HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - - PURCHASE AUTOPULSE CARDIAC SUPPORT PUMP DEVICESAGENDA ITEM
.a April 14` 2015
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto
Interim City Manager
FROM: Patrick Dibb, Fire Chief
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City Manager
Finance Director
To Be Presented By:
Josh Gerard, Administrative Captain
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1. SUBJECT:
Authorize the purchase of five AutoPulse Cardiac Support Pump devices from Zoll Medical
Corporation.
2. SUMMARY:
The Fire Department is seeking the sole- source purchase of five Zoll AutoPulse machines to
replace aging equipment in the field. These AutoPulse machines perform more effective chest
compressions on cardiac arrest patients than human rescuers are able to perform.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Authorize the purchase of five AutoPulse Cardiac Support Pumps from Zoll Medical
Corporation on a sole- source basis for $60,275.88.
4. FISCAL IMPACT:
The Fire Department has existing Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funding to support the
purchase of five Zoll AutoPulse machines. The cost of this equipment equals $60,275.88.
Funding is available in the following CIP account:
120.3022.56030.20105 (Auto Pulse Machine Replacement)
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL
Provide for a safe community.
b. Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
6 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION:
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Goal 6.0: Provide public safety services of the highest quality.
Policy 6.3: Provide and use up -to -date technology to improve crime prevention, fire
suppression, and emergency services.
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND:
When placed on pulse -less patients, AutoPulse equipment automatically performs chest
compressions with more efficiency and consistency than a human rescuer. Improved chest
compressions can increase patient survivability.
The Zoll AutoPulse is the only chest compression device approved for use in Orange County by
the Orange County Emergency Medical Services (OCEMS) Medical Director. Normal cardio
pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is very labor intensive, requiring rescuers performing chest
compressions to switch every two minutes.
• A pause of just 45 seconds in chest compressions severely reduces patient survival.
• Completing chest compressions without pausing is virtually impossible to accomplish in
the field due to the following scenarios:
• Stairwells
• Narrow hallways
• Loading and unloading of patient from the Rescue Ambulance
• Moving patient onto Emergency Room gurney
• En route to the hospital driving code 3
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation research suggests a significant improvement in patient outcome
when chest compressions are performed without pause compared to how CPR is normally
performed.
If approved, the Fire Department would replace aging Auto Pulse equipment on three front -line
Rescue Ambulance units and two Reserve Ambulance units.
8. ATTACHMENTS:
- Sole Source Letter from Zoll Medical Corporation.
- Current quote from Zoll Medical Corporation.
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