City of Philadelphia - File #: 080178

• File #: 080178
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/14/2008
• In control: Joint Committees on Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs and Public Safety
• Title: Authorizing the Committees on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs and Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the purchase and training in the use of Automated External Defilibrators for recreation centers throughout the City of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Greenlee, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/14/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/14/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/14/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
2/14/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
2/14/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
2/14/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ

Title

Authorizing the Committees on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs and Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the purchase and training in the use of Automated External Defilibrators for recreation centers throughout the City of Philadelphia.

Body

WHEREAS, In December 2006 the City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs conducted a hearing changing the Mallery Recreation Center to the Daniel E. Rumph Playground; and 

WHEREAS, During that hearing, participants offered collaboration with City Council to donate Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to protect  participants and faculty in the event of sudden cardiac arrest because when someone collapses from sudden cardiac arrest that person must receive rapid CPR and defibrillation within three (3) minutes; and

WHEREAS, During that hearing, participants also offered collaboration with City Council to provide training to every Philadelphia Recreation Center in Philadelphia County where recreational and sports programs are held; and

WHEREAS, During that hearing, participants also offered collaboration with City Council to train teenagers in those communities in CPR/AED skills; and

WHEREAS, Placing AEDs in Philadelphia Recreation Centers will protect the community as a whole because sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Such hearings can clarify whether recreational facilities may need to receive additional funding in budget FY 09 for this purpose; and

WHEREAS, These hearings will also highlight the Daniel E. Rumph Foundation, who has been steadfast in working with City Council to help prevent cardiac incidents, and their commitment to the legacy of the late Daniel E. Rumph; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby authorize the Committees on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs and Public Safety to hold hearings regarding the purchase and training in the use of Automated External Defilibrators for recreation centers throughout the City of Philadelphia.

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