Start Me Up BC | Start Me Up BC

Start Me Up BC

  • Sudden cardiac arrest
    can happen to anyone.
    Access to an Automated External Defibrillator
    could mean the difference between life and death.
    Learn how to save a life

Help us save more lives

More AEDs in communities = More protection for you and your loved ones

Every donation helps deploy more publicly accessible defibrillators in our communities across British Columbia.

Support the Cause

We have one mission: to place more accessible AEDs in BC's public space.

Our Goal

Our Goal

Place 1000 Publicly Accessible Defibrillators (PADs) in communities across British Columbia for everyone.

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Our Community Defibrillators

Our Community Defibrillators

Use this lifesaving device to help when you see someone suffering from sudden cardiac arrest.

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Every Moment Counts

Every Moment Counts

CPR pairs with an AED can dramatically increase the chance of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest.

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Empowering everyone to save lives

Up to 40,000 Canadians die each year from sudden cardiac arrest.

This campaign addresses the serious gap in our public emergency preparedness platform. “Start Me Up BC” is about making sure anyone can easily locate and use an AED.

150
AED To Dispatch by 2024

What People Say ?

Placing more Automated External Defibrillators is at the core of our commitment to serving the senior community. With two new AED stations installed, we are proud to add St John Ambulance's StartMeUp BC campaign to our long list of community service projects.
Keith Tsukishima
Past President of The Rotary Club of Richmond
This campaign addresses the serious gap in our public emergency preparedness platform. “Start Me Up BC” is about making sure anyone can easily locate and use an AED.
Ken Leggatt
COO of St. John Ambulance BC & Yukon