Public Access Defibrillation

AED Registry Transition

Recently, Zoll Medical informed the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Program that the National AED Registry will no longer be supported at the end of December. The SHA and PAD Program are working to find a solution and have been granted an extension to continue with the Zoll National AED Registry until the end of March 2025.

You may have received an email from Zoll Medical stating they intend to transfer your National AED Registry data to PulsePoint. PulsePoint is a non-profit foundation that has an AED registry and a system to notify clients when their AED may be needed. At this point we ask that you do not transfer your data. The SHA is working to identify the best service provider to utilize for the future as there are multiple options.

The aim or the AED registry transition is there be no interruption in the service level that is provided.

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Public Access Defibrillation

Public access defibrillation (PAD) can help you save a life! The PAD program assists anyone in becoming an automated external defibrillator (AED) site. The Saskatchewan Health Authority offers the PAD program free of charge and will assist with the following:

• Help facilitate the link between sudden cardiac arrest victims and AEDs in the community.
• Provide signage to help quickly identify the location of AEDs.
• Provide AED demonstrations.
• Provide AED and Hands Only CPR education.
• Help connect potential AED buyers with local AED suppliers.

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada there are 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Canada a year. That is 1 sudden cardiac arrest every 9 minutes! Early recognition, immediate CPR, and the rapid use of an AED will give a sudden cardiac arrest victim the best possible chance of surviving.

Registering your AED will assure that the Medical Communication Center can connect a sudden cardiac arrest victim to an AED as quickly as possible improving chance of survival. To register your AED, please fill out and submit an AED Registration Form below. For assistance completing your AED Registration Form, download the AED Registration Form Guide below or contact the PAD Coordinator.