Physio-Control Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT), announced today that it has received a Gold Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for its LIFEPAK® 15 monitor/defibrillator.

Physio-Control accepted the award at the MDEA ceremony held last week at the Medical Design & Manufacturing East 2009 Conference and Exposition in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City.

The National Institute for Emergency Medical Training (NIEMT – St. Louis, MO) has introduced online CPR training combined with objective and measurable "hands-on" skills testing and validation using Ambu SmartMan’s Intelligent Training Manikin.

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced an agreement to become an official medical equipment supplier of the New York Yankees. As part of the agreement, a state-of-the-art digital radiology system was installed inside Yankee Stadium, enabling onsite diagnosis of players by the Yankees medical team. In addition, potentially life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are available in both the player areas and in select locations in the Stadium, providing emergency care to fans that might be in need during a game.

The LTACT tactical communications trailer by LBA Technology is designed to roll with a first response team to the site of a large-scale disaster and quickly establish stable radio contact for emergency service personnel.