Meridian Medical 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM 10-Q

EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dennis P. O’Brien, as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the dates and periods covered by the Report.

     This certificate is being made for the exclusive purpose of compliance by the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company with the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and may not be disclosed, distributed or used by any person or for any reason other than as specifically required by law.

December 16, 2002	/S/ Dennis P. O’Brien
	Dennis P. O’Brien
	Vice President of Finance
	And Chief Financial Officer