One of the most important responsibilities that any employer has is to look after the well being of their staff.  In order to ensure that employees are completely protected at all times, especially in an industrial environment where accidents can happen.  In the event that a staff member suffers from a heart attack or similar condition, having the appropriate equipment in place is important.  Zoll defibrillators are among the best quality of these essential devices, and are vital in the modern world.

The Zoll story began back in 1953 when the founder of the company, Doctor Paul M Zoll MD devised an all new method of internal cardiac pacing.  Over the next few years, the Zoll Corporation began to experiment with external pacing systems in the form of the first Zoll defibrillator.

A machine like the Zoll defibrillator works to restart the natural rhythm of a heart that is in shock or failing through the administration of an electric shock.  This treatment stabilizes the heart, and gets it working properly once more.  Provided that the shock is administered as promptly as possible, survival rates are much higher.

The concept of the Zoll defibrillator was refined over the next 30 years, and became an increasingly versatile and powerful.  Gradual changes in the system to make it a more usable tool for medical professionals resulted in the creation of the automated external defibrillator – a device that could be deployed by any suitably trained user.

One of the most important aspects of helping a patient with heart problems is to give treatment as quickly as possible.  The faster a person receives treatment for their heart problem, the higher the likelihood of their survival.  In the past, many people who might otherwise have survived a heart attack died because of the time it took to administer the shock.  The delay in getting the patient to hospital in order to receive defibrillation treatment meant that the survival rate was lower than it could be.  With an automated system that had been programmed to deliver the shock at a precisely measured level, anyone with basic training would be able to carry out the treatment.

Since the introduction of the first Zoll automated external defibrillator, the company has now developed a compreh