Only CPR Training App to Give Real-Time Feedback on Performance
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL) today announced that a PocketCPR®
training application (app) for iPhone is now available from the Apple iTunes App
Store for $5.99. PocketCPR for iPhone can be used in all CPR training programs
or for individual practice at any time. The new app will prepare both
professionals and lay rescuers to perform CPR for victims of sudden cardiac
arrest (SCA).
Using Real CPR Help®, the same proprietary technology found in all ZOLL
defibrillators and AEDs, PocketCPR for iPhone provides CPR training with
real-time feedback on the rate and depth of compressions. The app provides clear
visual and audio step-by-step instructions and feedback to guide CPR practice
and also reinforces the American Heart Association and International Liaison
Committee on Resuscitation (AHA/ILCOR) recommendations on CPR.
With practice on a manikin or resilient foam cushion, the iPhone`s internal
accelerometer measures the movement of the user`s hands as simulated chest
compressions are delivered. The visual and audio feedback helps to guide the
user to the AHA/ILCOR recommended rate of 100 compressions per minute and depth
of 1½ to 2 inches.
"PocketCPR® for iPhone is a training app and is not cleared by the FDA for
rescue use. With over 40 million iPhones and iPod Touches in use, providing an
easy-to-use application through which the public can learn CPR could
significantly help improve outcomes from SCA, the leading cause of unexpected
death," said Mark Totman, President of ZOLL`s Bio-Detek subsidiary that
developed the application. "We hope in the future a similar application can be
cleared by the FDA for clinical use."
Over 325,000 Americans die each year from SCA and it is believed that over 70
percent of the time, SCA occurs in the presence of a family member or
acquaintance. High quality chest compressions can mean the difference between
life and death.
How to Purchase
To purchase the app or view more about it, any user of an iPhone or iPod Touch
needs to enter the App Store from their device, or via iTunes on their computer,
using PocketCPR as the search term. When the PocketCPR for iPhone icons appears,
click the Buy App icon to purchase the training tool. Or click the initial icon
to access the description page. Any iTunes user, regardless of whether they own
an iPhone or iPod, can purchase the app just like they would purchase a song or
video though the iTunes store. For more information and a demo, visit
www.pocketcpr.com/iphone.html.
About ZOLL Medical Corporation
ZOLL Medical Corporation develops and markets medical devices and software
solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives, while increasing
clinical and operational efficiencies. With products for defibrillation and
monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data management, fluid resuscitation,
and therapeutic temperature management, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of
technologies which help clinicians, EMS and fire professionals, and lay rescuers
treat victims needing resuscitation and critical care. Bio-Detek, Inc. is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of ZOLL Medical Corporation based in Pawtucket, R.I.
A NASDAQ Global Select company and a Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company for the
past three years, ZOLL develops and manufactures its products in the United
States, in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and
Rhode Island. More than 400 direct sales and service representatives, 1,100
business partners, and 200 independent representatives serve our customers in
over 140 countries around the globe. For more information, visit www.zoll.com.
Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements
regarding the future business of the Company, and other statements contained
herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are "forward-looking"
statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995).
Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results
may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors"
in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 7,
2009. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in
this press release, and the Company disavows any obligation to update or
supplement those statements in the event of any changes in the facts,
circumstances, or expectations that underlie those statements.
Copyright © 2009 ZOLL Medical Corporation. All rights reserved. 269 Mill Road,
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4105. ZOLL, PocketCPR, and Real CPR Help, P are registered
trademarks of ZOLL Medical Corporation. All product names are the property of
their respective owners.
ZOLL Medical Corporation
INVESTOR CONTACT:
A. Ernest Whiton, +1-978-421-9655
Chief Financial Officer
or
MEDIA CONTACT:
Diane Egan, +1-978-421-9637
degan@zoll.com
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