Any community or organization with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for public use is encouraged to register the life-saving device with Emergency Health Services. The AED registry allows bystanders and emergency responders to quickly locate the closest defibrillator when someone calls in a sudden cardiac arrest. Using the online database, a 9-1-1 dispatcher can direct the caller or bystander to retrieve the nearest device and instruct its use until paramedics arrive. There is no cost to register an AED in PEI.
Quick access to a defibrillator combined with CPR increases the chance of survival.
Does a registered AED have to be accessible 24-hours a day?
No, you can identify when your AED will be accessible to the public in the “availability” section of the registration form. Should a sudden cardiac arrest occur near your AED and outside of the accessible hours that you have identified, your device will not display as an available AED to a 911 operator.
Please note: The online database also records AED manufacturing and expiry information to help device owners ensure all devices registered in PEI are properly maintained and up to date.
What information do I need?
- Primary contact information
- Facility location
- Exact location of the device within the facility
- Manufacture make, model and serial number
- Expiry date for each battery and all pads, i.e. adult, spare, pediatric
- Detailed AED accessibility, e.g. available to public, hours accessible
Register a Defibrillator
By proceeding to Register a Defibrillator, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted these terms_and_conditions.pdf. In addition, you also acknowledge that all personal information provided is collected for the following purposes:
- registering (enrolling) AEDs;
- maintaining the Registry and,
- when applicable, informing first response partners and the public where AEDs are located.
You further acknowledge that your personal information is collected under the authority of section 31(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have questions about the collection or use of your personal information, contact the Department of Health & Wellness, Emergency Health Services by email at emergency@gov.pe.ca or by phone (902) 368-6705.
The AED Registry is operated in partnership with the PEI Department of Health & Wellness, Island EMS, Medacom Atlantic and Heart & Stroke PEI.