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Philips Healthcare Introduces the Heartstart FR3: Faster, Easier, Better!!!

 

Philips Healthcare announces the eagerly-awaited Heartstart FR3 is now available in the US. The smallest and lightest professional-grade AED among leading global manufacturers, the FR3 has been designed to be rugged, reliable, and to support the rescuer every step of the way.

The FR3 helps you deliver therapy faster by reducing deployment time. How is the FR3 faster, you may ask? You can set it up to power-on by opening the lid of the carry case (with optional rigid system case). The pre-connected peel-and-place Smart Pads III have no foil pouch to tear open. Just peel off the adhesive back and place the pads on the patient. The same pads are used for adult and pediatric rescues (with optional pediatric key), so there is no need to swap pads. And Philips exclusive "Quick Shock" reduces CPR interruptions and speeds shock delivery.

How does the FR3 make the rescuers job easier, you may ask? Well, among major global manufacturers, it is the smallest and lightest (3.5 lbs) professional-grade AED on the market, making it easier to carry along with other equipment. The bright, high-res color LCD screen helps in noisy environments. The daily, weekly, and monthly self-checks ensure the FR3 is ready when needed. The IP55 rating means it can withstand the physical demands of the rescue professional. The long-life battery, CPR metronome, available bilingual configuration, and extensive upgradability round out the features that are desired by those who want optimal performance in an AED, now and in the future.

All this and more makes the Philips Heartstart FR3 the better choice when considering your next AED investment. Welcome to the next generation in lifesaving equipment! Visit this link for the FR3 Online Demonstration.

Get Pinned!!!

How would you like to recognize those who take that extra step to become certified in CPR/AED, CPR/AED/First Aid, or that special someone who went above and beyond the norm? Well now you can! AED Superstore is proud to introduce 5 enamel-filled Award Pins. Two have been designed to recognize graduates of CPR/AED classes, two for CPR/AED/First Aid, and one has been designed to recognize a responder to an actual emergency.

The"CPR/AED Certified" & "CPR/AED/First" Aid pins are ideal for instructors of preparedness classes who would like an affordable award to present to those who complete the course and get certified. The "Rescue Hero" pin will be a much-appreciated keepsake for lay or professional responders.

Make your students feel special, and recognize the efforts of all who try to make a difference! Quantity discounts available. Order more and save $$$!

CPR/AED Awareness Week

 

In December of 2007 our Congress declared the first week of June as National CPR/AED Awareness week. This year, for the 4th Annual National CPR/AED Awareness Week, we want to bring awareness to your facility's, or your own, AED Program.

Take the time this week to focus attention on your AED Program. Take a moment and familiarize yourself, and others, with the AED at your worksite, office, home, fitness club, etc. Does everyone know where it is located? Is the status indicator showing "Ready"? What do we do if it is not? Are the pads current? Does anyone need a refresher on its operation?

 

How about those who may be called upon to act during a rescue situation? If you, or anyone you know, is certified in CPR, is your/their certification current? Is everyone aware of the latest AHA Guidelines for CPR?

But what if you don't have an AED? There's never been a better time to research and buy. There are more makes and models in every price range with more features available than ever before. Want to see them? Click AEDSuperstore.com. It's also the place to get replacement batteries and electrode pads on the way to you the same day!

If a pre-owned AED fits your budget a little better, check our current selection at AEDOutlet.com. Each AED has been fully inspected and comes with a 3-year AED Outlet warranty. See the website for further details.

 

In honor of National CPR/AED Awareness Week, we are having a Limited-Time Special Offer! Our Responder CPR Masks are very much in demand, as they're better than simple plastic face shields. They're so good we even include them in our Premium CPR Responder Packs. Each comes in its own nylon zippered pouch for protection and are a bargain at the regular price of $9.95 each. Get yours now for $2.99 each!

But there is a catch...

Limit 10 per customer and it's for a limited time only and while supplies last.

So "celebrate" National CPR and AED Awareness Week by checking up on your AED and maintaining your training.

And be ready to save lives ... all the time!

2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations

Click here for the link to view the text or download a PDF copy..

More breaking news....Links to official CPR Guidelines 2010 resources released

At this writing Guidelines 2010 has been made official and links to information are below.

 

Please note the AHA link is not yet active, but we encourage you to bookmark both and check back often.

 

AHA Guidelines

ERC Guidelines

 

Breaking news! New CPR Guidelines 2010 released by the AHA.....video summary is here!

The American Heart Association has released the 2010 Guidelines for CPR. This video has an overview of the changes.

 

 

More to come....

More information on the new Defibtech Lifeline View AED--the one with VIDEO!

The new Defibtech Lifeline View AED has features you won't find on any other AED...including a video screen.

Yes. Full-color video!

But more on that in a minute. First, you'll notice the Defibtech Lifeline View has a smaller footprint than its predecessor, known simply as the Lifeline, but he View has the same overall shape that won the original Lifeline so many design awards over the past few years. The engineers at Defibtech downsized their super-portable Lifeline while adding more features...and the View was born.

The Defibtech Lifeline View has more detailed voice prompts including CPR coaching, full text prompting, a smaller, single battery pack, and, of course, the video screen no one else has!

As the loud-and-clear voice prompts guide you through the rescue sequence, the full-color video screen "walks" you by visually showing video snippets of each step. If there's ever a doubt, simply watch the example.

Have you heard of the new "hands-only" CPR method lay-rescuers are taught? Or do you perform CPR the "traditional" way with both chest compressions and rescue breathing? The Defibtech Lifeline View is the only AED on the market that allows you to switch between the AHA approved "hands only" or current AHA 2005 guidelines for rescue breathing and compressions to fit your preferred CPR style.

The View is unique in the fact that it's perfect for in-services or mock rescue deployment training. All video, text and audio can be easily replayed from the "Help Topics" menu. For example, the video for preparing the patient walks the responder through calling for help, removing the clothing and pad placement to ensure workplace employees' quick response through practice preparedness.

This AED is pediatric capable. When the pediatric pads are attached the unit automatically switches to pediatric video showing anterior-posterior pad placement and a child animation.

Defibtech thought of everything to help you ensure the safety of your staff through the ease of checking the View's rescue readiness at the touch of a button. The View is the only AED on the market that has expiration dates programmed into the pads and batteries automatically alerting the AED administrator of the expiration date on the View's patent pending Status Screen. At the touch of a button the Defibtech View's status is displayed on screen showing the battery status, electrode pads status, and rescue software version.

Now let's talk about durability. It's another stand-out feature of the Defibtech Lifeline View AED. First, it's built to the same rugged military drop, vibration and shock specifications of all previous Defibtech models. Second, it has a high "IP Rating" of 55. The number translates to extreme resistance to dust and moisture. It's built to withstand water jets--as if you'll ever expose your AED to that! But the most telling story of this device's strength--even with its video screen--is the crush resistance to 1000 lbs. That's a half ton! Put it all together and the Lifeline View is more rugged and resistant to abuse than other models designed for simple office or indoor deployment. All of these specs are backed up by a full 5-year manufacturer's warranty on the AED and 4-year warranty on the battery.

It's another AEDSuperstore.com first! The all-new Defibtech Lifeline View AED with video prompts is here!

You read that right!

 

The newest AED on the market is from Defibtech and it's called the Lifeline View AED. Not only does it tell you what to do in a sudden cardiac arrest emergency, but the VIDEO screen shows you how to do it with short, full-color video animations! These two layers of prompting help you with both energy delivery and CPR coaching.

 

And the Defibtech Lifeline View AED works great with either the newer "Hands-Only" CPR method, or the traditional chest compression/rescue breathing combo...you get to choose!

 

Get more information on this exciting new AED available now or take a look at pictures, accessories, and package deals by clicking here.

The Physio-Control LIFEPAK Express is a great value and now available at AEDSuperstore.com!

Physio-Control is a legacy name in pre-hospital defibrillation. Premium LIFEPAK products have been popular for years, especially with fire and EMS agencies around the world.

 

Now, we're proud to offer Physio-Control's great little value-priced AED called the LIFEPAK Express. It's a variant of the popular LIFEPAK CR Plus AED and it's designed for infrequent users which makes it perfect for schools, offices,  businesses and even home use!

 

Check out the specs and price here and tell us what you think!

 

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The NEW American Heart Association Instructor Network web site goes live October 4!

As a CPR instructor you're probably familiar with the American Heart Association's Instructor Network. It's a web site that offers news, forms, class organization tools, and forums for instructors who teach the AHA curriculum. If you've never used this invaluable site before you should give it a try. It sure makes class administration a lot easier and it helps you keep current on all the new trends happening in the field. Best of all...it's free!

 

On September 30, 2010 the current site will go down for "remodeling." When the new and improved site goes live on October 4, the AHA promises users an even better experience than before. We can't wait to give it a try!

 

If you're already a registered user of the Instructor Network site, the AHA is asking you to download forms and materials you think you'll need during the down time so you'll have them if needed. Instructor lists and the Class Connector will also be temporarily unavailable during the upgrade.

 

The new site's web address will be www.ahainstructornetwork.org.