Cardiac Science Deploys 850 AEDs Across American Electric Power Facilities

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cardiac Science is deploying automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to create heartsafe work environments at American Electric Power locations in 12 U.S. states. The company already installed 500 Powerheart® AEDs from Cardiac Science and will deploy an additional 350 AEDs through 2008. Cardiac Science (NASDAQ:CSCX) is a global leader in advanced cardiac diagnosis, resuscitation, rehabilitation, and informatics products.

American Electric Power joins a growing roster of companies that protect employees with accessible defibrillation. Other companies in the energy sector using Cardiac Science defibrillators include ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, El Paso Corporation, Georgia Power, General Electric, and Pennsylvania Power & Light.

John Hinson, Cardiac Science president and chief executive officer, said, "AED deployments of this magnitude are becoming more common as companies are becoming aware that their emergency preparedness programs are incomplete without accessible defibrillation."

Cardiac Science's patented Rescue Ready® technology self-checks all main components (battery, pads, and electronics) daily to ensure the AED is ready when needed. Patented RHYTHMx™ software detects abnormal heart rhythms, determines if they are life threatening and, when appropriate, facilitates delivery of a life-saving shock.

Cardiac Science offers AED programs to help customers comply with regulatory requirements and logistics concerning AED placement and usage. They deliver a number of certified training programs, including those from the AHA (American Heart Association), ASHI (American Safety and Health Institute), ARC (American Red Cross), as well as a number of programs compliant with the ERC (European Resuscitation Council).

LifeServers Inc., a national Cardiac Science Preferred Gold Partner located in Columbus, Ohio with associates across the country, originated the sale.

Available for download: AEDs at Work, a four-page brochure about emergency preparedness at work, Good Samaritan laws, and how Harrah's Entertainment saved 200 lives.

About American Electric Power

American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.

About Cardiac Science

Cardiac Science develops, manufactures, and markets a family of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology devices and systems, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs), electrocardiograph devices (ECGs), cardiac stress systems and treadmills, Holter monitoring systems, hospital defibrillators, cardiac rehabilitation telemetry systems, and cardiology data management systems (informatics) that connect with hospital information (HIS), electronic medical record (EMR), and other information systems. The Company sells a variety of related products and consumables, and provides a portfolio of training, maintenance, and support services. Cardiac Science, the successor to the cardiac businesses that established the trusted Burdick®, HeartCentrix®, Powerheart®, and Quinton® brands, is headquartered in Bothell, Washington. With customers in more than 100 countries worldwide, the company has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For information, call 425-402-2000 or visit www.cardiacscience.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, those that infer that Cardiac Science Corporation's future revenue and profits may grow as a result of sales of defibrillation products. These statements and their underlying assumptions involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. These are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward looking. Actual results may vary significantly from the results expressed or implied in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such varying results and other risks that are more fully described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Cardiac Science Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2007. Cardiac Science Corporation undertakes no duty or obligation to update the information provided herein.

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