26-8b-102 - Definitions. - Utah Statutes

26-8b-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Automatic external defibrillator" or "AED" means an automated or automaticcomputerized medical device that:
(a) has received pre-market notification approval from the United States Food and DrugAdministration, 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 rapidventricular tachycardia;
(c) is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillationshould 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 externalchest compression applied to a person who is in respiratory or cardiac arrest.
(4) "Emergency medical dispatch center" means a public safety answering point, asdefined in Section 63C-7-103, that is designated as an emergency medical dispatch center by thebureau.
(5) "Sudden cardiac arrest" means a life-threatening condition that results when aperson's heart stops or fails to produce a pulse.

Enacted by Chapter 22, 2009 General Session