I have recently been contacting schools, sports centres etc regarding getting their defibs annually checked on a defib simulator as a self test will not pick up resistor faults... This is a response from ' a ' defib supplier. hold on to your seats shocked

Hi Jo the xxxxxx defibs do not need testing or calibrating . These particular defibs are designed to self check / calibrate themselves on a weekly basis and if they find something in their systems that is wrong the device will prompt a spanner symbol to say it is broken . If the device has an ok symbol displayed and the pads are in date then the device is ok to use . These are not multi parameter defibs that you find in hospitals that do need to be calibrated and services manually . As the defib manufacturer to the xxxxxx devices we state that the xxxxxxxxw defib requires no servicing or calibration within its 8 year warranty period of 8 years . I would recommend that each school visually checks each day to see that the display states OK and to look through the little window on the device to see that the pads are in date . They should not be pressing the on button ( to open the lid ) to check the pads are in date .
The pads expire every 2 years and when they do the schools should order a new set . With the pads comes a free charge stick battery and this should be swooped over also .( even if they have never used the old charge stick ) if this is done the pads and charge stick expiry dates will correlate and expire at the same time . If schools are unsure how to swop the pads and charge stick over when it comes up to the 2 years they can ring me and I will advise how to do it .

There is absolutely no need for this company to do 'tests ' on year devices as they self calibrate themselves and will prompt if there is a fault .
If you still have concerns please call me . I do have a xxxxxxx checklist form that I can email you . It is a little tick box form that schools can tick off and say that somebody has visually checked the defib and a signature box to state who has checked it on what date

Hope this helps

Thanks ---
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Thank god for the ' little ' spanner light!! ha ha!

Last edited by Huw; 11/03/14 1:25 PM. Reason: Name removed by request.