� SMART CPR: first-of-its-kind technology that automatically advises a responder whether to provide an immediate defibrillation shock, or CPR first, followed by a shock, when treating a patient with a shockable cardiac arrest rhythm. SMART CPR helps the responder make better-informed treatment decisions. SMART CPR is a feature available only on the HeartStart FR2+ Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

� Quick Shock: technology which enables a defibrillation shock to be delivered quickly after CPR is stopped�up to three times faster than other solutions on the market. Quick Shock is available on the HeartStart MRx, FR2+, FRx, OnSite and Home Defibrillators. According to Guidelines 2005, �Reduction in the interval from compression to shock delivery by even a few seconds can increase the probability of shock success�.


� CPR Coaching: the industry�s first and only coaching tool for both adult and infant/child CPR, provides audio cues for the appropriate number, depth, and rate of chest compressions as well as cues for each rescue breath. This technology is available on the HeartStart FRx, OnSite, and Home Defibrillators.

Defibrillators treat the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), an electrical malfunction of the heart that causes it to beat erratically rather than pump in a normal rhythm.SCA is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, claiming more than 340,000 lives each year or nearly 1,000 people each day. Approximately 95 percent of these deaths occur before victims can get to a hospital or emergency room.

For more information about the 2005 Guidelines, please visit the AHA website at: http://www.americanheart.org

For more information about Philips HeartStart Defibrillators, please visit the Philips website at: www.philips.com/heartstart

1. Schneider T, Martens PR, Paschen H, Kuisma M, Wolcke B, Gliner BE, Russell JK, Weaver WD, Bossaert L, Chamberlain D. Multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of 150-J biphasic shocks compared with 200- to 360-J monophasic shocks in the resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims. Circulation 2000; 102:1780-87.

About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of $37.7 billion (EUR 30.4 billion) in 2005. With activities in the three interlocking domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 158,000 employees in more than 60 countries, it has market leadership positions in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets, electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.

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