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OASD Schools Earn Heart Safe School recognition from Project ADAM

• There is a designated CPR-AED coor- strates that our schools have successfully
dinator to oversee all program activities achieved & implemented comprehensive
and training. criteria to address sudden cardiac arrest to
• There is a designated cardiac emer- not only increase the chance of survival in
gency response team at each building this event but also to promote a safe and pre-
that receives regular training and par- pared environment for students, staff, and
ticipates in regular emergency response visitors.”
drills. The OASD Health Services Team has
• There is a formal cardiac emergency utilized the Heart Safe Schools best practices
response plan with notification proto- and trained district staff in those practices
cols in the event of an emergency. for many years. Grants from Project ADAM
• Partnership with local emergency and a generous donation from the Wiscon-
sin Masonic Foundation made it possible for
response services on training and the the OASD to purchase the additional AeD
emergency response plan. devices needed to complete the program
• All staff receive regular training in requirements and receive formal designa-
sudden cardiac arrest awareness and tion.
OASD Health Services Team Members (left to right): Christy Deal, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing response. Learn more about Project ADAM and
Services, Jodi Ernser, Health Services Administrative Assistant, Lindsey Wojtasiak, RN, District • Access to AEDs and emergency the Heart Safe Schools Program at https://
Nurse response plans are available to com- www.projectadam.com/Heartsafeschools.
Oconomowoc Area School District establishing a practiced plan to respond to munity organizations who utilize our
In March, all nine Oconomowoc Area a sudden cardiac arrest, by helping schools facilities.
School District (OASD) school buildings develop and sustain their program. The Heart Safe School designation was www.oasd.k12.wi.us
received formal designation as Heart Safe The Heart Safe Schools designation led by the OASD Health Services Team who
Schools from Project ADAM. Project process is incredibly in-depth and includes worked with Project ADAM to implement
ADAM is a nationwide organization, requirements such as: all the program requirements and create a
committed to empowering schools and • Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) plan to sustain the program going forward.
communities to prepare for and respond are present at all school facilities in loca- OASD Director of Nursing Services, Christy
to sudden cardiac arrest. The Heart Safe tions that make it possible to retrieve and Deal, said, “The Heart Safe School Program
School Program strives to assist schools in administer within three minutes. recognition through Project ADAM demon-

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