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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Philips Medical Systems
EAN: 0850633000089
Label: Philips Medical Systems
Manufacturer: Philips Medical Systems
Model: M5068A
Publisher: Philips Medical Systems
Release Date: October 14, 2004
Sales Rank: 871
Studio: Philips Medical Systems
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- The first and only defibrillator available over-the-counter that can be used by virtually anyone with the materials included
- Easy to use with guided interactive voice instructions
- Safely delivers a shock only if needed
- Reliably runs daily self-tests for readiness
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Rating:  - Compact, Easy-to-Use Life-Saver
The Philips AED is a compact, easy-to-carry unit that demands little of the user. I bought one for home use, and donated another to Planes of Fame air museum, where I work as a volunteer. The device prompts every step, has pictographs showing proper placement or technique, and performs its own diagnostics automatically. It is a simple, effective piece of equipment that can save lives.
Rating:  - Good Idea
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 ... Read More
Rating: - No panacea, but it does raise survival rate.
I've deducted a star only for the still expensive price.
As a volunteer EMT-B, I won't quibble with the general ineffectiveness of CPR by itself (without immediate defibrillation) cited by the one star reviewer. But this reviewer citing the New England Journal of Medicine HAT study (April 2008) with regard to this product is a little silly. If you're concerned about overall health policy or making a substantial dent in the enormous epidemic of sudden cardiac death in this country, putting ... Read More
Rating: - I have personally used one!
This is probably the only review of using this product on an actual patient. I'm an Advanced EMT, and work at a couple different places. One of them is a casino, and I provide basic life support first-response there. We purchased this defibrillator for the reviews, and the price. I got a call for a guy that wasn't feeling well, so I headed over. Right when I got there, he lurched up, and slumped over. I checked for a pulse, and found none, so I started CPR and hooked up this machine. It advised ... Read More
Rating:  - Defibrillator's vastly overrated
I've written reviews of this product twice, and twice Amazon has removed them. I'll try again. It is important that the facts about cardioresuscitation be known and not censored.
The current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports what is well know among experts: that the effectiveness of defibrillators has long been overstated. The new NEJM study finds that people with home defibrillators are no more likely to survive sudden heart seizures than people without defibrillators. ... Read More
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