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Exhibit 23(a)
Consent of Independent Accountants
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 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 of Cardiac Science,
Inc. which appears in Cardiac Science, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Orange County, California
December 13, 2000
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