Now you too can do it at home!
Now, you too may do it from the comfort of your own home! Presumably, though, not on yourself. (Surely that would be difficult while one has sudden heart trouble.)
That's right, folks! For roughly a couple thousand cool US Dollars, you too (if you can supply that pesky US address) may own a home defibrillator from Amazon.com!
For those too lazy, the page claims that the Philips HeartStart Home Automated External Defibrillator
is a versatile beast.
Features:
- The first and only defibrillator available over-the-counter that can be used by virtually anyone with the materials included
- Easy to use with guided interactive voice instructions
- Safely delivers a shock only if needed
- Reliably runs daily self-tests for readiness
(The links are only provided for those interested. No way I'd try to sell one of these right now at the price they're being sold at. Alas. Cheaper would be better. But they certainly look like they might be useful.)
Incidentally, "home defibrillator" on Google NZ comes up with some interesting things. But Google ain't research, as we're always told. :)