Nothing could be more valuable than life itself. We all have the responsibility to respond to emergency situation in order to save one’s life. Home defibrillator can be the best buddy you can have in helping someone who had cardiac arrest at home. When medical assistance is not available or will take some time to [...]

Survival is critically dependent on minimizing the delay before providing a counter shock. However, the use of a manual defibrillator requires substantial training, particularly in the skills of interpreting electrocardiograms. This greatly restricts the availability of immediate electrical treatment during emergencies.
This is the reason why conventional emergency medical systems typically cannot respond fast enough [...]

So many lives have been saved because of the automated external defibrillator. This device can diagnose automatically a potential cardiac episode like ventricular tachycardia or arrhythmia. It is responsible for re-establishing the rhythm of the heart. One of its most vital components is the AED pads. Different sets of pads are used for children and [...]

Philips is the leader in portable defibrillation technology. It designed the HeadStart, an onsite defibrillator for use by an ordinary person. It is meant to be used in homes, schools, churches and other peopled places. AEDs make use of pads to connect to the patient. The HeadStart uses Smart Pads for this purpose.
Philips AED [...]

Medical drama shows are rating high today. As a result, people are familiar with medical jargon and practices. Most people are familiar with defibrillators and electro cardiograms. People are also familiar with basic first aid even though they haven’t taken any first aid class. This is good.
Defibrillators have saved countless lives. They are machines that [...]

High blood pressure affects a lot of people and to most of these people, monitoring their blood pressure is a way of life. To determine whether a person has low, normal or high blood pressure, a blood pressure monitor is needed. Monitoring a person’s blood pressure may be done anywhere. It can be done at [...]

Michael Jackson’s tragic death a few months ago was the headline in most news media. His shocking death was followed by an investigation. There were so many theories surrounding his death. Even the doctor who administered CPR to Michael Jackson was being investigated. Some people believe that had Jackson been rushed to the hospital earlier [...]

During cardiac arrest, your brain and other vital organs quickly become starved of blood and the life-sustaining oxygen and nutrients it carries. The sooner the heart’s rhythm is restored the better. Although CPR is an important part of the lifesaving process, only AEDs can restore the heart’s rhythm that will re-establish the flow of blood. [...]

Hypertension characterized by high blood pressure is a common disorder. It is also one of the most complex disorders. The reason for this is that sometimes, it has no identifiable cause; and oftentimes, a person will not know that he is afflicted because there will be no symptoms. A person can only monitor his blood [...]

Everybody should have a first aid kit in the house. No one knows when an emergency will happen. Most first aid kit come with bandages, scissors, antiseptics and some medicines. I think a first aid kit should also include arm blood pressure monitors. Knowing your blood pressure is very important especially for people with [...]