ADVISORY/One of Massachusetts' Top Medical Device Companies, ZOLL Medical, to Showcase New AED for the Public At State House Exhibit.

Business Editors/Health Writers

ADVISORY...for Tues.(June 25)

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Automated external defibrillators (AEDs), which administer a controlled electric shock to the heart, are now turning up in public venues such as airports, sporting arenas and large office buildings, designed for use by trained laypersons or first responders including police, firefighters and security guards. The AED market is expected to reach over $600 million in revenues in the next five years. The new ZOLL AED Plus is the first-of-its-kind to offer simple, step-by-step illustrations and audio coaching, to help make a stressful and challenging medical crisis a more manageable and controlled rescue.

AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest resulting from ventricular fibrillation (VF), a spontaneous, mostly fatal interruption of normal heartbeat and a leading cause of death in the United States. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that nearly 120,000 of the approximately 300,000 people who die from sudden cardiac arrest could be saved with public access defibrillation.

- the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest and how CPR and early defibrillation
can save lives

- the increasing trend in making AEDs available in public spaces

- the unique features of the ZOLL AED Plus that help a rescuer remain calm
while providing important guidance every step of the way

To learn more about sudden cardiac arrest and this important new advance in early defibrillation, see a live demonstration of the ZOLL AED Plus and hear about the other innovative products in development, ZOLL spokespersons will be available to discuss:

- the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest and how CPR and early defibrillation
can save lives

- the increasing trend in making AEDs available in public spaces

- the unique features of the ZOLL AED Plus that help a rescuer remain calm
while providing important guidance every step of the way

MEDIA CONTACT: Gina Cella at 781-334-4692 or [e-mail]

ZOLL Medical Corporation, headquartered in Burlington, MA, on the Boston Globe Top 100 Companies list, designs, manufactures and markets an integrated line of proprietary, non-invasive resuscitation devices and disposable electrodes. Used by health care professionals to provide both types of cardiac resuscitation - pacing and defibrillation - these products are essential in the emergency treatment of cardiac arrest victims, both inside and outside the hospital. ZOLL also designs and markets software that automates collection and management of both clinical and non-clinical data for emergency medical service providers.