Test Discharge
227 490 02-C
Marquette Responder® 3000
71
ECG
ECG
II
III
Electrode
15.07.1998 09:05:00
160 / 40
bpm
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360 J
0
I
etCO2
SpO2
QRSPulse
Tone
OFF
Figure 15-4. Indication of selected energy
SHOCK
3
STERNUM
SHOCK
3
CHARGE
2
APEX
Figure 15-5. Buttons to initiate defibrillator
charging and to trigger the shock
3
2
Analyse
Sync
Figure 15-6. Button to initiate defibrillator
charging when adhesive or internal
electrodes are connected
Test Discharge (manual mode)
The correct release of the defibrillation shock can
be checked by means of a test discharge. For this
test, the stored energy is discharged into the device
via two contacts in the paddle compartments.
When adhesive pads are connected to the
defibrillator, the test discharge is only possible
with a suitable simulator; a test discharge with
internal spoons is not possible.
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Set the energy selector to 360 J.
The selected energy will be displayed (Figure 15-
4).
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Initiate defibrillator charging by pressing the
Charge/Shock button on the right paddle
(Figure 15-5), or by pressing
on the con-
trol panel (Figure 15-6) when using adhesive
pads.
When the selected energy is charged,
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the device emits an audio signal
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the color of the energy field changes to yellow
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the message "Energy available" appears.
Warning
Shock Hazard — When delivering the test dis-
charge, hold on to the paddle handles and be
careful not to touch the contact surfaces.
Do not touch the simulator while the shock is
delivered. Do not place the simulator on a metal
surface.
Test Discharge (semiautomatic defibrillator)
A special simulator is required to test the
defibrillator performance in the semiautomatic
mode.