Are Philips HeartStart AEDs Optimized for AHA Guidelines?
At Philips, we are proud of the extent to which our AEDs are optimized for the AHA recommendations. We believe we are uniquely faithful to the intent of Guidelines 2005. To start, Philips AEDs have a single shock protocol, followed by 2-minute CPR intervals. But Philips recognized early the importance of minimizing interruption to chest compressions, and delivering a shock as quickly as possible after CPR. As a result, Philips HeartStart AEDs feature Quick Shock, the ability to deliver a shock in under 8 seconds (typical) after the end of CPR. Other defibrillators take 2 or 3 times that amount of time to deliver a shock after compressions. Guidelines 2005 recognize the importance of minimizing the time to shock after CPR to improve shock success. Philips also gives responders on-demand CPR coaching to encourage the performing of CPR, and help responders recall their training, helping to improve CPR quality. In addition, the Philips HeartStart FR2+ is the only device with SMART CPR, the
