LIFEPAK CR2 Essential Semi-Automatic Defibrillator

The LIFEPAK CR2 Essential semi-automatic defibrillator gives you CPR Insight, QUIK-STEP electrodes and the full 8-year warranty at a lower purchase price, by leaving out the wireless readiness reporting. The clinical capability is identical to the connected model — what you give up is being told remotely when a consumable is expiring.

Why choose the LIFEPAK CR2 Essential?

The trade in the LIFEPAK CR2 Essential is administrative, not clinical. It shocks the same, analyses the same and warrants the same. It simply will not phone home, so somebody at your site has to physically check it and track the electrode and battery expiry dates.

For a single AED in one building with a first aid officer who does monthly checks, that is an easy trade and the saving is real. Across a dozen unstaffed sites it is a false economy, because the failure mode of a public access defibrillator is not breaking — it is quietly expiring while looking fine.

It keeps the feature that matters most in the moment: CPR Insight analyses the rhythm while compressions continue, so the rescuer is never told to stop. Being semi-automatic, it then waits for the responder to press the shock button, which suits trained staff who want control of timing.

Key features

• Semi-automatic: the responder presses the shock button
• No Wi-Fi — lower purchase price, same clinical capability
• Requires manual readiness checks and expiry tracking
• CPR Insight analyses the rhythm during compressions — no pause to re-analyse
• Fastest time to first shock
• QUIK-STEP electrodes peel directly off the base for faster placement
• Layered design with bold graphics for trained and untrained users
• 8-year warranty and 4-year standby battery life

Specifications

Common uses

Single-site workplaces, offices, clinics and sports clubs with a first aid officer who performs regular checks. Set your check routine from the defibrillator checklist and confirm placement against defibrillator requirements in Australia. Consumables: replacement electrode kit and replacement battery kit. Add remote monitoring with the Wi-Fi CR2, remove the button press with the Essential fully-automatic, or compare the defibrillator range.