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Nearly 80 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests occur at home. Fewer than 5 percent of those victims survive. When SCA strikes, the heart's electrical system short circuits, causing the heart to quiver rather than pump in a normal rhythm. It typically results in the abnormal rhythm called ventricular fibrillation (VF). For the best chance of survival, a defibrillator should be used within 5 minutes. Yet, less than 1 in 20 people survive largely because a defibrillator does not arrive in time.

That's why Philips created the HeartStart Home Defibrillator. This award-winning safety equipment has been designed so that virtually anyone can use it to help save a life by treating the most common underlying cause of sudden cardiac arrest. Clear, calm voice instructions talk you through each step. HeartStart senses and adapts the instructions based on your actions. Using sophisticated technology, it quickly decides whether a shock is necessary. It is designed to only allow you to deliver a shock if one is needed. It will even coach you through the steps of CPR.

Talk to your doctor if you have concerns about your health. The HeartStart is the first and only home defibrillator available for adults without a prescription. Keep it on-hand at home, or take it with you when you travel. Be prepared today with the HeartStart Home Defibrillator.

Just as seat belts or airbags do not save every life in a traffic accident, a defibrillator will not save every person who suffers sudden cardiac arrest. Yet many lives could be saved if more people could be reached more quickly.