Under the new recommendation, anywhere that an AED was previously located can and should be converted to a safety station. Image: SURKED/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffHHS and GSA have announced new guidelines for medical emergency response devices in federal buildings, to include opioid reversal agents such as naloxone, and hemorrhagic control agents in addition the prior recommendation for automated external defibrillators.
“The updated guidelines expand the concept of an AED program by introducing the “safety station,” which would enable anyone located within a federal facility to access the necessary tools quickly and easily to respond to an emergency situation. Under the new recommendation, anywhere that an AED was previously located can and should be converted to a safety station,” the announcement says.
“Overdose reversal medications that can reverse an opioid-involved overdose, including a fentanyl-involved overdose, can be found in many schools, libraries, and other community institutions and should be readily available in and around federal buildings. Hemorrhagic control provides immediate post-injury care in the recognition and treatment of a bleeding emergency. Access to bleeding control equipment is beneficial to occupants of federal facilities,” it says.
It says that while the design of safety stations will vary by facility, each is recommended to include an AED and supporting equipment at a minimum and it is “now highly recommended that each station also includes either a bystander-empowered opioid reversal agent or hemorrhagic control component, or both.”
A fact sheet including acquisition vehicles for developing and maintaining a safety station is here.
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