Florida Department of Transportation
Purchases Cardiac Science Powerheart(R) AEDs for Safety
Patrol Vehicle Fleet
PR Newswire
May 26th, 2005
IRVINE, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Cardiac Science Inc.
(Nasdaq: DFIB), a leading manufacturer of live-saving
automatic public-access
defibrillators (AEDs), announced today that Florida's
Turnpike Enterprise, a
division of the Florida Department of Transportation,
has purchased
Powerheart(R) AEDs for deployment in the fleet of
Safety Patrol trucks.
The placement of the AEDs in the Safety Patrol trucks
follows recent
deployments of Cardiac Science AEDs in Florida's Turnpike
service plazas and
headquarters facilities, said Richard Nelson, Director
of Business Development
and Concessions Management for Florida's Turnpike
Enterprise. The AEDs were
deployed in the Safety Patrol trucks this week and
the drivers have received
comprehensive training in their use, Nelson added.
"These Powerheart AEDs are a valuable addition
to the vehicles in our Road
Ranger program dedicated solely to patrolling the
Sawgrass Expressway and
Florida's Turnpike mainline and helping motorists
in need," Nelson said. "We
have worked alongside Cardiac Science to deploy their
AEDs, first in our
facilities and now in the Safety Patrol vehicles,
as well as with the training
of the drivers. I feel certain these automatic defibrillators
will prove
their value in the near future by saving lives either
out on our roadways or
in our office buildings."
Florida's Turnpike Road Ranger program and the Safety
Patrol trucks are sponsored by State Farm. The trucks
patrol the Sawgrass Expressway and Florida's Turnpike's
309-mile mainline which extends from Dade City to
I-75 in Sumter County, clear debris from the roadway
and offer free roadside assistance for stranded motorists.
A press conference related to the AED deployment and
other matters focused on the safety along Florida's
Turnpike system has been announced by Florida Turnpike
Enterprise and will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May
26 (today) at the Turkey Lake Service Plaza in Orlando. |
