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Buying Guides
Explore expert AED buying guides covering top defibrillator brands, model comparisons, pricing, warranties, ownership costs, compliance, and recommendations for schools, workplaces, healthcare, homes, and public access programs.
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Everything to make a confident AED purchase in 60 minutes. Features that matter, total cost of ownership, and a free decision checklist.
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AED Reviews & Comparisons
Philips HeartStart: dominant in K-12, beatable elsewhere
Jun 21 · 8 min
The procurement default examined honestly, FRx and OnSite included.
AED Buying Guides
The Complete AED Buyer's Guide
Pillar · the canonical how-to-choose
Features that matter, total cost of ownership, and the decision checklist in one read.
AED IP ratings decoded: IP55, IP56, IPX4
Jun 11 · 7 min
What the sealing codes actually promise, and which environments demand which.
Find Your Perfect AED
Free tool · 60 seconds
Building, staff, budget in: one specific model out, reasoning shown.
AED Maintenance & Ownership
AED pads + batteries by model: the compatibility matrix
Cornerstone · updated Jul 2026
Every model's parts, cycles, and 5-year costs in one table, pediatric rules included.
AED batteries: types, lifespan, replacement cycles
Jun 8 · 8 min
The battery half of readiness: chemistry, standby life, and calendar rules.
Run your consumables math
Free tool · 5-year totals
Device, pads, battery, cabinet: the true ownership number before the board asks.
AED Laws & Compliance
Good Samaritan AED laws: all 50 states
The liability answer · read first
How every state shields good-faith rescuers, and what it means for training policy.
California AED laws: 2026 compliance guide
H&S 104113 · Jun 13
Health studios, schools, public buildings: the statute-by-statute checklist.
Texas AED laws: 2026 compliance guide
Ed. Code 38.017 · Jun 14
The school mandate that set the pattern, plus business placement rules.
AED Basics
CPR + AED together: why both matter
Jun 9 · 7 min
Neither substitutes for the other; the rescue sequence explained with sources.
AED News & Recalls
Physio-Control to Stryker: the CR Plus migration plan
Jun 27 · 8 min
What the ownership change means for legacy owners, parts, and timelines.
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References · primary sources
- ClinicalAmerican Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, annual update. Circulation. heart.org statistics
- ClinicalValenzuela TD, et al. Outcomes of rapid defibrillation by security officers after cardiac arrest in casinos. NEJM. 2000;343:1206-1209. nejm.org
- ClinicalAmerican Heart Association. CPR Facts and Stats. cpr.heart.org facts
- LegalCDC. Public Access Defibrillation State Law Fact Sheet. cdc.gov PAD fact sheet
- RegulatoryUS FDA. Automated External Defibrillators and Premarket Approval database. fda.gov AEDs