NEW: Each Year, 250,000 People Die From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Most victims are outside a healthcare facility where only CPR can be provided until an ambulance arrives. CPR can keep oxygen flowing to the brain, but it does not provide electrical shock generally needed to save a life. For that, a defibrillator is needed within 10 minutes after the incident. Automated External Defibrillators (AED) are the latest and greatest life-saving technological advance for use in healthcare facilities, places of business, public gathering places, schools and residences.

Legal protections from liability and technological advancements in AEDs enable first responders with limited training to provide life-saving defibrillation. Medical Research Laboratories, a leader in defibrillation devices and the primary defibrillator supplier to the US Military, offers the Welch Allyn
AED in several varieties for professional, commercial, recreational, educational, consumer, and residential settings.  All federal buildings are being mandated to have an AED on the premises.

When simplicity, reliability, and versatility are important, the Welch Allyn AED 20 delivers. At 4.5 lbs., the compact and portable AED 20 can be deployed by virtually anyone, or transported quickly and easily to any location. Unit safety checks ensure AED readiness. The large non-glare screen makes user prompts easy to view from a distance or at an angle. Comprehensive voice prompts guide the user through each stage of the event. One large illuminated button is all that's required for rescue.

The Welch Allyn design makes AED operation easy for the frequent or infrequent user. Choose from the Long life nickel hydride PowerStick rechargeable battery or the long life PowerStick4 non-chargeable lithium battery (to avoid any chance of battery running down on the shelf during non-use); select password access to manual override feature for increasing shock output (2 - 360 j) when experienced users may be around in a professional setting.  Requires doctors order, but most physicians are becoming very familiar with the life-saving potential of AEDs and their place in everyday life.  It won't be long before every mall, school, recreational facility and place of business has their own AED.  And for those with the financial means, purchase of AEDs for the home can make the difference.