Zoll Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL) today announced that the
Company is offering its PocketCPR® training app for iPhone as
a free download from the Apple iTunes App Store during February in
recognition of the American Heart Association’s American Heart Month.
PocketCPR for iPhone is a training app only, and can be used in all CPR
training programs or for individual practice at any time. The app will
prepare both professionals and lay rescuers to perform CPR for victims
of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). PocketCPR® for iPhone is not cleared by
the FDA for rescue use.
"Response to the Pocket CPR for iPhone app has been tremendous. Since we
first introduced it last November, we’ve had over 35,000 downloads from
more than 60 countries,” said Mark Totman, President of ZOLL’s Bio-Detek
subsidiary that developed the application. "Providing an easy-to-use
application and practicing CPR could significantly help improve outcomes
from SCA, the leading cause of unexpected death.”
Pocket CPR for iPhone walks the student through all of the steps of CPR,
and then uses Real CPR Help®, the same technology found in
all ZOLL defibrillators, to give feedback on whether or not he or she is
compressing to the right depth and to the correct rate. The app provides
clear visual and audio step-by-step instructions and feedback to guide
CPR practice. It also reinforces the American Heart Association and
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (AHA/ILCOR)
recommendations on CPR.
With practice on a manikin or a 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.
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. Knowing how to do high quality chest
compressions and quick action can mean the difference between life and
death.
To Download the Free App
To download the free app or view more about it, users of an iPhone or
iPod Touch need 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 download
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 download the app just like they would download 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 Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on December 10, 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 © 2010 ZOLL Medical Corporation. All rights reserved. 269 Mill
Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4105. ZOLL, PocketCPR, and Real CPR Help, are
registered trademarks of ZOLL Medical Corporation. All product names are
the property of their respective owners.