What an AED Check Is Protecting Against
An AED station check confirms three things: that the unit still reports itself ready, that the pads and battery are in date, and that nothing needed in an emergency has been removed. It takes under two minutes and is the only reason a defibrillator works when someone finally opens the cabinet.
Every one of those three fails silently. A status light turns from green to red without anyone noticing, pads expire on a date nobody tracked, and the scissors and razor migrate into a first aid kit down the corridor. None of it is discovered until the moment the device is needed, which is the moment it cannot be fixed. What should never reach the published cut is anything that could be read as clinical instruction: how to use the device, pad placement, and resuscitation guidance belong in accredited first aid training, not in an equipment check video.
The check runs across seven scenes: one on where the station is and confirming access is unobstructed, one on reading the status indicator, two on checking pad and battery expiry dates, one on confirming the accessory kit is complete, one on what to do when something fails, and one on completing the log.
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