Duval County Public Schools is making some changes to improve the inspection of automated external defibrillators (AED), after a report from the Office of Inspector General found some issues with its safety inspection reports.
, after a report from the Office of Inspector General found some issues with its safety inspection reports.
According to a report from the Office of Inspector General with the city of Jacksonville, an investigation started after it received a tip that an AED located at a DCPS Consolidated Warehouse on the Northside “was not operational when needed due to a depleted battery.” An internal investigation through the district confirmed that was not true. In fact, the report said, “...the AED indicated a 25% battery life, and the device was fully operational.
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