ZOLL Medical Awarded Federal Supply Schedule Contract for Intravascular Temperature Management

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
ZOLL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of medical
devices and related software solutions, announced today that it has been
awarded a modification contract from the U. S. Veterans Administration
(VA) that adds the Company's Intravascular Temperature Management (IVTM(TM))
systems to the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). Currently, the ZOLL
technology is the exclusive intravascular temperature management
solution available on the FSS contract.

Under the terms of the five-year agreement, VA hospitals and all
branches of military hospitals can order ZOLL's IVTM against this
contract, making the procurement of equipment easier without the need to
go out for bid.

"We are pleased that ZOLL has been selected, once again, to provide
equipment on a continuing basis to our government's medical facilities
to help improve critical patient care for our veterans and service
people," said Richard A. Packer, Chairman and CEO of ZOLL.

ZOLL's IVTM solutions provide the power and control to rapidly, safely,
and effectively manage the core body temperature of critically ill or
surgical patients for a variety of indications. Both the ZOLL CoolGard(R)
and Thermogard XP(R) systems precisely control the patient's
temperature by accurately adjusting the internal temperature of the IVTM
balloon catheter that is positioned within the patient's blood vessel.
ZOLL's extensive family of IVTM catheters are used to cool and warm
patients depending upon the clinical need.

About ZOLL Medical Corporation

ZOLL Medical Corporation develops and markets medical devices and
software solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives,
while increasing clinical and operational efficiencies. With products
for defibrillation and monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data
management, fluid resuscitation, and therapeutic temperature management,
ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies which help clinicians,
EMS and fire professionals, and lay rescuers treat victims needing
resuscitation and critical care.

A NASDAQ Global Select company and a Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company
for the past three years, ZOLL develops and manufactures its products in
the United States, in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. More than 400 direct sales and service
representatives, 1,100 business partners, and 200 independent
representatives serve our customers in over 140 countries around the
globe. 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 August 7, 2009. 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 (C) 2009 ZOLL Medical Corporation. All rights reserved. 269 Mill
Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4105. ZOLL, CoolGard and Thermogard XP are
registered trademarks of ZOLL Medical Corporation. IVTM is a trademark
of ZOLL Medical Corporation.

SOURCE: ZOLL Medical Corporation

ZOLL Medical Corporation 
INVESTOR CONTACT: 
A. Ernest Whiton, +1 978-421-9655 
Chief Financial Officer 
or 
MEDIA CONTACT: 
Diane Egan, +1 978-421-9637 
degan@zoll.com

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