Cardiac Science Powerheart G5, User Manual

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70-00569-02 G Powerheart® G5 Automated External Defibrillator
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AED Features
Prompting levels
The AED provides three selectable levels of prompts.
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Advanced: The AED provides detailed prompts for performing a rescue.
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Standard: The AED provides some guiding prompts.
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Basic: The AED provides minimal prompting for the various stages of a rescue.
Note: The names and descriptions of these prompting levels are provided as suggestions only.
Do not construe them as medical guidance. Medical directors must use their professional judgement
to determine the appropriate configuration of the AEDs for which they are responsible.
The following table gives an example of the differences in audio prompting provided for the levels
of coaching.The following table gives an example of the differences in audio prompting provided
for the levels of coaching. See Appendix A,
RescueCoach™ voice and text prompts , for a complete list
of audio and visual prompts.
Table 4-1: Audio prompts for applying pads to a patientAudio prompts for applying pads to a patient
Advanced Standard Basic
Firmly place the pad without
the blue plastic on the
patient’s bare chest, exactly
as shown on the pads. Firmly place the pad without
the blue plastic on the
patient’s bare chest, exactly
as shown on the pads. Firmly place the pad on the
patient.
This pad can be placed on
either of the two locations
as shown on the pads. — —
Next, peel the second white
pad from the blue plastic. Next, peel the second white
pad from the blue plastic. Next, peel the second white
pad from the blue plastic.
Firmly place the second pad
on the other location, exactly
as shown on the pads. Firmly place the second pad
on the other location, exactly
as shown on the pads. Firmly place the second pad
on the other location.