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2. Danger
s,
W
arnings,
And Cautions
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Dangers, Warnings, And Cautions
This chapter includes a list of danger, warning, and caution messages that relate to the Defibtech DDU-2000 Series
AED and its accessories. Many of these messages are repeated elsewhere in this User Manual and on the DDU-2000
Series AED or accessories. The entire list is presented here for convenience.
2.1
CAUTION
!
DANGER
!
WARNING
!
DANGERS
:
Immediate hazards that will result in serious personal injury or death.
• Hazardous electrical output. This equipment is for use only by qualified personnel.
• Potential for explosion. The DDU-2000 Series AED is not suitable for use in an oxygen-enriched atmosphere or in the
presence of a flammable anesthetic mixture with air or nitrous oxide.
• The DDU-2000 Series AED has not been evaluated or approved for use in hazardous locations as defined in the
National Electric Code standard. In compliance with IEC classification, the DDU-2000 Series AED is not to be used in
the presence of flammable substance/air mixtures.
2.2
CAUTION
!
DANGER
!
WARNING
!
WARNINGS
:
Conditions, hazards, or unsafe practices that may result in serious personal injury or death.
• Improper use can cause injury. Use the DDU-2000 Series AED only as instructed in the User Manual. The DDU-2000
Series AED delivers electrical energy that can potentially cause death or injury if it is used or discharged improperly.
• Improper maintenance can cause the DDU-2000 Series AED not to function. Maintain the DDU-2000 Series AED only
as described in the User Manual. The AED contains no user-serviceable parts — do not take the unit apart.
•
No modification of this equipment is allowed.
• Electrical Shock Hazard. Dangerous high voltages and currents are present. Do not open unit, remove cover (or
back), or attempt repair. There are no user serviceable components in the DDU-2000 Series AED. Refer servicing
to qualified service personnel.
• Lithium battery packs are not rechargeable. Any attempt to recharge a lithium battery pack may result in fire or explosion.
• Do not immerse battery pack in water or other liquids. Immersion in fluids may result in fire or explosion.
• Do not let fluids get into the DDU-2000 Series AED. Avoid spilling fluids on the AED or its accessories. Spilling fluids
into the DDU-2000 Series AED may damage it or cause a fire or shock hazard.
• Do not sterilize the DDU-2000 Series AED or its accessories.
• Use only Defibtech disposable self-adhesive defibrillation pads, battery packs, and other accessories supplied by
Defibtech or its authorized distributors. Substitution of non-Defibtech approved accessories may cause the device to
perform improperly.
• Do not open sealed pads package until pads are to be used.
• Do not touch the patient during defibrillation. Defibrillation current can cause operator or bystander injury.
• Do not allow pads to touch metal objects or equipment in contact with the patient. Do not touch equipment connected
to the patient during defibrillation. Disconnect other electrical equipment from the patient before defibrillation.
• Do not shock with defibrillation pads touching each other. Do not shock with gel surface exposed.
• Do not allow defibrillation pads to touch each other, or to touch other ECG electrodes, lead wires, dressings,
transdermal patches, etc. Such contact can cause electrical arcing and patient skin burns during defibrillation and
may divert defibrillating energy away from the heart.
• The defibrillation pads are intended for one-time use only and must be discarded after use. Reuse can lead to potential cross
infection, improper performance of the device, inadequate delivery of therapy, and/or injury to the patient or operator.
• Avoid contact between parts of the patient’s body and conductive fluids such as water, gel, blood or saline, and metal
objects, which may provide unwanted pathways for defibrillating current.
• Disconnect all non-defibrillator proof equipment from the patient before defibrillation to prevent electrical shock
hazard and potential damage to that equipment.
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