HeartStart in the News

October 15, 2007

Forbes, Special Report: Strategy & Innovation, Ten Years, Ten Disruptors

October 9, 2007

Defibrillators In the Home: Giving People the Chance to Help Save Lives

June 13, 2007

Automated external defibrillators offer a way to save someone's life.

August 1, 2005, time.com
10 Questions for Jeff Bezos

June 15, 2005, MayoClinic.com
Automated External Defibrillators: Do you need an AED?

June 1, 2005, Best Stuff.com
June is National Safety Month

February 14, 2005, Stanford Daily
Amazon CEO speaks on campus

December 22, 2004, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
FDA approval of over-the-counter sales of at-home heart defibrillators sparks seasonal pitch

December 8, 2004, MSNBC News
Gifts of Good Health

December 1, 2004, Forbes Magazine
Ten Gadgets That Will Improve Your Life

October 8, 2004, Nursezone.com
Are In-Home Defibrillators Changing Emergency Response?

October 5, 2004, The News Journal
Defibrillator available over the counter

September 22, 2004, NPR: Day to Day
Jump-Starting Hearts at Home

September 2004, Merginet
FDA Clears Over-the-Counter Sale of AEDs

September 20, 2004, Boca Raton News
In home lifesaver Emergency responders praise decision allowing citizens to purchase home defibrillators without prescriptions

September 17, 2004, Mass High Tech
Philips gets FDA OK to sell defibrillator over the counter

September 17, 2004, Senior Journal
FDA Clears First Over-the-Counter Sale of Automatic External Defibrillator

September 16, 2004, US Food and Drug Administration
New Device Clearance -Philips HeartStart Home OTC Defibrillator

September 16, 2004, Associated Press
Home defibrillator without prescription OK'd
FDA approves device for use in cases of sudden cardiac arrest

September 15, 2004, Family Practice News
FDA panel weighs OTC availability of home defibrillator: untrained users were able to set up the device promptly and safely deliver shocks

August 6, 2004, WebMD
A Lifesaving Machine Over the Counter? FDA Panel OKs No-Prescription Sales of Home Defibrillator

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The Facts

Presently, the national SCA survival rate in the United States is less than 5%.