New Defibrillator ready at Jindabyne Visitor Centre - Summit Sun - May 3, 2012

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff at the Jindabyne office are trained and ready to use their new defibrillator, but they would rather meet you over a chat than a serious medical emergency.

NPWS Visitor Services Manager Mark Lees says there are defibrillators at Parks workshops, the Perisher Valley office in winter, and at Rawsons Pass in summer, and this new defibrillator is kept near the information desk in the Snowy Region Visitor Centre.

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Defibtech Introduces TSO-Authorized Aviation Battery for Lifeline VIEW AED - MarketWatch - April 25, 2012

Defibtech today introduced the TSO-C142a-authorized aviation battery for the Lifeline VIEW automated external defibrillator (AED). Following rigorous testing, the aviation battery passed the aircraft industry's required safety and performance standards. The long-life battery provides for eight hours of continuous operation to monitor and document a patient's ECG during a flight, and to provide defibrillation shocks as required.

The battery (model DBP-2013) makes the revolutionary Lifeline VIEW AED available to the aviation industry. Weighing less than 3 pounds and having a footprint of 7.3 x 9.5 x 2.3 inches, the defibrillator saves both space and fuel costs. The AED also has passed U.S. military "drop and shock" tests, as well as vigorous vibration tests for ground, helicopter and jet aircraft.

In the air, on land or at sea: Lifeline VIEW redefines what an AED can be.

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Fabrice Muamba's Collapse Sparks FIFA Study of Cardic Arrest in Soccer - March 26, 2012

ZURICH - FIFA will be studying cardiac arrest cases involving soccer players to learn what caused Bolton's Fabrice Muamba to collapse during a match.

FIFA's chief medical officer said the project will be put forward at FIFA's medical conference on May 23-24 in Budapest, Hungary.

"We have invited all national-team doctors to establish a worldwide database for cases of sudden cardiac arrest," Dvorak told The Associated Press by telephone. "This will lead to analysis of the risk factors."

Muamba's condition is serious but stable in a London hospital, nine days after he collapsed during the first half of an FA Cup match at Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium.

The 23-year-old Muamba's recovery has been followed across the world, but Dvorak hopes FIFA's new project will provide medical researchers with important information about lower-profile cases.

Dvorak said a defibrillator, which was used on Muamba as he lay on the field, is required at all FIFA-sanctioned matches and should be available at all World Cup qualifying matches.

Each of FIFA's 208 national members receives funding for medical projects as part of its $250,000 annual FIFA grant, Dvorak said.

By Graham Dunbar

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Tony Abbott Rides Crest of Wave - February 23, 2012

Defibtech received an award for its support to the Disabled Surfers Association. Tony Abbott helped the disabled surfers participate in the "Lets go surfing day".

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We Should all Learn How to Mend a Broken Heart - Sun Herald - January 8, 2012

Defibtech To Show New Lifeline PRO AED at Medica 2011 - November 16, 2011

Defibtech will demonstrate its new Lifeline PRO automated external defibrillator (AED) at Medica 2011, November 16-19, in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The Lifeline PRO provides professional responders with full manual control over shock energy and shock delivery. In manual mode, the ECG is clearly shown on the PRO's large, brightly lit, high-resolution color display, and the user can select the energy level and decide when to initiate charge and shock. In AED mode, the PRO can display either an ECG or step-by-step video instructions for performing defibrillation, chest compressions and rescue breathing.

"The Lifeline PRO finally gives professional responders an affordable way to do fully manual defibrillation. In addition, the PRO's 3-lead ECG monitoring capability gives them another valuable tool to use in caring for their patients," said Gianfranco Buchbinder, Defibtech's vice president of international sales.

In addition to having full manual capabilities, the Lifeline PRO can be used in AED mode, allowing the AED to make the shock/no-shock decisions using field-proven arrhythmia detection technology. "In AED mode, the Lifeline PRO provides CPR coaching and allows the rescuer to dynamically switch between hands-only CPR and CPR with breathing," Buchbinder added.

The Lifeline PRO continues Defibtech's tradition of ease-of-maintenance with extensive configuration and information menus presented on a full-color screen. When CPR protocols change, users can update the audio and video instructions in the field by installing a software upgrade using a USB cable or data card. In a similar fashion, data from the unit can be recorded or retrieved from the PRO using a card or USB cable. The unit will also be available as an AED with ECG display, without manual override, to be marketed as the Lifeline ECG AED.

The Lifeline PRO and Lifeline ECG are not yet available for sale. These products will be available in certain worldwide markets upon applicable regulatory approval.

Like other Defibtech AEDs, the Lifeline PRO is distinguished by ruggedness and durability, award-winning ergonomic design, easy maintenance, and biphasic technology, a clinically proven waveform and algorithm to deliver shocks and save lives.

"With AEDs in more than 40 countries, Defibtech continues to set the bar for innovation, ease of use and value," Buchbinder said. "We're excited to be showing the Lifeline PRO at Medica 2011."

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Defibtech Ships 300 Lifeline AEDs to Australia - February 28, 2011

Defibtech, LLC, a leading innovator in the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) market, today announced that it shipped 300 Lifeline™ Automated External Defibrillators to Australia. This shipment adds to the more than 100,000 Defibtech AEDs shipped worldwide.

The shipment to Australia was sent to Healthcorp, a division of Device Technologies, which is Defibtech's exclusive distributor in Australia. Healthcorp has been responsible for distributing thousands of Defibtech AEDs throughout Australia. This shipment will be deployed to all State Emergency Service regions in New South Wales. The State Emergency Service (SES) is an emergency and rescue service, which has 226 sites located throughout New South Wales and is made up almost entirely of volunteers.

Defibtech AEDs have been shipped to more than 30 countries worldwide, including Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands, UK, Ireland, China, Korea and India. Each country is able to order language-specific units, which "talk" the user through a rescue, providing audible step-by-step instructions. Defibtech AEDs are currently available in sixteen different languages.

While all of Defibtech's AEDs are manufactured in the United States, exports account for nearly half of the company's annual sales. In July 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored Defibtech with an Export Achievement Certificate for targeting export markets and creating jobs. "Markets across the globe have been extremely receptive to Defibtech AEDs," said Gianfranco Buchbinder, Defibtech's vice president of international sales, who has been responsible for building the company's network of international distributors. "We expect our success to continue."

AEDs revive victims of sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation. Studies show that if victims are defibrillated within a minute or two after arrest, more than 70 percent survive. If defibrillation is delayed for more than 10 minutes, only 5 percent live, making immediate access to AEDs vital.

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