Reply: AEDs

Ferfal,

 

Thanks for your post on the privately owned AED. I do have an AED for the very reasons you mentioned. In fact, I have the very model you posted the link for from Amazon. 

I bought mine about three years ago for $1300 so the price has come down a bit. 

You might like to know that some states here in the U.S. require a "prescription" from a medical doctor in order to buy an AED. The great state of Texas does not so I did not need one. I cannot imagine a doctor denying such a request but it is another hoop to jump through. The American Red Cross offers a combined CPR/AED course which is well worth attending. You do not want to try to learn how to use the AED when someone is having a heart attack! Also, the wife and I take ours when we are away from the house for overnight road trips.

 

Best regards from Texas      

K-

Hello K,
That’s very interesting, I didn’t know that. Texas is a great State.

It just makes a lot of sense to have a machine that can save your life when facing the #1 cause of death, yet very few people have it and the cost is high but not really that high compared to a high-end gun or a couple regular ones.

At a certain age or specific health conditions it makes  a lot of sense to have one.

Philips HeartStart HomeDefibrillator (AED)

 

 It makes a lot of sense to take the CPR/AED course so as to know how to use it during an emergency. 

FerFAL