AEDs are basic life-saving medical devices required to be in every single Miami-Dade County Public School.
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are portable, life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly.
The combination of CPR and early defibrillation is effective in saving lives when used in the first few minutes following collapse from sudden cardiac arrest.
Just like any other medical device, AEDs need to be serviced & maintained. Batteries need to be checked & expiration dates verified to ensure this life-saving machine is functioning correctly in the rise of an emergent situation.
This AED is located at Miami-Dade County Charter School.
As you can see this AED device has NO battery & opened, expired (2017) pads. Coincidentally in 2017, NBC6 covered a story exposing dozens of expired AED devices within Miami-Dade County Public Schools; "Of the nearly 1493 electrode pads in Miami-Dade public schools, 629 expired between 2007 and 2016."
Not only did NBC6 report on dozens of expired AED devices. On February 2, 2017, Sophia Pierre Louis lost her 12-year-old son, Rodjeany at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. “We miss him. Always. Always,” she said.
What was the response received once the school administration was notified about their non-functioning AED machine?
I made sure I sat down with school staff, broke down the data of how many students have allergies, have orders for epinephrine & researched policies & procedures before sending off my "lengthy" & "misguided" email.
I also verified CPR/AED certification for staff, which NO ONE had current.
Not only did I have the pleasure of receiving this corrosive response, Mr. Barboustsos formally introduced himself in person shortly after, letting me know he was responsible for my employment.
After multiple conversations with various staff members, NO ONE found Mr. Barboustsos's behavior unusual. In fact, Mr. Barboustsos is referred to by staff members as Mr. NO.
But should this response really be shocking? Not after learning this was the same school that employed our favorite School Nurse, Theresa Ann Prewitt AKA Nurse Cocaine. The same staff who gossiped to me about very odd & disturbing behavior but yet allowed her to be around children.
So who holds the responsibility of overseeing various health service programs in Miami-Dade County Public Schools?
Brenda Wilder,RN; Director of Comprehensive Health Services, The Health Information Project & sit's on The Children's Trust.
Will it take another child losing their life before Miami-Dade County Public Schools decides to take accountability for their gross negligence & mismanagement?
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