Philips HeartStart Home AED Defibrillator with Training Pads Cartridge, M5068A-C02

My husband has had heart bypass and stents. I was worried that he would have a heart problem during his workouts at home. I have many decades as an ER nurse and felt it was best to have our own defibrillator, since the EMTs can take over 20 minutes to respond to our area. This is very easy to use and fits on a shelf near the exercise equipment. I have extra equipment like a respirator mask nearby that I know how to use in an emergency I feel the cost is worth it since I have seen many patients survive arrest with defibrillation. It’s important to take a CPR course to use it correctly. There are coupons in the package for a reduced price for the course too.

Used on our charter vessel.

Exactly the device I used on the job.

AEDs are life savers if used in CPR by knowledgeable folks. I highly recommend them. From this particular group that we purchased from the product was late and went through FOUR different state reception sites before we got it. Very poor service for a very good product made by Philips and sold by various companies.

This is a professional grade piece of equipment at a very reasonable price. Seems very user friendly as well. A great "insurance policy" that will benefit many local people and give them reassurance that if need be, help is at hand.

Would return if I could!

battery died after 6 months.

This Unit has saved many lives no doubt, The issue with it is that it has the lowest IP Rating of a 1-2 which means any small amount of dust or moisture may cause the unit to fail or not work properly. So if you live in and wet or dusty area of the country it is not the best unit to get. There are many others that are avaliable near the same price ranges. Phillips has done a good job on this device but there are so many units out there that are much better. The other unit why I would look at other AED's is that I would never purchase a unit that does not shock by non escalating energy. What that means is on and escalating unit every time it shocks it increases the amount of Jewels (energy or electrical shock to the Heart. which is better in my opinion. Either way congrats on getting one, you are one of the few that has. Have a great day, Do your research before buying an AED, make sure your covered by all your local and state laws, Get properly trained on the unit and check the unit, pad and battery every month.