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A device to help revive a patient experiencing cardiac arrest--known as automated external defibrillator--can operate in extreme weather conditions and rugged environments.

Minneapolis-based Medtronic Physio-Control makes the Lifepak 500 DPS, which works at high altitudes and can withstand shock, vibration, dust, fog and salt, said a company spokesperson.

The target markets are law enforcement, public safety, utility work and underground mining operations.

About 450,000 deaths occur every year from sudden cardiac arrest. Nationally, about 5 percent of the victims of...