RE: New Defibrillator from

[Guest guest]

How about " Oh Yeah " by Yellow? Or maybe " Ride Of The Valkeries " (sp) by

Wagner?

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Behalf Of Deborah Grantham

Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:17 PM

To: ; delbert@...

Subject: Re: " New Defibrillator from "

I say you can always go for the lighter (if not a bit morbid) side --

" Dead Man's Party " by Oingo Boingo

(for those who can remember Back To School with Rodney Dangerfield)

D. Grantham

Re: " New Defibrillator from "

Chopin's Funeral March.

GG

> Some Bloodrock maybe.

>

>

>

> >>> bbledsoe@... 12/01/05 2:57 PM >>>

> I want an AED that plays Willie 's " Amazing Grace " or

Clapton's

> " Tears in Heaven. "

>

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How about " Oh Yeah " by Yellow? Or maybe " Ride Of The Valkeries " (sp) by

Wagner?

________________________________

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Deborah Grantham

Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:17 PM

To: ; delbert@...

Subject: Re: " New Defibrillator from "

I say you can always go for the lighter (if not a bit morbid) side --

" Dead Man's Party " by Oingo Boingo

(for those who can remember Back To School with Rodney Dangerfield)

D. Grantham

Re: " New Defibrillator from "

Chopin's Funeral March.

GG

> Some Bloodrock maybe.

>

>

>

> >>> bbledsoe@... 12/01/05 2:57 PM >>>

> I want an AED that plays Willie 's " Amazing Grace " or

Clapton's

> " Tears in Heaven. "

>

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[Guest guest]

True. I seem to remember one of the major studies last year, the one

with EMS providers in Europe, cobbled together a unit that monitored

CPR, and gave feedback, and talked about how it was new. But you're

right, Zoll has had this for almost 5 years.

=Steve=

Bernie Stafford wrote:

>How is this new? The Zoll AED plus has this feature and has been on the

>market for several years. Maybe they are claiming it is new because it is

>the first manual monitor/defibrillator that has the feedback feature for

>CPR.

>

>

>

>Bernie Stafford EMTP

>

>

>

> _____

>

>

>

> " W. Graham " wrote:

>

>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/international/cpr/index.htm

>

>Helping paramedics save more lives

>

>A new defibrillator from Philips talks paramedics through CPR and shuts up

>when they get it right.

>December 1, 2005: 2:17 PM EST

>By , CNNMoney.com staff writer

>

>NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - A talking defibrillator, the first of its kind,

>could soon be in the hands of paramedics to help them focus on one of the

>most important but often downplayed aspects of CPR following a heart attack,

>chest compressions.

>

>Q-CPR, a monitoring and feedback system that speaks instructions to

>stressed-out, multi-tasking paramedics, will hit the streets in the next few

>weeks as an optional feature for the HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator.

>

> " It's like a very good instructor whispering into your ear, telling you what

>to do, " said Dr. Morallee, vice president of strategic development

>for Laerdal, the Norwegian co-developer of the new device. " If you do it

>well, it shuts up. "

>

>Q-CPR measures chest compressions and provides verbal feedback to paramedics

>as they try to revive patients stricken by sudden cardiac arrest, which

>happens when the heart stops beating. Laerdal co-designed the Q-CPR system

>with the Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics.

>

>The American Heart Association estimates that 95 percent of patients die

>when they get sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospitals, including the ones

>who receive CPR from paramedics. Just this week, the AHA updated its CPR

>guidelines, with greater emphasis on the importance of chest compressions.

>Recent studies, partly funded by Philips, showed that depth and frequency of

>chest compressions are vital in keeping cardiac patients alive, but that

>paramedics were focusing too much on other aspects of CPR.

>

>With Q-CPR, paramedics' compressions are measured by hand pads that are

>placed on the patient's chest. If the paramedics aren't pushing hard enough

>or frequently enough, the machine lets them know with verbal commands to

> " press deeper. "

>

>Dr. Petter Steen, professor in the surgical division at Ulleval University

>Hospital in Oslo, helped conduct the studies, which pinpointed chest

>compressions as " the most important factor for survival " in patients with

>sudden cardiac arrest. However, tests showed that paramedics were so busy

> " putting in needles and clearing the airways " that they often failed to

>deliver sufficient chest compressions, said Steen. But the Q-CPR devices,

>with its spoken instructions, brought paramedics up to par with guidelines,

>said Steen.

>

> " They do half the compressions they need to do and they're not pressing hard

>enough, " said Steen, referring to paramedics who don't use Q-CPR. " But with

>the device, we're up to twice the heart compressions that we had before. "

>

> Hinckley, product marketing manager for Philips (up $0.75 to $28.69,

>Research), said her company started shipping the devices worldwide and

> " you'll begin to see it in use in the first quarter of 2006. " Hinckley said

>the basic MRx costs $9,250, and the Q-CPR feature costs an additional

>$3,795. Defibrillators loaded with the full array of optional features cost

>up to $30,000, said Hinckley.

>

> Geels, analyst for Bernstein, said the Q-CPR isn't likely to have a

>big financial impact on Philips. Geels said that defibrillators make up a

>small slice of Philips' sales, accounting for about the half the worldwide

>market of $500 million to $600 million in annual revenue. Geels said that 75

>percent of Philips' sales, which totaled $36 billion in 2004, come from

>medical imaging equipment including X-Ray machines, MRIs and ultrasound.

>

> " This is a relatively small part of their business, " said Geels, who has a

> " neutral " rating for Philips. " It's not a make or break for the company. "

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

True. I seem to remember one of the major studies last year, the one

with EMS providers in Europe, cobbled together a unit that monitored

CPR, and gave feedback, and talked about how it was new. But you're

right, Zoll has had this for almost 5 years.

=Steve=

Bernie Stafford wrote:

>How is this new? The Zoll AED plus has this feature and has been on the

>market for several years. Maybe they are claiming it is new because it is

>the first manual monitor/defibrillator that has the feedback feature for

>CPR.

>

>

>

>Bernie Stafford EMTP

>

>

>

> _____

>

>

>

> " W. Graham " wrote:

>

>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/international/cpr/index.htm

>

>Helping paramedics save more lives

>

>A new defibrillator from Philips talks paramedics through CPR and shuts up

>when they get it right.

>December 1, 2005: 2:17 PM EST

>By , CNNMoney.com staff writer

>

>NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - A talking defibrillator, the first of its kind,

>could soon be in the hands of paramedics to help them focus on one of the

>most important but often downplayed aspects of CPR following a heart attack,

>chest compressions.

>

>Q-CPR, a monitoring and feedback system that speaks instructions to

>stressed-out, multi-tasking paramedics, will hit the streets in the next few

>weeks as an optional feature for the HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator.

>

> " It's like a very good instructor whispering into your ear, telling you what

>to do, " said Dr. Morallee, vice president of strategic development

>for Laerdal, the Norwegian co-developer of the new device. " If you do it

>well, it shuts up. "

>

>Q-CPR measures chest compressions and provides verbal feedback to paramedics

>as they try to revive patients stricken by sudden cardiac arrest, which

>happens when the heart stops beating. Laerdal co-designed the Q-CPR system

>with the Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics.

>

>The American Heart Association estimates that 95 percent of patients die

>when they get sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospitals, including the ones

>who receive CPR from paramedics. Just this week, the AHA updated its CPR

>guidelines, with greater emphasis on the importance of chest compressions.

>Recent studies, partly funded by Philips, showed that depth and frequency of

>chest compressions are vital in keeping cardiac patients alive, but that

>paramedics were focusing too much on other aspects of CPR.

>

>With Q-CPR, paramedics' compressions are measured by hand pads that are

>placed on the patient's chest. If the paramedics aren't pushing hard enough

>or frequently enough, the machine lets them know with verbal commands to

> " press deeper. "

>

>Dr. Petter Steen, professor in the surgical division at Ulleval University

>Hospital in Oslo, helped conduct the studies, which pinpointed chest

>compressions as " the most important factor for survival " in patients with

>sudden cardiac arrest. However, tests showed that paramedics were so busy

> " putting in needles and clearing the airways " that they often failed to

>deliver sufficient chest compressions, said Steen. But the Q-CPR devices,

>with its spoken instructions, brought paramedics up to par with guidelines,

>said Steen.

>

> " They do half the compressions they need to do and they're not pressing hard

>enough, " said Steen, referring to paramedics who don't use Q-CPR. " But with

>the device, we're up to twice the heart compressions that we had before. "

>

> Hinckley, product marketing manager for Philips (up $0.75 to $28.69,

>Research), said her company started shipping the devices worldwide and

> " you'll begin to see it in use in the first quarter of 2006. " Hinckley said

>the basic MRx costs $9,250, and the Q-CPR feature costs an additional

>$3,795. Defibrillators loaded with the full array of optional features cost

>up to $30,000, said Hinckley.

>

> Geels, analyst for Bernstein, said the Q-CPR isn't likely to have a

>big financial impact on Philips. Geels said that defibrillators make up a

>small slice of Philips' sales, accounting for about the half the worldwide

>market of $500 million to $600 million in annual revenue. Geels said that 75

>percent of Philips' sales, which totaled $36 billion in 2004, come from

>medical imaging equipment including X-Ray machines, MRIs and ultrasound.

>

> " This is a relatively small part of their business, " said Geels, who has a

> " neutral " rating for Philips. " It's not a make or break for the company. "

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

True. I seem to remember one of the major studies last year, the one

with EMS providers in Europe, cobbled together a unit that monitored

CPR, and gave feedback, and talked about how it was new. But you're

right, Zoll has had this for almost 5 years.

=Steve=

Bernie Stafford wrote:

>How is this new? The Zoll AED plus has this feature and has been on the

>market for several years. Maybe they are claiming it is new because it is

>the first manual monitor/defibrillator that has the feedback feature for

>CPR.

>

>

>

>Bernie Stafford EMTP

>

>

>

> _____

>

>

>

> " W. Graham " wrote:

>

>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/international/cpr/index.htm

>

>Helping paramedics save more lives

>

>A new defibrillator from Philips talks paramedics through CPR and shuts up

>when they get it right.

>December 1, 2005: 2:17 PM EST

>By , CNNMoney.com staff writer

>

>NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - A talking defibrillator, the first of its kind,

>could soon be in the hands of paramedics to help them focus on one of the

>most important but often downplayed aspects of CPR following a heart attack,

>chest compressions.

>

>Q-CPR, a monitoring and feedback system that speaks instructions to

>stressed-out, multi-tasking paramedics, will hit the streets in the next few

>weeks as an optional feature for the HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator.

>

> " It's like a very good instructor whispering into your ear, telling you what

>to do, " said Dr. Morallee, vice president of strategic development

>for Laerdal, the Norwegian co-developer of the new device. " If you do it

>well, it shuts up. "

>

>Q-CPR measures chest compressions and provides verbal feedback to paramedics

>as they try to revive patients stricken by sudden cardiac arrest, which

>happens when the heart stops beating. Laerdal co-designed the Q-CPR system

>with the Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics.

>

>The American Heart Association estimates that 95 percent of patients die

>when they get sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospitals, including the ones

>who receive CPR from paramedics. Just this week, the AHA updated its CPR

>guidelines, with greater emphasis on the importance of chest compressions.

>Recent studies, partly funded by Philips, showed that depth and frequency of

>chest compressions are vital in keeping cardiac patients alive, but that

>paramedics were focusing too much on other aspects of CPR.

>

>With Q-CPR, paramedics' compressions are measured by hand pads that are

>placed on the patient's chest. If the paramedics aren't pushing hard enough

>or frequently enough, the machine lets them know with verbal commands to

> " press deeper. "

>

>Dr. Petter Steen, professor in the surgical division at Ulleval University

>Hospital in Oslo, helped conduct the studies, which pinpointed chest

>compressions as " the most important factor for survival " in patients with

>sudden cardiac arrest. However, tests showed that paramedics were so busy

> " putting in needles and clearing the airways " that they often failed to

>deliver sufficient chest compressions, said Steen. But the Q-CPR devices,

>with its spoken instructions, brought paramedics up to par with guidelines,

>said Steen.

>

> " They do half the compressions they need to do and they're not pressing hard

>enough, " said Steen, referring to paramedics who don't use Q-CPR. " But with

>the device, we're up to twice the heart compressions that we had before. "

>

> Hinckley, product marketing manager for Philips (up $0.75 to $28.69,

>Research), said her company started shipping the devices worldwide and

> " you'll begin to see it in use in the first quarter of 2006. " Hinckley said

>the basic MRx costs $9,250, and the Q-CPR feature costs an additional

>$3,795. Defibrillators loaded with the full array of optional features cost

>up to $30,000, said Hinckley.

>

> Geels, analyst for Bernstein, said the Q-CPR isn't likely to have a

>big financial impact on Philips. Geels said that defibrillators make up a

>small slice of Philips' sales, accounting for about the half the worldwide

>market of $500 million to $600 million in annual revenue. Geels said that 75

>percent of Philips' sales, which totaled $36 billion in 2004, come from

>medical imaging equipment including X-Ray machines, MRIs and ultrasound.

>

> " This is a relatively small part of their business, " said Geels, who has a

> " neutral " rating for Philips. " It's not a make or break for the company. "

>

>

>