Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
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Customer Reviews of Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED)
Customer Review: Concern about reviews listed
Summary: 4 Stars
An AED is a wonderful item to have if you or a loved-one have an existing heart condition or significant family history of such (talk to your health provider), especially if you live in an medically underserved area.
Agreeing with another reviewer, in many ways and in many places taking a CPR course may be more helpful (and economical). Take a training course in AED use prior to using this type of equipment. There are risks involved for the operator and patient if improperly used.
Contrary to information provided in some of the reviews, AED's are designed not to shock on demand, but only when particular heart rhythms are recognized by the machine.
As with any health care product, please speak with your health care provider (MD, PA, NP, ND, DO, etc.) prior to purchasing or using this equipment. It is not appropriate for every household.
Customer Review: Cardiac Arrest - Risk Factors
Summary: 5 Stars
This is in response to a few of the posters stating that Smoking, Lack of Exersize, Diet are the biggest risk-factors for a heart attack. That Statement is only partialy true.
While Smoking, Exersize and Diet ARE risk-factors for a heart attack, the BIGGEST risk factor for heart attack is hereditary (Family History).
I Work as an EMT and in the Transitional Care Unit (Cardiac Unit) of the hospital and probably half of the people we see in for heart attack dont smoke, exersize and have a fairly good diet, BUT have a family history of heart attack. - alot of them say "Why is this happening to me? I Ate right, exersized, did'nt smoke."
So while yes, Smoking, Lack of Exersize and a Poor diet all increase the risk of having a heart attack, family history is still the biggest risk-factor of them all.
Customer Review: This could save your life, here's why...
Summary: 5 Stars
Hi there,
My name's Steve & I'm an EMT student. I took & passed my CPR training within the last seven days (96% on the written, I missed the gastric inflation question if you have to know). The best chance that CPR (& for that matter an AED) has is within THE FIRST 3-5 MINUTES. PERIOD. I would definitely agree with the other person who posted that training is definitely required along with this purchase, but I find it hard to believe that there's someone out there who's willing to spend almost 2 grand on this product & not be bothered to learn how to use it. I'm serious! if you have the cash, buy yourself one of these bad boys & make sure that every person who walks through your door gets a hands on lesson on how to use an AED. ( and make sure they know how to switch out the paddles for the lil' folks also!)
Customer Review: Tell everybody that it is available for unrestricted sale!!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a medical doctor who has participated in Resuscitation Committees in Colombia, I have known this excellent device for at least 5-6 years and can tell you I am delighted to know it is available without restriction. My feeling is that for small medical offices and centers in third world countries like mine this is a MUST. The cost of full-featured defibrillators puts them out of reach, whereas this device will save lifes, be stupidly simple to use and cost a fraction of them.
In fact even any place where there are groups of people meeting, large offices and the like, should have one. (We are still far from expecting regular homes to own one). I hope Philips pushes marketing Heartstart in countries like mine, I foresee a near future where non-defibrillated cardiac arrests should be a thing of the past.
Customer Review: Great Item But... Remember Reality
Summary: 5 Stars
As an ER/Trauma nurse I have seen and been involved in many, many cardiac arrests. Here is some information that you need to know 1) You must still perform adequate CPR, if not brain death occurs within 4 minutes of oxygen deprivation to the brain! 2) Even with trained personnel, CPR, a defibrillator and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (medications) the survival rate is very, very low.
I am not telling you this to discourage purchasing this AED it is a wonderful unit I have been trained on it and had to use it once. I am letting you know that if you are willing to spend over $1000 on a defibrillator (especially for a private home)then a good idea would be to spend another $50 and take a basic CPR class. I hope that no one that buys this ever has to use it!!