Baltimore County Selects
Cardiac Science as Exclusive AED Marketing Partner
and Provider for Public Access Defibrillator Program
PR Newswire
May 3rd, 2005
IRVINE, CA. - Cardiac
Science Inc. (Nasdaq: DFIB), a leading manufacturer
of live-saving automatic
public-access defibrillators (AEDs), and Baltimore
County jointly announced
today that Cardiac Science had been named the exclusive
marketing partner and
provider of AEDs, comprehensive AED/CPR training and
AED program management
services for a county-wide Public Access Defibrillator
(PAD) program launched
by Baltimore County, MD.
Baltimore County is the latest municipality to partner
with Cardiac
Science to implement a community PAD program, joining
other cities including
San Diego, Minneapolis, Miami and St. Louis.
Baltimore County Project Heartbeat PAD program, which
has been approved by
Baltimore County and is being coordinated by the Baltimore
County Fire
Department, is designed to make the life-saving technology
offered by AEDs
available in public facilities and businesses throughout
the 610-square-mile
county of 755,000 people. The program is structured
as a public-private
partnership between Cardiac Science and Baltimore
County.
As part of the overall plan, Cardiac Science, together
with the Fire
Department, will launch a comprehensive outreach program
to educate the
general public and representatives from local businesses
about the need for
AEDs, their life-saving capabilities, and how to properly
use them, said
Captain Joseph Brown of the Baltimore County Fire
Department, who will be the
coordinator of the PAD program.
Capt. Brown welcomed the addition of AEDs through
the county-wide program,
adding that he was sure they would prove their value
by saving lives.
"We have experience with AEDs as members of the
Fire Department and we are
confident this program, which will add many new AEDs
in high-profile areas,
will ultimately save many lives in Baltimore County,"
Capt. Brown said. "We
chose Cardiac Science after a careful selection process
and we look forward to
working with them and educating the citizens of our
county about these
devices. There is no question that early defibrillation
increases the
likelihood of survival from sudden cardiac arrest."
Among the areas being targeted for AEDs are county
office buildings and
court facilities, county-owned golf courses and other
recreational areas,
Capt. Brown said. |
