Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
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Product Reviews of Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
Product Review: Get it. Period.
Summary: 5 Stars
Vital now for everyone. Get it. Save up fast or buy it on time, but get it.Product Review: Good Idea
Summary: 4 Stars
I know from personal experience if your gut is telling you to get one and you don't do it...I won't go into all the emotional part of my story ... But about 8 years ago, I thought about getting one of these but never did. Later in June of that year my father who was staying with me had heart failure. I knew CPR and started it right away, so when EMS got here about 12 minutes later they were able to use their defibrillator right away... without success. Had I had this defibrillator then, would it have saved my fathers life? I don't know for sure, but I sure wish I had had it then!!!!!!! So I'll just say IF you hear that inner voice telling you to get one...seriously consider it! If you do get one show everyone in the family how to use it, do a periodic refresher with your family, and keep it in a place where everyone knows where it is. Now I have one, to late for my dad, but there are others I need to look out for as well. I also would like to suggest that you contact your local hospital and take CPR and Heimlich courses and whatever else they offer! It's also a good idea to have a large emergency first aid kit, one that you may need to make up yourself...ask your doctor or nurse what to include...I have a couple large bottles of hydrogen peroxide, Iodine, eye wash, items for burns, etc. plus the normal items... rolls of bandage, tape, scissors, etc.. Try to cover all the common emergencies you can think of... just be sure to put it in a place a person can get to it quickly! If someone is bleeding heavily or has an eye injury, it's no time to have to try to locate the emergency kit!!! We keep ours in a 1st floor bathroom and we never put anything on top of it, so it can be found with our eyes closed, we also keep one in each vehicle. Back to this defibrillator, I have a nurse friend who told me it looked just like the one they have at the hospital. Also my family, who have no medical training, found the training DVD simple to understand. And this defibrillator will give you voice commands for the step by step procedure when activated. I have never had to use this on anyone, so I can not give you any report on my experience with this product in it's actual use. If you get one I hope you never have to use it, If you don't get one I sincerely hope you will never deeply regret that choice.
A short video of this product in use http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7331981255773156184&q=Phillips+HeartStart+defibrillator&ei=sA6MSM_DLqOm4QLZyuGOCA&hl=en
Product Review: Good, but there are better machines available
Summary: 4 Stars
Although this is a good machine, unless you know CPR and you are not in panic mode, you MIGHT have problems. The BIGGEST downside to this unit is TWO PADS. My advice is to do some research on the ZOLL AED PLUS. It costs a bit more ([...]) HOWEVER we are talking about a medical device literally used to save one of your family members (or your) life. So in my opinion, this is not the time to try and save a few dollars.
The biggest difference, and what sold me was that ZOLL uses ONE LARGE PAD for exact placement of the electrodes AND where to place your hands for CPR. Plus it tells you if your compressions are deep enough while doing CPR. It will tell you to push harder or if you are correctly doing chest compressions. It is literally IDIOT PROOF.
If this is all you can afford, by all means buy it, but if you can afford the extra $[...] then I would seriously look at the ZOLL. My son is a Paramedic RN and he said ZOLL, nothing else, for us to have in our home and I trust his judgment on the easiest machine to use when someone is probably going to be a bit panicked. I did the research and he was (as usual) correct about the ease of use over ALL the other models I looked at.
Hope the info helps.
Product Review: Great Idea
Summary: 4 Stars
I read several of the reviews for this product, and agree with the vast majority of them, on the other hand some of the other reviews were just ridiculous! I am a paramedic and a firefighter for a medium sized city and we use AEDs on our engine companies. I have probably used an AED in excess of 100 times. While our AEDs have a momitor built in and we can override the AEDs desision, most AEDs do not have this ability and only shock a "shockable" rhythm.
Because they are only programed to shock certain rhythms, I would say that it would be pretty much imposable to kill someone with an AED. If someone is in arrest, they are pretty much already dead anyway. If the pads were hooked up incorectly, it would be unable to recognize the rhythm and therfore would not initiate a shock. As for burning a the person because the pads dried out, if I had the choice dying from cardiac arrest or being burned, I would choose being burned any day.
As for the individual who seemed to feel that Philips was trying to replace EMS personnel, I've yet to see anyone go from v-fib to walking and talking! In fact, I am guessing that the included video instructs the user to first call 911, as I know the written directions do. I am sure that even the most unsophisticated person could use this product with the training provided with a video or just by looking over the written directions. The AEDs pads show where they should be placed, making it even more difficult to make a mistake. AEDs have been used by non-healthcare profesionals for years in airports, malls, comercial jets, hotels and numerous other public areas for years with positive results. This is just the next logical step.
While an AED will not save 89% of the people it is placed on, the fact is that early defibrillation is a major factor in saving viable patients.
Product Review: Great Item But Should Only Be Used By Professional
Summary: 5 Stars
A defibrillator is a great tool, in the hands of a professional. This nto somethgin that should be lying around every home "Just waiting to be used".
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