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Utah Health Code | |
Utah Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Act | |
Section 102 | Definitions. |
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26-8b-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Automatic external defibrillator" or "AED" means an automated or automatic computerized medical device that: (a) has received pre-market notification approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to Section 360(k), Title 21 of the United States Code; (b) is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia; (c) is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed; and (d) upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges, enabling delivery of an electrical impulse through the chest wall and to a person's heart. (2) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, within the department. (3) "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation" or "CPR" means artificial ventilation or external chest compression applied to a person who is in respiratory or cardiac arrest. (4) "Emergency medical dispatch center" means a public safety answering point, as defined in Section 63C-7-103, that is designated as an emergency medical dispatch center by the bureau. (5) "Sudden cardiac arrest" means a life-threatening condition that results when a person's heart stops or fails to produce a pulse.
Enacted by Chapter 22, 2009 General Session |
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