AEDs and monitor/defibrillators
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a device that checks a person’s heart and delivers an electric shock if it has stopped beating normally. If a person suddenly collapses, they may be suffering from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and SCA is serious. It means that the person’s heart has stopped pumping blood and they need help fast.
Why AEDs Are So Important During Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)?
For the best chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest, a shock from an AED should be delivered within the first few minutes of collapse.
HeartStart HS1 AED
Globally, it is estimated that on average, less than 10% of all patients with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest will survive.1The HeartStart HS1 AED should be by your side to guide you through a cardiac emergency with a simple step-by-step process, guiding you through CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and analyzes the victim’s heart rhythm providing a shock, if instructed.
HeartStart FRx Defibrillator
Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest accounted for 39% of sudden cardiac arrests among those less than 18 years of age.2 The rugged, lightweight and reliable and portable defibrillator, HeartStart FRx AED is designed to help you save lives quickly, wherever sudden cardiac arrest occurs. With SMART analysis, the FRx AED defibrillator measures the resistance of the patient’s body and adjusts to deliver the best shock to the heart every time.
Related procedures
HeartStart AEDs allow anyone to treat the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest by delivering a shock quickly and effectively.
Footnotes
- (2018). Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a unique medical emergency. The Lancet, Volume 391, Issue 10124, 911. Retrieved September 16. 2024 from Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a unique medical emergency - The Lancet
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. (n.p.) Heart and Stroke Statistics – 2022 Update. Retrieved September 16, 2024 from Latest Statistics | Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (sca-aware.org).
Disclaimer
Results are specific to the institution where they were obtained and may not reflect the results achievable at other institutions. Results in other cases may vary.