The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has modified the Model Emergency Action Plan for the Use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by public and chartered nonpublic schools, youth sports organizations, and municipal sports and recreation locations.
You may recall that ODH released the original model emergency action plan in October 2024 in accordance with House Bill 47 passed by the 135th Ohio General Assembly. Under the law, AEDs must be placed in each public and chartered nonpublic school, and in each municipal sports and recreation location, except in townships and villages with populations of less than 5,000.
The modified AED model emergency action plan and other resources are available on ODH’s website.
ODH has modified the model emergency action plan. See the blue text in the excerpt below to see what has changed:
Protocol:
If a person:
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- Is unresponsive and does not respond to shouting or tapping, OR
- Collapses suddenly and loses consciousness (passes out), OR
- Is not breathing, has abnormal breathing, is gasping for air, or has seizure like activity, OR
- Does not have a pulse.
Note: A person’s eyes may be open or closed.
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- If person is unresponsive and does not respond to shouting or tapping OR collapses suddenly and loses consciousness (passes out), OR is not breathing, has abnormal breathing, is gasping for air, or has seizure like activity, OR does not have a pulse shout for help, CALL EMS (9-1-1), and send someone to get the AED. Stay on the line with EMS (preferably on speaker phone) for instructions on CPR and AED use.