Welcome to the BC Public Access to Defibrillation (PAD) Program. To help save lives, BC Emergency Health Services and Heart & Stroke strongly encourage you to register your device with the free provincial AED registry. This will let BC Emergency Health Services know the location of the AED and allow 9-1-1 dispatchers to give that information to callers. This information could mean the difference between life and death.
AEDs can be registered privately or publicly. Either way, the AED registry will send monthly email reminders to complete a maintenance checklist, which helps you ensure the device is ready to use when it's needed.
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Important update for venues that received an AED through the BC PAD Program
January 29, 2019
The sponsored placement of AEDs under the BC PAD Program has come to an end. Venues under the program that previously signed AED Supply Agreements with Heart & Stroke will not need to sign new agreements upon completion of the three-year term. Please continue to maintain your devices and replace expired batteries and pads when needed. This will keep the unit “active” in the BC AED registry, so it can be used during a cardiac arrest.
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Learn CPR and how to use an AED in less than 90 seconds
November 22, 2018
Learning CPR and how to use an AED has never been easier.
Heart & Stroke’s two new whiteboard videos break down the steps so
that if you see a person suddenly collapse and they don't respond when you
touch or speak to them, you are ready to act fast.
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PulsePoint App launched in BC
February 27, 2018
British Columbians now have smartphone technology which can turn bystanders into potential life-savers when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs in public. The PulsePoint application connects CPR-trained bystanders with the provincial 9-1-1 emergency dispatch system. Dispatchers can alert app users located within a short walking distance of a public cardiac arrest, so that rescuers can begin CPR while professional medical responders are on their way.
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Heart and Stroke Foundation recognizes Gianfranco Giammaria Memorial Society
February 22, 2013
The new province-wide BC PAD Program builds on the efforts of many dedicated local and regional charitable groups and service agencies to place AEDs where they can save a life. However, in particular, the Heart and Stroke Foundation recognizes the significant work of the Gianfranco Giammaria Memorial Society in making Lower Mainland communities safer places with AEDs.
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PAD Program Launched at Vancouver Public Library
February 06, 2013
Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid and Heart and Stroke Foundation CEO Diego Marchese unveiled the PAD Program's first donated AED at the VPL on February 6.
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HSF calling for AED Legislation in BC
January 23, 2013
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is advocating to government to establish AED legislation requiring AEDs to be placed in specific public locations.
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