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Derby Board reviews cardiac emergency response plan and discusses buying 105 AEDs for schools and buses
Summary
Administrators presented a state-required cardiac emergency response plan and a vendor demonstrated an intelligent AED. The board discussed placing AEDs on buses, monthly checks, training costs and legal protections; no formal purchase vote was taken at the meeting.
Dr. Dawn Gresham, the district director of special services, presented the Derby Public Schools’ cardiac emergency response plan on March 20, 2025, telling the board the plan is being developed to meet a state requirement in Senate Bill 19 that districts prepare for cardiac emergencies.
The presentation described certified cardiac response teams in each building, AED registration through PulsePoint, annual drills and a goal of applying an AED within three minutes of a cardiac event. Vendor Dwayne Billinger demonstrated a proposed AED model that includes guided, audiovisual CPR feedback and a “child”…
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