Health updates defibrillator map in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands Health Service registers 1,451 geolocated AED devices to facilitate their location in emergencies.

Digital map of the Canary Islands showing points indicating the location of semi-automatic and automatic external defibrillators.
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Digital map of the Canary Islands showing points indicating the location of semi-automatic and automatic external defibrillators.

The Canary Islands Health Service has updated the semi-automatic and automatic external defibrillator (AED) service in the Canary Islands, registering a total of 1,451 devices.

The IDECanarias platform has incorporated updated data as of September 17, 2026, on the location of semi-automatic and automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in the Canary Islands Autonomous Community. The information, accessible through a specific viewer, has been provided by the Canary Islands Health Service, under the Department of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands.
This update complies with the Additional Provision fourth of DECREE 157/2015, of June 18. This regulation promotes the geolocation of all AED devices in proper working condition to facilitate their location by emergency services, creating a layer or map with their exact geopositioning.

"In order to enable the quickest location of the nearest AED to the incident site, the geolocation of all devices in proper working condition will be promoted, creating a layer or map with their exact geopositioning, accessible to emergency services."

DECREE 157/2015, of June 18
Based on information from the official source: Grafcan (Cartográfica de Canarias) (23/09/2026)