DiPietro & Associates, Inc.

350,000 relatives, co-workers, and neighbors will suffer a Sudden Cardiac Arrest this year. Despite immediate CPR efforts and a rapid 911 response, tragically less than 5% will survive. In response to these chilling statistics the Food and Drug Administration, Federal and State Legislatures, as well as OSHA, have approved Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and recommend there implementation in the workplace. AEDs are devices designed to administer an electric shock to the heart of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest victim. This “electric medicine” stops a fatal rhythm called Ventricular Fibrillation and allows the patients heart to begin beating on its own. The shock can only be delivered after the device has verified the patient is in Cardiac Arrest, delivery of an inappropriate shock is not possible. AEDs are safe, affordable and extremely effective. These life saving devices are easy to use making them well suited for the non-medical rescuers. American Heart Association as well as Federal guidelines recommend that AED treatment be given within the first 3-5 minutes of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. To achieve this recommendation organizations must consider strategically placing AEDs throughout their facilities and training appropriate numbers of employees to use them. Organizations with 3-5 minute response times have achieved survival rates of 70% or more! Every minute that defibrillation is delayed, 7-10% of survivability is lost. After 10 minutes without defibrillation the patients chances of survival drop to less than 5%.

To effectively treat Sudden Cardiac Arrest, AEDs must be immediately available.

DIPIETRO & ASSOCIATES WILL IMPLEMENT YOUR AED PROGRAM ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH STATE, FEDERAL, AND CORPORATE GUIDELINES. WE WILL SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS FOR CONCEPT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR PROGRAM FOR YEARS TO COME. OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF IMPLEMENTATION EXPERTS ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FINEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE.


Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the Leading Cause of Death in the United States.	The relationship between chance of survival (in percent) and time to defibrillation (in minutes).	To effectively treat SCA the first three links in the chain of survival must be achieved in 3-5 minutes.

WHAT WE DO!

SITE ASSESSMENT
A site assessment will determine the number and locations of AEDs needed to achieve a 3-5 minute response time.

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, HEART SAVER AED TRAINING
Classes are conducted at your facility. Class times and sizes are flexible to meet your scheduling needs.

MEDICAL DIRECTION/EVENT REVIEW
We offer the most cost effective Medical Direction solutions available anywhere. In many cases our Medical Direction fees are 1/4 the price of our competitors, while still offering a level of support unsurpassed in the industry.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
We can produce your company’s Policies and Procedures from scratch or modify your existing ones.