To: Board of Supervisors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Stryker Purchase Order - LIFEPAK
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief, to execute a purchase order with Stryker Sales, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $530,000, for the purchase of fifteen (15) LifePAK defibrillators and accompanying equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in medical equipment expenditures of up to $530,000, which will be fully funded by CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund revenue.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) uses highly technical emergency medical equipment to provide care on the scene of medical emergencies. LifePAK defibrillators are utilized by EMTs and Paramedics to analyze the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock (defibrillation) to help the heart reestablish an effective rhythm. They can also be used as a pacing device and conduct 12-lead electrocardiograms. The District needs to purchase new defibrillators periodically as older equipment becomes damaged beyond repair or ages beyond use.
The LIFEPAK 15 V4+ monitor/defibrillator is currently the device used at all fire stations within the District and by American Medical Response, our Alliance contractor. The device captures and stores patient data, events (including waveforms and annotations), and continuous waveform and patient impedance records in internal memory. The user can select and print reports and transfer the stored information via supported communication methods.
Stryker Sales, LLC, is the manufacturer of the LIFEPAK 15 V4+ monitor/defibrillator devices, and they do not authorize third parties to sell or service the devices. This vendor is able to offer the LIFEPAK...
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