Ernie Els Private Jet Equipped with HeartSine AED

NEWTOWN, Pa. - July 30, 2013 - PRLog -- HeartSine^® Technologies, Inc., a world leader indefibrillators for public access and non professional use, has provided its samaritan® public access defibrillator (PAD) to professional golfer to Ernie Els (http://www.heartsine.com/en/about/news/ernie-els-private-jet-equipped-with-heartsine-aed/) for use on his private Gulfstream G IV-SP jet.

HeartSine’s Pad-Pak, which uniquely contains the battery and electronics in a single cartridge, is one of the first to obtain TSO-C142a certification, the Federal Aviation Administration’s highest ranking for use on commercial aircraft.This Technical Standard Order (TSO) applies to non-rechargeable lithium cells and batteries intended for commercial aviation use.

The FAA requires all commercial aircraft in which a flight attendant is required and with a maximum payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds to carry an approved AED onboard.  While there is no specific regulation in the U.S. for small aircraft in regard to AEDs, aircraft owners and operators understand the value of an on-board AED to ensure quick defibrillation in order to provide the victim of sudden cardiac arrest with the best chance of survival.

“Unlike the AED it was chosen to replace, HeartSine’s samaritan PAD is much smaller and lighter, which is ideal our space-constrained airplane,” says Ernie Els’ pilot Ryan Winsted.  “We also like the simplified maintenance that comes as a result of having both the battery and electrodes in a single cartridge.”

Whitney Brostrom, HeartSine's Director of Marketing, presented the AED to Winsted at the 2013 U.S. Open.  Winsted learned about HeartSine AEDs when CEO IntroNet Philadelphia Market Director, Jessica Hoffman made an introduction to HeartSine CEO Declan O’Mahoney.

“As in the aviation industry, legislation requiring the availability of AEDs in many public places is on the rise,” says Brostrom.  ”These life-saving devices are becoming a standard of care as many states have mandated the deployment of AEDs in parks and recreational facilities like golf courses, where the risk of sudden cardiac arrest is high.”

About SCA

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, causing blood to stop flowing to the brain and other vital organs. SCA usually causes death if it's not treated within minutes.CPR alone will not restart the heart, so the American Heart Association (http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiacArre...) recommends CPR combined with early defibrillation (within three to five minutes) for the best outcome.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), SCA claims more than 300,000 lives annually in the U.S. alone. It occurs abruptly and without warning, with 84 percent of SCA events occurring outside of the healthcare setting.

About HeartSine Technologies

The mission of HeartSine, a world leader in personal and public access defibrillators (http://www.heartsine.com/en/products/), is to advance the deployment of life-saving defibrillation therapy for the treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in non-traditional areas of care.  The HeartSine samaritan® PAD (Public Access Defibrillator) is specifically designed to meet all of the demands of public access use.  Our entire line of AED products includes clinically advanced SCOPE technology that optimizes the administration of life-saving treatment.  Our units are IP56 rated for durability and exceptional reliability to meet the unique environmental needs of public use, and they provide a lower total cost of ownership.  HeartSine also offers a comprehensive portfolio of AED solutions that include planning, design, implementation and administration, enabling medical oversight, training and management of AED devices through a single point of contact.

HeartSine is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Newtown, Pennsylvania.  To learn how a HeartSine AED can save lives, please visit www.heartsine.com or follow HeartSine at Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/heartsine), and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/heartsine).