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Duke researchers recognize Scotland County government as Heart Safe Workplace; county commits to CPR training for employees
Summary
A Duke University trial selected Scotland County as an intervention county and recognized county government as a Heart Safe Workplace; commissioners committed to training county employees in hands-only CPR and expanding AED access for first responders.
Duke University representatives presented Scotland County with a Heart Safe Workplace recognition June 2 and outlined a three-part intervention the county will participate in to improve survival from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.
A presenter from Duke said the trial includes 30 intervention counties where the program will work with 911 dispatch to better recognize cardiac arrest, increase AEDs among first responders and scale mass community hands-only CPR training. The presenter said volunteers and first responders often arrive before EMS in rural counties and increasing AED availability and layperson CPR can materially improve survival.
Scotland County EMS and county government officials have committed to training all county employees in hands-only CPR — the presenter said Scotland County employs more than 300 people and that training county staff increases the likelihood of bystander intervention, including in homes. Duke thanked Scotland EMS for arming first responders with AEDs and invited the commissioners to accept the recognition.
Commissioners accepted the recognition and posed no objections; the county will coordinate training dates and support community outreach.
