Philips entire line of HeartStart defibrillators are compliant with AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiac Care
Numerous research studies have shown that effective CPR is an even more critically important element in helping save the lives of cardiac arrest victims, leading to the development of the 2005 Guidelines for CPR and ECC by the American Heart Association (AHA), European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). Responding to this science, Philips' range of resuscitation technology solutions are designed to ensure that quality CPR and early defibrillation can be delivered quickly, effectively and in the proper sequence.
The Latest: Hands-Only CPR
The American Heart Association published a Science Advisory, "Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Call to Action for Bystander Response to Adults Who Experience Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest", in the April 2008 edition of Circulation, providing responders with new guidelines for Hands-Only CPR.
Philips HeartStart Defibrillators support Hands-only CPR. Our AEDs can be configured to coach users through only compressions, omitting instruction for rescue breaths. And, of course, our entire family of defibrillators is Guidelines 2005 compliant.
Philips CPR Coaching - The industry’s first CPR coaching feature
- Designed for bystander-initiated CPR and for the minimally- trained rescuer; provides audio cues for each breath as well as the appropriate number, depth, and rate of chest compressions.
- Available since 2003 in the HeartStart FR2, 2 years before the 2005 AHA Guidelines indicated the importance of quality CPR. Also available (since 2005) in the HeartStart FRx, OnSite, and Home AEDs.
- Also available in compression-only option, which the guidelines have indicated is a viable alterative for some lay rescuers