Readiness indicator is the indicator that is located on the top of your AED, usually in the right corner for most manufacturers. Your AED goes through a series of daily, weekly, and monthly internal self-tests to ensure that it is ready for use in an emergency. These tests create internal shocks, check circuitry, check battery life and can even check the conductivity of the gel on the pads. A green flashing light, green check-mark, or OK symbol indicates that your AED has passed all of its tests and is ready for use. A negative indicator is denoted by a red flashing light, a red X, or some other symbol denoting trouble with your AED, often accompanied by an intermittent chirping sound.

If your AED fails any of its internal tests, the readiness indicator will switch to a red flashing light, a red X, or some other symbol denoting trouble with your AED, often accompanied by an intermittent chirping sound. Some AED’s have information buttons, such as a “?” that you can push to gain more information about the problem. If your AED shows a negative readiness indicator for any reason please contact us immediately, either through AED Total Solution, or by phone or email, and we will work with you to identify the issue and correct it.

Performing monthly checks is a quick and easy process. Simply view your AED to ensure that the Readiness Indicator is positive, check your pads and battery to ensure they are within date, take a quick look to make sure your AED shows no signs of damage or tampering, and your monthly check is complete!

Your AED also performs daily, weekly, and monthly automated checks internally, and indicates the results of these tests via the Readiness Indicator. In addition, we track the expiration dates of your supplies within the program and automatically alert you when new supplies are needed.

All new AED’s come with a manufacturer’s warranty ranging from 5 to 10 years. We track your warranty date and alert you when you are within one month of your warranty expiration. If your AED requires any warranty work or replacement, we will assist you in working with the manufacturer to fix or replace your AED.

We track the expiration dates of all of your AED’s supplies. When any of your device’s supplies (Batteries, Adult pads, Pediatric pads, back-up pads) come within 60 days of their expiration date, we will immediately notify you of the need for new supplies. If supplies are included in your enrollment plan your supplies will be sent to the appropriate Sites automatically. When you receive new pads simply detach the expired or used pads, and attach the new pads to the device. Back-up and pediatric pads can be placed with the device, though not attached.

When you receive a new battery, simply take out the old battery which can be recycled at your nearest battery recycling receptacle or sent back to us for recycling. Place the new battery into the device, and follow any audible prompts from the AED to test it and put it into a ready condition.