RFI Safety Station.docx

1. Supplies ( across the U.S. at each established court) EOIR is looking to purchase the following kits. Vendors may provide bids for a safety station that includes all supplies or submit individual bids for each supply. Preferably, a station that includes all of the supplies in one station.

1. AEDs (Is there a regulatory compliance or recommendation that states how many must be in a building, if so, please advise) AEDs should include a battery and two sets of electrode pads. Additional supplies may include an alarmed AED wall cabinet, AED carrying case, AED wall sign, AED check tags, and a rescue ready kit (which includes CPR mask, scissors, razor, and nitrile gloves)

1. Opiod Reversal Agent Kits (Is there a regulatory compliance or recommendation that states how many must be in a building, if so, please advise) at least two doses of an intranasal opioid reversal agent per kit.

1. Hemorrhagic Control Kit (Is there a regulatory compliance or recommendation that states how many must be in a building, if so, please advise)

2. Each kit will typically contain a tourniquet, an instructional booklet or pamphlet, assorted dressings, some form of hemostatic gauze or agent, a chest seal, trauma shears, an emergency survival blanket, and a miniature permanent marker.

2. Wound Management Supplies: Bleeding control gauze dressings should include hemostatic dressings, and/or compression-type pressure dressings. Dressings can be placed over the wound while providing manual pressure or packed directly into bleeding wounds. Hemostatic dressings contain compounds that promote the clotting of blood and facilitate timely control of bleeding. Compression-type pressure dressings may also be included as additional treatments to allow for pressure to be maintained.

d. Chest Seal: A Chest Seal is used for the treatment of penetrating injuries to the chest.

1. Tourniquet Effective tourniquets are commercially manufactured, and they should be aligned with the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) Recommended Devices & Adjuncts, such as the Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT).

1. Support Equipment : This typically includes disposable nitrile gloves, instructions for lay people, trauma shears, an emergency blanket, and a permanent marker.

1. Maintenance

1. AED maintenance (please include industry recommended maintenance and time frame)

1. Opioid Reversal Agent (please include industry recommended maintenance and time frame) An intranasal opioid reversal agent should be kept in the box or storage container until ready for use. It should be protected from light and stored at room temperature (59 – 77 °F or 15 -25° C). The expiration date should be noted, and replacement should be made when it has expired.

1. Hemorrhagic Control (please include industry recommended maintenance and time frame) tracking for expiration date and replacement of supplies.

1. Training

2. CPR/ AED: every two years in accordance with American Red Cross, American Heart Association.

2. Opioid Reversal Agent: The training should enable employees to:

a. Recognize the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose.

b. The appropriate care to provide based on the person's breathing and level of responsiveness.

c. How to give naloxone using several different products to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

c. Hemorrhagic Control: Training should include:

a. How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound.

b. How to pack a wound to control bleeding.

c. How to correctly apply a tourniquet.