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Be able to resuscitate someone who needs it. If your home or office has a Philips HeartStart defibrillator, learn how to use it as the knowledge may save lives in the future. This life-saving device was designed to be safe. It will only deliver a shock after determining if the patient requires one. [...]

In the process of defibrillation an electric shock is sent to the heart to help reestablish its normal rhythm. This is accomplished with the use of a machine called a heart defibrillator. It is a safety device that will be useful to patients suffering from arrhythmia or cardiac arrest. These machines are common instruments in [...]

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A heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest can happen at any time. If you have a family member who has a heart ailment, it is wise to have an AED with you all the time. Automatic external defibrillators are portable devices that are used on sudden cardiac arrest victims. These AEDs are designed for laymen [...]

Often, we are advised to have first aid and emergency kits at home in case of calamities. But if you have a loved one who has a heart ailment, it is highly recommended that you also own one of Heartstart home defibrillators. Like any other piece of essential safety equipment, a home defibrillator is designed [...]

AEDs are portable electronic devices that automatically diagnose the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias in a patient. The AED analyzes the victim’s heart then determines if defibrillation should be administered. The machine applies electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia so the heart can reestablish an effective rhythm. The process which is called defibrillation is said [...]

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 [...]