Defibrillators

A defibrillator is a literal lifesaver, and even better, they’re so easy to use and suitable for use by anyone, even when they’ve zero first aid training. Our range of ZOLL defibrillators are brilliant because they calmly take you through every stage of the resuscitation process with visual, text and auditory instructions.

Perfect for locating outside of a medical facility, AEDs are commonly found in sports centres, gyms, schools, public buildings, shopping centres, workplaces and construction sites. They’re also commonly found within the community. This is because every second counts during a cardiac arrest in order to prevent brain damage and to save their life, so you cannot always afford to wait until the paramedics arrive.

Hopefully, no-one would ever need to use it. But on the other hand, if you do install a defibrillator, make sure everyone is aware that you have one on site and where to find it. And if you don’t know where your nearest one is, make a point of finding this out. Anyone can suffer from cardiac arrest, regardless of their age, health or lifestyle.

How To Work A Defibrillator

The prospect of needing to use a defibrillator is a scary one, especially when you consider that most people find themselves using them on a loved one. However, many say how easy it was to use in an emergency.

With the ZOLL AED defibrillator, you switch the device on and it will talk you through checking responsiveness, calling for help, opening the airway, checking their breath, attaching the defib pads to the patient’s bare chest, supplying the shock, then starting and continuing CPR. This makes it as easy as possible and means you really can’t do much wrong as it won’t let you administer the shock unless necessary.

Even when it comes to the CPR, the defibrillator will help to keep a consistent rhythm and ensure you push hard enough when giving chest compressions with real-time feedback on the display.

Why Choose A ZOLL Defibrillator?

A smart investment thanks to the low total cost of ownership, pads and batteries for ZOLL AEDs only need replacing every 5 years (or when used). Many other defibrillators on the market require replacement pads every 18 months, with ZOLL pads having the longest shelf life of them all.

ZOLL is an American company founded by Paul Zoll, M.D. who was the inventor of heart pacemaker technology and was the first person to externally defibrillate a heart. Plus, many ambulances in the UK are equipped with a ZOLL defibrillator. Who better then to buy your defibrillator from?

Each unit is made in Boston, USA, and ZOLL is the only manufacturer to individually test each defibrillator which they produce. The defibrillators also carry out an automatic self-test to assure it is in a constant state of readiness.