Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
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Customer Reviews of Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
Customer Review: One MUST be trained appropriately in CPR should the victim either not need to be shocked and/or to provide oxygen and circulation in between the stacked shocks.
Summary: 4 Stars
Although AED's all perform the same, not everyone should buy one of these just "to have in case" without training. When a victim suffers cardiac arrest, it sometimes takes more than just delivering a shock to bring them back. One MUST be trained appropriately in CPR should the victim either not need to be shocked and/or to provide oxygen and circulation in between the stacked shocks. PLEASE contact either the AED Instructor Foundation (...), the American Heart Association, American Red Cross or other qualified organization to find a CPR instructor near you! As a Career Paramedic, CPR instructor and EMT instructor I know this first hand! AED's are WONDERFUL and I have seen them work, but ONLY with proper training!
Customer Review: Quite contrary to Mr.
Summary: 5 Stars
The title of this comment says it all. The longer a heart is without oxygen, the more heart muscle is lost. Chances of survival decrease 10% for every minute that passes without successfully restarting the heart. It's that simple.
Quite contrary to Mr. Cirino's allegation that Philips is doing the community a disservice, Philips and other AED makers, along with lawmakers, are doing the public a great service by providing AED's for in-home use. (In fact, I'm not sure what disservice Mr. Cirino could be referring to? I'd like to see Mr. Cirino explain this gross "disservice" to a family member that has just successfully restarted their loved-one's heart... and of course, still called an Ambulance. Does Mr. Cirino really think civilians are not going to STILL dial 911? C'mon, man.)
If you live with a high-risk loved one (history of heart disease, stroke, etc.), please consider buying an AED and learning how to properly use it, as well as how to properly perform CPR. Early defibrillation along with proper CPR can save lives. I've been privileged to witness this first hand, many times.
I urge everyone to take a simple CPR/AED class. It's quick and simple, and you might just save a life one day.
Holiday Wishes to All,
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Customer Review: These are very simple devices that WHEN USED PROPERLY...
Summary: 5 Stars
AED's don't save lives, people trained to use AED's save lives. If you don't take the time to learn how to use these devices in emergency situations, you might as well not use it, because you will most likely use it wrong! That won't save a life. You may not know that you have to expose the victim's chest bare to apply the pads, or where to apply the pads.
These are very simple devices that WHEN USED PROPERLY, SAVES LIVES.
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Customer Review: Health care professionals cannot be at your service the minute you need them and having this available is a Godsend.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a flight attendant for a major airline. We have been using AED's for years and have saved lives. I have been anxiously awaiting this product to become available to the general public so that I can purchase one for my parents. Health care professionals cannot be at your service the minute you need them and having this available is a Godsend.
What if it isn't a cure all, what if a percentage of the owners aren't trained in its use, what if Phillips isn't ashamed? What IF this product saves your father's life?
Customer Review: The only way a home AED can be successful is that if everyone in the home is trained in it's use.
Summary: 3 Stars
The only way a home AED can be successful is that if everyone in the home is trained in it's use. I do not think that people will use an AED in place of calling 911, however the AED doesn't perform CPR, rescue breathing, or relieve foreign body airway obstruction (choking).
You wouldn't by a car without knowing how to drive? Same with an AED. Training for all emergencies should be the goal and the AED is an adjunct to reaching that goal, an AED by itself is a good idea but not a solution to a safety problem.
There are many courses and programs out there, EMS Safety Services, ASHI, Medic First Aid, National Safety Council, the American Red Cross and American Heart Association all offer courses nationally. If you're going to buy this product, get trained in AED, CPR, and First Aid and make plans to manage all home emergencies (not just cardiac arrest).