Boston "T" Deploys more than 60 Units throughout the Transit System
Guilford, CT – January 14, 2005 – Defibtech announced today that the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has deployed more than 60 Defibtech Lifeline Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the MBTA transit system. One of the Lifeline AEDs has already saved a passenger's life.
In the MBTA system the Defibtech Lifeline AEDs are located in transit stations, corporate offices and vans. The MBTA transit system includes the Boston subway, known as the "T", as well as the bus and commuter train lines of the metropolitan Boston area.
In April 2004 an elderly MBTA passenger's life was saved by a Lifeline AED. A Chief Inspector for the MBTA used a Lifeline AED on a passenger who had collapsed on the platform of the Park Street Station of Boston's subway system. In a story published on TheBostonChannel.com, Inspector McHugo described how she used the Lifeline to save the stricken passenger: "We hooked it up, put the patches on it, analyzed him. It shocked him once. It said to do CPR again. We did CPR again, it said to shock him again, and the second shock worked."
AEDs dramatically improve the chances of surviving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which causes the heart to become arrhythmic and stop pumping blood effectively. The majority of SCA victims receiving timely defibrillation survive; without it, fewer than 5 percent of SCA victims live. AEDs deliver a defibrillating electrical shock that restores the heart's rhythm to normal. More than 400,000 people die from SCA annually.
Featuring industry-leading biphasic defibrillation technology, the Defibtech AED is the market's most affordable unit, with a single-unit list price of $1,495 in the United States. Easy to use and portable, the Defibtech AED actually "talks" to the user, giving audible step-by-step instructions on how to give lifesaving defibrillation. The AED's bright coloring and award-winning design makes it easy to find and operate quickly. Having the industry's longest operational battery life, the Defibtech AED is built to the durability standards of professional emergency personnel.
About Defibtech
Defibtech relentlessly pursues one goal: making the best automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in the world at affordable prices. Defibtech designs and manufactures the FDA-cleared Lifeline™ and ReviveR™ brand AEDs and related accessories. Defibtech's products are sold through its network of distribution partners in the United States and around the world. Founded in 1999, Defibtech is headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut and manufactures all of its defibrillators in the United States in state-of-the-art ISO 13485:2003 certified facilities. For more information about Defibtech and its products, visit www.defibtech.com or call 1-866-DEFIB-4-U (1-866-333-4248).
Contact
Defibtech, LLC
Greg Slusser
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
866-333-5641
greg@defibtech.com
or Defibtech Sales:
866-333-4248
sales@defibtech.com
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