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Terrebonne schools to train staff on LifeVac choking protocol; kits to be placed in AED cabinets
Summary
School health leaders presented a Terrebonne‑specific choking protocol using the LifeVac device approved for local use by the American Heart Association; the district will train paraeducators this year and place kits in AED cabinets to meet a three‑minute access target.
Mark Torbert introduced a proposal and turned the presentation over to Erin Klingman, a school health official, who described a Terrebonne Parish choking protocol that incorporates the LifeVac device after consultations with the American Heart Association and review of a large American Red Cross study.
Klingman said the parish is an American Heart Association training site and that the local AHA allowed the district to develop a Terrebonne Parish choking protocol that follows AHA classes…
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