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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 (File No. 333-48072) 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
December 13, 2000
