's) DATE: JULY 25, 2005 BACKGROUND: The Police Department is generally the first responder(s) to most emergency situations in the City of Colton. Furthermore, sudden cardiac arrest is the most common cause of deaths in 250,000 people annually. There are more sudden cardiac arrests annually than automobile accidents, breast cancer, prostate cancer and house fires. The Colton Police Department has a Fiscal Year goal of deploying twenty (20) Automated External Defibrillation Devices (AED's) in police vehicles and city facilities. Immediate deployment of an AED will save lives. DISCUSSION/ ANALYSIS: Without early defibrillation, 95% of patients will die from sudden cardiac arrest events. Sudden cardiac arrest is a heart in distress. Uncoordinated, very fast heart rhythm, ineffective heart pump or unconscious, not breathing with any pulse will result in death without defibrillation. Defibrillation is electric shock to the heart. It stops uncoordinated activity, allowing coordinated heart rhythm and pumping action to resume. Early defibrillation and time is key to survival. Police staff will be certified to train city staff in the use of the Automated External Defibrillation device. The defibrillator technology assesses the patient and instructs the rescuer to press the shock button. Additionally, patients can only be shocked after the chest pads have been placed on the patient and the defibrillator has completed an analysis. Section 3.08.140 (B) of the Colton Municipal Code provides an exemption to the bidding requirements for the purchase of supplies and equipment. The exemption in section "B" states, "No Competitive Market. When the city council determines, in accordance with applicable law, that a competitive market does not exist and that no competitive advantage will be gained by the public bidding process." In this case, we are recommending the sole source of Philips Medical Systems, the most cost effective for the multi -use device for both adults and infants.