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Emergency Filtration Products Retains PIERCY, BOWLER, TAYLOR & KERN as Auditors.

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HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2003

Emergency Filtration Products Inc. (EFP) (OTCBB: EMFP) today announced that its board of directors, upon the recommendation of the audit committee, retained PIERCY, BOWLER, TAYLOR & KERN, Certified Public Accountants

& Business Advisors (PBTK) effective immediately as the company's independent auditor for the 2003 fiscal year. PBTK replaces the company's previous independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

During the company's two most recent fiscal years and through May 21, 2003 there were no disagreements with PWC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PWC would have caused PWC to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with their reports.

About PBTK:

PIERCY, BOWLER, TAYLOR & KERN, Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors, was formed in late 1990, the successor to the local Las Vegas and international casino gaming practices of a large national firm. Its four founders were all partners in that firm. Following its formation, the firm quickly rose to prominence among local firms, often competing head-to-head with the larger national firms and smaller firms, as well, serving the casino gaming and leisure time industries, governmental and not-for-profit organizations, real estate development and construction industries and the legal and general business communities.

About Emergency Filtration Products Inc.:

EFP is an air filtration products manufacturer whose technology provides filtration efficiencies of "greater than 99.99% at a particle size of 0.027 microns." Its initial products were developed for the medical market: the Vapor Isolation Valve(TM); RespAide -- a CPR mask used for resuscitation of respiratory/cardiac arrest cases; an A.E.D. prep kit; and, the 2H Breathing Circuit Filter. Each has received FDA approval. In addition to filtration products, the company also supplies Superstat, a modified hemostatic collagen, to the medical market and U.S. military for extreme wound care.

Safe Harbor Statement: This news release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this news release are "forward-looking statements" that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of the company could differ significantly from those statements.

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