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Rescue Life - User Manual Rev. 3.1
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CAUTIONS
•
MANUAL MODE
DEFIBRILLATION MUST BE PERFORMED ONLY BY HIGHLY TRAINED MEDICAL PERSONNEL
.
•
N
EVER
PUT IN CONTACT THE
SHOCK PADDLES
(
SHORT CIRCUIT
).
•
B
E SURE THAT BOTH SURFACES OF THE
SHOCK PADDLES
ARE COMPLETELY MOISTENED WITH GEL
.
•
T
HE
SHOCK PADDLES
MUST BE HELD AT DISTANCE FROM OTHER ELECTRODES AND ANY METAL PARTS IN
CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT
.
THIS
CONTACT CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL ARCING AND PATIENT SKIN BURNS
DURING DEFIBRILLATION AND MAY DIVERT DEFIBRILLATING ENERGY AWAY FROM THE HEART MUSCLE
•
T
HE
SHOCK
PADDLES
INCLUDING HANDLES SHOULD ALWAYS BE CLEANED THOROUGHLY AFTER USE
.
•
IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY CREATING CURRENT PATH FOR THE DEFIBRILLATION IMPULSE
,
THE
PARTS OF THE
PATIENT BODY
,
SUCH AS THE HEAD OR LIMBS MUST NOT BE IN TOUCH WITH METAL PARTS
,
BED FRAMES OR STRETCHERS
.
T
HE PATIENT MUST NOT BE TOUCHED DURING DEFIBRILLATION
.
•
D
URING DEFIBRILLATION WITH CONNECTED
ECG
CABLE
ENSURE THAT ALL BINDING CLIPS ARE
CONNECTED WITH THE PATIENT
.
•
W
HEN DEFIBRILLATING
CHILDREN
(
UNDER THE AGE OF
8
YEARS AND WEIGHING LESS THAN
25
K
G
)
DO
NOT EXCEED
4J/
KG AND DO NOT USE THE ADVISORY OR
AED
MODE
.
•
D
ISCONNECT FROM THE PATIENT
EVERY DEVICE THAT IS NOT EQUIPPED
WITH APPLICATED PART
PROTECTED BY DEFIBRILLATION
.
•
T
HE
PATIENT CABLE
PROVIDED BY
ELPRO
S
.
R
.
L
.
IS DEFIBRILLATION PROTECTED AND IT CAN BE
CONNECTED
.
•
D
O NOT
REUSE
DISPOSABLE DEFIBRILLATION PADS
.
C
HECK THAT THE CASE IS IN GOOD CONDITION
AND THAT THE DISPOSABLE PADS HAVE NOT YET REACHED THEIR EXPIRATION DATE
.