,h4 ,,res4 #ce  ,in the ,house of       
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,december   
#ab1 #bjah  ,,resolution  ,whereas the  
,american ,red ,cross advocates that    
improved education and access to        
automated external defibrillators       
7,a,e,ds7 could save #ej1jjj lives each 
year2 ,whereas the average response time
 to a #iaa call is #h to #ab minutes2   
,whereas the likelihood of survival is  
reduced approximately #aj percent for   
each minute defibrillation is delayed2  
and ,whereas sudden cardiac arrest is   
most effectively treated by combining   
,,cpr and defibrillation3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that--
 7#a7 public schools in possession of   
one or more ,a,e,ds should schedule     
annual ,,aed education for all school   
personnel1 for which staff meetings or  
in-service days allocated under ,state  
law for professional development        
programs in emergency first aid and     
cardiopulmonary resuscitation 7,,cpr7   

may be used2  7#b7 such public schools  
should consider including in such annual
 ,,aed education instruction on the use 
of ,a,e,ds and information for school   
personnel relating to the locations of  
,a,e,ds1 the school's response plan1 and
 the members of the school response     
team2  7#c7 each public school in       
possession of one or more ,a,e,ds should
 conduct an annual ,,cpr and ,,aed drill
 for school personnel to practice the   
use of these life-saving measures and to
 evaluate the school's preparedness in  
the event of a sudden cardiac arrest2   
and  7#d7 when planning the education   
and drills1 local educational agencies  
7,l,e,as7 and schools should coordinate 
with other schools operating education  
programs1 any ,state-issued             
recommendations as to the development or
 usage of appropriate programs1 and the 
,american ,heart ,association           
,guidelines for ,cardiopulmonary        
,resuscitation and ,emergency           
,cardiovascular ,care4  ,clerk4