Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)

You can never predict when an employee will suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. It just happens.

Statistics show that more than 300,000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest every year in the U.S. OSHA estimates that approximately 10,000 cardiac arrests occur at work annually.

That is why more automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are being installed in the workplace. They are already being used in airports, shopping malls, convention centers, theme parks and businesses all across America.

The AED is a medical device designed to analyze the heart rhythm and deliver an electric shock to victims of cardiac arrest. The shock attempts to restore the heart rhythm back to normal.

These devices are very simple to use, even for the untrained. An internal computer uses voice-prompts to tell users exactly what to do and what buttons to push. However, knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an asset.

If an AED is used soon after cardiac arrest occurs, the patient's survival rate increases significantly. It also declines significantly for every minute defibrillation is delayed. AEDs should be conveniently installed to ensure response within three to five minutes.

Philips AED
Philips HeartStart Defibrillators - Key To Surviving Sudden Cardiac Arrest

For more than a century, Philips has pioneered technology that makes life better. We offer the most complete and trusted defibrillator solution to help caregivers treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) quickly and effectively wherever it occurs.

Philips offers a full range of defibrillators - from easy-to-use automated external defibrillators (AED) used in the home and community to sophisticated multifunction monitor/defibrillators used by healthcare professionals - each tailored to the needs, training and skill of a particular type of user from home to hospital. And we support our defibrillators and their owners with services, accessories and programs so that the best possible treatment for cardiac arrest is available, and more lives can be saved.

ZOLL AED
The ZOLL AED PlusTM is the only Full-Rescue AED that supports both CPR and defibrillation. For infrequent rescuers, the AED Plus supports the complete chain of survival and provides defibrillation, step-by-step CPR instructions and Real CPR HelpTM feedback on compression rate and depth to help rescuers provide the best manual CPR possible.