2. Learn more about the Philips HeartStart HS1

Learn more about the Philips HeartStart HS1

The package consists of a Philips defibrillator, world leader in defibs. The Philips HeartStart HS1 defibrillator is designed for the ordinary person in the extraordinary moment, it is ready to act and virtually ready to go. It allows anyone with little or no training to treat the most common cause of suspected sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by delivering a shock quickly and effectively, wherever SCA happens.

The HS1 defibrillator provides practically real-time guidance through step-by-step voice commands from pad placement to performing CPR. When every minute counts, Philips HeartStart HS1 defibrillator is the partner by your side. Side by side. Step by step.

 

 

Key features:

*     Daily self-tests: checks all electrical components, subsystems and battery 

*     Patented Quick Shock: the HS1 is the fastest in class at delivering shock treatment after CPR (within 8.1 sec)

*     Clear voice instructions including CPR coaching: voice instructions are paced precisely to your actions 

*     SMART electrode pads recognise when they have been removed from the cartridge

*     SMART Analysis technology for heart rhythm assessment

*     SMART Biphasic technology for defibrillation energy delivery

*     Small and light weight (1.5 kg)

*     Battery life: minimum of 4 years stand-by

*     Electrodes/pads life: 2 years

*     Warranty: 8 years

 

Ready to act. Ready to go.

HS1 defib is virtually ready to go the moment it arrives. With the Ready-Pack configuration, the HS1 defibrillator is positioned inside the carry case, with Adult SMART Pads Cartridge and battery already installed. Just pull the green tab to launch the initial self-test and press the green On/Off button, which activates voice instructions and visual icons.

 

Easy as 1-2-3

We’ve equipped HS1 with integrated SMART Pads that will provide feedback to the defib so it can adapt its voice instructions to your actions and your pace. The system won’t announce the next step until you are ready. Prompts are repeated and rephrased if needed and include additional instructions to aid understanding. The system senses when special Infant/Child SMART Pads cartridge is installed and automatically adjusts CPR instructions and shock energy to a level more appropriate for infants and children under 25 kg or 55 lbs. or 0-8 years old.

 

Start quickly. Treat confidently.

HS1 includes features to help guide the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest with easy setup, clear voice commands and a real time metronome for performing CPR. HS1 conducts a series of automatic self-tests daily, weekly and monthly, including testing the pads, internal circuitry, waveform delivery and battery capacity so you can be assured when the moment comes, you will have a partner by your side.

 

Quick shock

Charging the HeartStart HS1 is extremely fast: the "Quick Shock" technology ensures that you can deliver the electric shock within 8.1 seconds. Because of this speed, the blood pressure obtained by the chest compressions falls less than with slower defibs. A higher blood pressure at that crucial moment increases the chance of a successful defibrillation. 

 

Management

The Philips HS1 defibrillator checks itself every day. Conducts a series of automatic self-tests daily, weekly and monthly, to check pad readiness and verify functionality and calibration of circuits and systems.

  • The Pads: presence and operation/quality of the pads
  • The Battery: remaining energy supply. Because this is tested daily, there is the assurance that the defib will work at that one moment when every second counts. The Philips HS1 does not require maintenance in the form of a technician. However, the electrode cassette must be replaced every 2 years and the battery every 4 to 5 years.
  • The pads in the electrode cassette are provided with contact gel. And although pads are vacuum packed to prevent dehydration, this gel will dry out over time. There is an expiration date on the front of the pads. The pads must be replaced before this date.
  • The battery has a guaranteed life of at least 4 years. Because the defib does self-testing, you can wait to replace the battery until the defib reports “battery low”. If the defib gives this message, the defib can still be used. The Philips HS1 has a spare capacity in the battery, which can still be used to give “shocks”.

 

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