Philips HeartStart Defibrillators in the School

Teen Doesn't Miss a Beat After life Saved with Philips HeartStart Defibrillator, the Sean Morley story Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) can happen to anyone at any time-without warning. And school-aged children are not immune. An estimated 5,000-7,000 children die from SCA each year without exhibiting prior symptoms,1 some of them on school grounds.

For the greatest chance of survival from the most common cause of SCA, a shock from a defibrillator must be delivered within the first few minutes of collapse.6 An early defibrillation program using Philips HeartStart Defibrillators is key to protecting a school’s students, staff and visitors.

That is why schools across the country are placing portable defibrillators in nurses’ offices, athletic departments and other central locations on school grounds.

Philips is the global leader and trusted choice in automated external defibrillation technology. Provide your school with confidence, peace of mind and invaluable life-saving preparedness with Philips HeartStart Defibrillators.

Philips HeartStart Defibrillators are:

Easy to use
HeartStart Defibrillators are specifically designed for the lay responder. Our defibrillators provide clear, easy-to follow voice instructions and a simple user interface to guide the responder through an emergency.

Fast to Learn
Learning to use HeartStart Defibrillators is easy. In fact, with
minimal instruction, naive sixth-grade students were able to deliver a shock in a mock SCA event in just 90 seconds. That is only 30 seconds longer than it took emergency medical personnel to administer a shock.5

Reliable
You can rely on Philips. Our HeartStart Defibrillators are dependable. They perform comprehensive daily, weekly and monthly self-tests to help ensure readiness. A highly visible status indicator shows at a glance that the device has passed its last self-test and is ready for use.

For Use on Infants and Small Children
HeartStart Defibrillators are the first automated external defibrillators available for use on children under 8 years old and/or 55 pounds (25 kgs).

The key to a successful early defibrillation program

Philips helps implement a comprehensive program with most everything you and your medical director will need to help save a life from sudden cardiac arrest. We’ll get you started with pre-implementation consulting and site assessments. We can help manage your everyday needs including medical direction from a licensed physician, web-based program management, data management software, and responder and instructor training. Philips offers ongoing support with a five-year warranty, optional extended warranty and continued customer support from supplies ordering to technical assistance.