ZOLL Medical Named One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for 2^nd Consecutive Year

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, was named one of America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes for the second consecutive year. Of the approximately 8,500 public companies reviewed to compile the list, ZOLL was one of the three medical companies listed on the Top 100.

This is the second year that Audit Integrity has provided Forbes.com with a list of 100 American companies that, by its assessment, have consistently released transparent accounting statements and follow conservative accounting procedures. According to Audit Integrity, these companies do not “play games” with revenue and expense recognition or asset valuation. In the independent firm’s judgment, companies making this list "showed the highest degree of accounting transparency and fair dealing to stake-holders during 2007.” The full report may be viewed at http://www.forbes.com or downloaded at http://www.auditintegrity.com.

“Inclusion on the Forbes list of most trustworthy companies is a meaningful recognition that demonstrates our strong commitment to management, governance and shareholder value,” said Richard A. Packer, ZOLL’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This award results from the fact that ZOLL employs the highest standards of quality in all aspects of our business.”

ZOLL’s innovative resuscitation products for treating sudden cardiac arrest, the world’s number one cause of death, have been instrumental in improving the quality of CPR and survival rates. Examples include:

• AutoPulse^®, an innovative non-invasive cardiac support pump that automates chest compressions;
• Defibrillators featuring Real CPR Help^®, adding auditory and visual real-time feedback on the rate and depth of chest compressions to encourage high-quality CPR, to maximize blood flow;
• LifeVest^®, the world’s first and only wearable external defibrillator
• See-Thru CPR^®, a unique technology that helps to minimize interruptions during CPR—one of the key recommendations of the American Heart Association’s Guidelines for Advanced Life Support

About ZOLL Medical Corporation

ZOLL Medical Corporation is committed to developing technologies that help advance the practice of resuscitation. With products for pacing, defibrillation, circulation, ventilation, and fluid resuscitation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies, including Real CPR Help and See-Thru CPR, that help clinicians, EMS professionals, and lay rescuers resuscitate sudden cardiac arrest or trauma victims. ZOLL also designs and markets software that automates the documentation and management of both clinical and non-clinical information.

ZOLL markets and sells its products in more than 140 countries. The Company has direct operations, distributor networks, and business partners throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and Australia. 2008 marks the 25th anniversary of ZOLL’s resuscitation product development. 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 9, 2008. 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 © 2008 ZOLL Medical Corporation. All rights reserved. 269 Mill Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4105. ZOLL, AutoPulse, LifeVest, Real CPR Help and See-Thru CPR are registered trademarks of ZOLL Medical Corporation. All product names are the property of their respective owners.