Mindray BeneHeart D3, Operator'S Manual

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8. Verify the presence of a peripheral pulse.
You can temporarily withhold pacing pulse and observe the patient’s underlying rhythm by pressing and holding the
[ 4:1 ] soft key. This causes pacing pulse to be delivered at 1/4 of the defined pacer rate. To resume pacing at set rate,
release this key.
To stop pacing, press the [ Stop Pacing ] soft key. Pressing the [ Start Pacing ] soft key can resume pacing.
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Routinely assess the patient’s cardiac output.
9.5.2 Fixed Mode Pacing
To pace in fixed mode:
1. Turn the Mode Select knob to the Pacer position.
2. Switch the pacer to the Fixed mode. To do so, move the cursor to the Pacer Mode hot key and rotate the Navigation
knob to select [ Fix Mode ]; then press it to confirm the selection, see the figure below:
3. If ECG electrodes are applied, use the Lead Select button to select the desired lead for viewing.
4. Select pacer rate. If necessary, select pacer output. To select pacer rate or pacer output, rotate the Navigation knob
to select an appropriate value and press it to confirm the selection.
5. Start pacing.
Press the [ Start Pacing ] soft key to start pacing. The message “ Pacing ” appears in the pacer information area. .
6. Verify that white pacing markers appear on the ECG waveform.
7. Adjust pacer output: increase pacer output until cardiac capture occurs (capture is indicated by the appearance of a
QRS complex after each pacing marker), and then decrease the output to the lowest level that still maintains
capture.
8. Verify the presence of a peripheral pulse.
You can temporarily withhold pacing pulse and observe the patient’s underlying rhythm by pressing and holding the
[ 4:1 ] soft key. This causes pacing pulse to be delivered at 1/4 of the defined pacer rate. To resume pacing at set rate,
release this key.
To stop pacing, press the [ Stop Pacing ] soft key.
Pacer Mode
hot key