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Public Safety Commission November 26, 2012 Attending: Commissioner Benke, Commissioner Donohue, Commissioner Kocon, Commissioner Kroll, Commissioner Lamp, Commissioner Schumann, Commissioner Woods, Director Jacobson, and Mr. Dave Matteson and Mr. Roger Skic (Allina Health) Absent: Commissioner Allen, Commissioner Bredenbeck, Commissioner Hollimon, Council Member Samuelson Call to Order/Roll Call Commissioner Kroll called the November meeting to order at 6:35 pm . d roll call was taken. October Meeting Minutes The October meeting minutes were reviewed. Commissioner Benke made a mo • o approve the October meeting minutes; Commissioner Woods seconded. Motion carried. Public Hearing/Presentations A. Allina Health—Response to Cardiac Arrest Mr. Dave Matteson, Manager, and Mr. Roger Skic, Operations Supervisor, gave a demonstration on what Allina does when they respond to a call of someone in cardiac arrest. National cardiac arrest success numbers are 11% of patients get a pulse back and 6% of patients walk out of the hospital; Allina's cardiac arrest success numbers are 46% of patients get a pulse back and 25% of patients walk out of the hospital. The use of a"ResQPOD" creates a small amount of negative pressure in the body to increase cardiac output, blood pressure and survival rates. The use of a defibrillator assesses the patient's heart rhythm and will shock the heart if needed. A LUCAS device is run by compressed air and delivers chest compressions at the correct depth and interval. The LUCAS device compresses and retracts the chest to circulate blood through the body. Allina has started using an Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator(ITPR)which creates about 40 times more negative pressure than the ResQPOD. This device is still being tested but the patient can get a normal blood pressure reading when using this device. When the patient is loaded into the ambulance, the paramedics start actively cooling the patient right in the rig to preserve brain function. Mr. Matteson reported Allina will be changing to battery powered LUCAS devices in 2013. He noted they probably use the LUCAS device two times a day in their service area.