Cat ECare News: We won a 2024 Catamount Safety Team Award! Professor Pat Malone received an individual award for his educational efforts, Abbie Correll '24 received the Patrick M. Brown Student Leadership Award and was nominated for several other safety and leadership awards.
Catamount Emergency Care or CAT ECare is a health and safety project for the UVM community. The CAT ECare program consists of lifesaving equipment at stations distributed around campus. CAT ECare emergency stations include Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), bleeding control kits, and Narcan®. These life-saving tools and associated training add another level of preparedness to the systems already in place and are part of UVM Department of Emergency Management's continuing mission to create the safest environment possible for all those who utilize our university facilities and services. The second part of the CAT ECare program is ongoing training opportunities for UVM students, faculty, and staff. Training events include American Heart Association CPR and AED training, bleeding control training, and instruction on how to use Narcan®. For training information please click on Training button above.
Student Engagement is an important part of Cat ECare. The program has been developed and is maintained with the participation of undergraduate interns from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and UVM Rescue, a Recognized Student Organization. Students are trained and deployed as Cat ECare instructors. Students continue to contribute to program administration and improvement as equal partners with faculty and staff.
Please click on training button at top of page!
A major part of the CAT ECare program is the comprehensive training in both CPR and AED use as well as bleeding control and Narcan. The trainings that are offered will give students, faculty, and staff the ability to have the lifesaving skills necessary to be fully prepared on campus and at home in their respective communities. Please click on the Training button above for more information.
Sudden cardiac arrest is among the leading causes of death in the United States. Currently, the only way to restore a regular heart rhythm during cardiac arrest is to use an AED. (American Red Cross, 2023.) Bystander CPR and use of AEDs are a vital part of the chain of survival for patients experiencing cardiac arrest.
Stop the Bleed is a program initiated by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the White House National Security Council Staff, with a common goal of increasing awareness and preparedness for life-threatening bleeding emergencies. Since its launch in 2017, it has trained 2.4 million people in basic techniques to prevent death due to severe bleeding.
Narcan® (Naloxone) is a potentially lifesaving medication designed to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes. It is designed for bystander ease of use. On average, a person dies every eight minutes in the United States from opioid overdose.
Free Narcan is available at Student Health Services at 425 Pearl Street and Living Well in the Davis Center during their business hours. Locations throughout Vermont are updated on this webpage.
Online Campus Map https://www.uvm.edu/map/ select "Health and Safety" and then "AEDs"
Or use the Safety Map on UVM's LiveSafe App
Silver Pavilion Entrance
390 S. Prospect Street
Corridor Outside Conference Room 202
Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory
VT Dept. of Health Dining Area
Second Floor Corridor Room 285
Fourth Floor Corridor Room 497
Second Floor Connector
Third Floor Connector
PFG Swimming Pool
705 Spear Street
Room E109
Room D319
End of Entrance Corridor
Under Construction - to be installed
Basement Room 047
First Floor Room 150
Second Floor Room 250
Third Floor Room 350
Chapel
Mediplex
Annex Connector Second Floor
Third Floor Annex Connector
Fourth Floor Annex Connector
Campus Recreation Lobby
Dance Studio (2)
Indoor Turf and Tennis Courts
Intramural Sports Office (2)
MAC Court
Varsity Equipment Room
Admin Office
Shop area of 58 Harvey Rd
Room 017
Main Lobby
Ground Floor
Hall Near Procedure Room
Hallway Near Tech Area
3rd Floor
1st Floor Hallway
Second Floor Near Center Stairs
Third Floor Near Center Stairs
Fourth Floor Near Center Stairs
Fifth Floor Near Center Stairs
Second Floor Near Center Stairs
Fourth Floor Near Center Stairs
Davis Hall by Front Desk
The Department of Emergency Management has limited funding for AED purchases. We are able to supply the bleeding control kits and Narcan® and all of the required lifetime inspections and maintenance, and pad and battery replacements. If a department purchases an AED and cabinet (approximately $1,800) we will pay the costs for installation and the items above. For more information and current pricing please contact UVM Technical Services Partnership at ITS-AED@uvm.edu.
Monthly inspection procedures and forms: AED Maintenance
The Department of Emergency Management would like to acknowledge Erin Roemer '24, Callum Becvarik '24, Grace Donvan '23, Eli Racusin '23, and Professor Patrick Malone (IREMS Director) for their contributions to this initiative.
