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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 25, 2000, which contains an
explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in
Cardiac Science, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Orange County, California
October 11, 2000
