Smith & Wesson Launches New Version of AED

Springfield, Mass.-based firearms company Smith & Wesson launched its new, second-generation automated external defibrillator (AED), the Smith & Wesson Heartbeat AED. The new Smith & Wesson Heartbeat AED uses the "1-2-3" rescue approach, in which text messages and voice prompts walk the nonmedical user through the procedure. The instrument automatically determines if a life-saving shock is required and protects against inappropriate delivery of a shock.

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