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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. VIII-M <br /> MEETING DATE AUGUST 22, 1995 <br /> SUBJECT: BID AWARD; TEN ( 10) SEMI-AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATORS FOR ORANGE CO. EMS <br /> DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND CENTRAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING YES _X—NO <br /> ***************************************************************************** <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES <br /> EXT: 2650 <br /> BID TABULATION <br /> PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH 732-8181 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH 732-9361 <br /> CHAPEL HILL 967-9251 <br /> MEBANE 227-2031 <br /> DURHAM 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid for the purchase of ten ( 10) Semi- <br /> Automatic Defibrillators. <br /> BACKGROUND: Funds have been allocated in the 1995-2000 CIP budget for the <br /> purchase of ten ( 10) Semi-Automatic Defibrillators for Orange <br /> County EMS. The defibrillators will be used as part of a study <br /> project to evaluate defibrillation at the First Responder level. <br /> The study is being conducted in Wake and Orange Counties over a <br /> twelve month period, following the recent approval of the study by <br /> the State. The State Office of EMS and the State Board of <br /> Medical Examiners currently allow defibrillation to be performed at <br /> the EMT level. This pilot program will allow us to have <br /> defibrillation performed at the First Responder level which is a <br /> lower certification than EMT. The States ' interest is that most <br /> fire department early responders are trained at a level lower than <br /> EMT. The success of this program will allow early defibrillation <br /> in potential sudden cardiac death cases by responders trained at <br /> basic levels. <br /> Orange County's equipment needs were identified and specifications <br /> were developed by County Staff and Dr. Greg Mears, Medical Director <br /> of Orange County. Bids were solicited from three vendors. Two <br /> bidders responded. A tabulation is attached. <br /> Aero Products of Sanford, Florida submitted the lowest bid. <br /> However, their defibrillator did not meet specifications. The two <br /> major deviations are that they don't have a removable memory module <br /> which would allow the device to remain functional after it has been <br /> used on a patient. Without the removable module, the defibrillator <br /> would have to be taken out of service until the data could be <br /> downloaded. The other deviation is that their unit does not <br /> provide data management. With this study project, the ability to <br /> analyze multiple patient encounters is critical. This will allow <br /> for the analysis of the overall performance an effectiveness of <br />