Number of defibrillators located in Jersey (FOI)Number of defibrillators located in Jersey (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
16 November 2022.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A
How many 'on wall' defibrillators are there as of October 2022?
B
How many were there in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017?
Response
A
There is no designated guardian singularly responsible for all of the Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) available to the public in Jersey. However, Health and Community Services and the Ambulance Service provide assistance in maintaining the devices.
Ambulance Service records show that there are currently 73 AEDs available in public sites, but do not detail whether these are 'on wall'.
B
Data on the number of public defibrillators for previous years is not held. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.
Article applied
Article 3 - Meaning of "information held by a public authority"
For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –
(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or
(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.
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