Powerheart automated external defibrillators (AEDs) offer some of the most technologically advanced and easiest-to-use features available in AEDs today. That’s important, because there won’t always be an advanced cardiac life support-trained first responder on the floor, in the lobby, cafeteria, or parking area – when seconds count.
Rapid Resuscitation with Powerheart AEDs in the hospital
American Heart Association (AHA) and European Resuscitation Council (ERC) guidelines recommend AED use in hospitals, and Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support programs include AED training. In response, hospitals are installing AEDs in inpatient and outpatient departments and in public areas.
Using AEDs, the Miriam Hospital (Providence, RI) improved their time to first defibrillation by up to 80 percent (down to two minutes)! Read their surprising experience
here.
AEDs can lift survival rates
According to the
New England Journal of Medicine, delayed defibrillation is common and is associated with lower rates of survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. An excerpt from the report follows.
In our analysis, [delayed time to defibrillation was] associated with substantially worse clinical outcomes, with each additional minute of delay resulting in worse survival.
Characteristics associated with delayed defibrillation included black race, non-cardiac admitting diagnosis, and occurrence of cardiac arrest at a hospital with fewer than 250 beds, in an unmonitored hospital unit, and during after-hours periods (5 p.m. to 8 a.m. or weekends).
Delayed defibrillation was associated with a significantly lower probability of surviving to hospital discharge (22.2%, vs. 39.3% when defibrillation was not delayed; adjusted odds ratio, 0.48; 95% confidence interval, 0.42 to 0.54; P<0.001).
In addition, a graded association was seen between increasing time to defibrillation and lower rates of survival to hospital discharge for each minute of delay (P for trend <0.001).
Why choose Cardiac Science
Our patented Rescue Ready technology distinguishes us among competitors. Every day, to ensure anytime functionality, the Powerheart AED self-tests all main components (battery, hardware, software, and electrode pads). Every week, the AED completes a partial charge of the high-voltage electronics. And every month, the AED charges the high-voltage electronics to full energy. Other solid reasons to use the
Powerheart G3 family of AEDs in your hospital:
- Our AED determines the electrical impedance (resistance level) of each patient and customizes the energy level delivered. If more than one shock is necessary, our proprietary STAR biphasic software escalates the energy to deliver therapy at an appropriate, higher level.
- Each AED provides non-committed shock, pacemaker detection, and synchronized shock features.
- Each AED is under warranty for seven years – one of the longest warranties in the industry. We also provide a four-year, full operational guarantee on the Intellisense lithium battery (item 9146) used on AED G3 defibrillators.
- Automatic, semi-automatic, and advanced professional models with manual override and color ECG display – select the Powerheart G3 that best meets your emergency response needs.
(P.S. Due to our advances in defibrillation, Cardiac Science has even been asked to make manual defibrillators for the hospital market on behalf of a top medical equipment manufacturer. You can be confident with a Powerheart program for your hospital.)
Free New England Journal of Medicine reprint
We are offering a complimentary reprint of the full nine-page report. It’s not available on the NEJM site unless you are a member.
You can also request a copy of the AHA Guidelines 2005 Part 5 (Electrical therapies). Simply
email us your name, address, phone and the list of items you are requesting.
