Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
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Product Reviews of Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
Product Review: AED Professional
Summary: 5 Stars
This Philips HeartStart OnSite Heart Defibrillator is the ONLY AED on the market which the FDA does NOT require a physician's prescription in order to purchase. Safe and easy-to-use, the Philips OnSite AED is ideal for the lay-responder. In the event of a medical emergency, having the Philips OnSite AED readily available could mean the difference between life-and-death.Product Review: AED's Save Lives!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just did CPR training today and we also trained on an AED. They are incredible and VERY easy to use. If one of your family members or loved ones has a condition requiring one of these or has leanings toward potential problems, you should have one of these. You should also take the CPR training to enhance what these wonderful machines can do as well. These work wonders when TIME is of the essence! : )Product Review: AED's save Live's. Period!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been in healthcare and Critical care for for almost 30 years. We need more of these in homes and cars. The software and protocols are excellent. Early defibrillation is the key to survival for most people. I use to be an EMT and have been a practicing critical care Respiratory Therapist in emergency rooms and currently work in a Regional Trauma Center. [...]
S Riggs, M.S., RRT
Product Review: AED's save lives... Period.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm concerned that some reviews here seem to indicate that AEDs require a license or other specialized training to use. Most states require that users take an approved CPR class that includes AED training. Most CPR classes today offer this additional training. If you are concerned, call your local ambulance or fire department. They should have good information about the requirements (if any) in your area.
AEDs save lives. They are very, very easy to use. They should be in every home and office in the United States. They are made to be virtually "idiot-proof." It is EXTREMELY unlikely that you could shock someone that didn't need to be shocked. They walk you through just what to do in a cardiac arrest emergency.
I have been a career paramedic for nearly a decade. I have managed dozens of cardiac arrests. Of the very few "saves" we have had, almost all of them involved the use of an AED before we arrived. CPR is important, but it's been overrated by TV. The #1 goal when the heart stops -- whether you're in the operating room, emergency room, in an ambulance, or lying on your living room floor -- is to defibrillate that heart in an attempt to get it to beat normally again.
An accepted statistic is that the chances of survival decrease by about 10% for every minute the patient is without a pulse. In most places, you're lucky if you can get an ambulance crew into your home in under 8-10 minutes. Factor in the time it takes you to realize what's going on and to call 911. You do the math. Even with CPR, without an AED it's just about hopeless.
This is a good product. Anyone who can afford it should purchase it for better peace of mind. You should also take a CPR class and familiarize yourself with the unit.
Product Review: Advice
Summary: 4 Stars
I am an EMT with almost 15 years of CPR and CPR Instructor teaching experience with the American Red Cross. I am also on the advisory board for the AED Instructor Foundation [...], a national non-profit group that works with AED manufacturers to help get these devices where they otherwise have no access and to ensure proper training.
The AED is a great device. However, it is only as good as the training you need to receive as a user. CPR is what is going to keep oxygen in the person's system and circulating it while someone goes to get the AED or in a worst case scenario, the rhythm is a non-shockable one. CPR is not a difficult skill but it definitely is not one to learn while you are in the middle of an emergency situation, especially on a loved one.
Please, take CPR training from an accredited CPR course, one where you receive hands on training, not just a video driven course.
What a wonderful holiday gift! The gift of life! Many organization's such as the American Red Cross or American Heart Association (to name a few) offer gift certificates for classes and many organizations even have courses for children. Yes, children can learn this too! Many times it is a child who saves a life!
Even if you don't buy an AED it is important to know CPR because these devices can be found almost anywhere now, shopping malls, theaters, health clubs, and all federal government buildings, airports and all airplanes, and schools.
Give the gift of life...learn CPR!