Physio Control LIFEPAK 15, Operating Instructions Manual

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General Maintenance and Testing
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LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator Operating Instructions
Possible Paddle Damage and Patient Burns
Press paddles firmly onto the defibrillator checker
plates when discharging to prevent arcing and
formation of pits on paddle surfaces. Pitted or
damaged paddles may cause patient skin burns
during defibrillation.
12. Apply firm pressure with both paddles on the defibrillator checker paddle plates, and
simultaneously press and hold both (shock) buttons while observing the screen.
13. Confirm that the defibrillator discharges on the next sensed QRS complex.
14. Press
PRINT
again to stop the printer.
15. Confirm that the defibrillator returns to Asynchronous mode (sense markers are no longer
displayed and
SYNC
LED is off).
Note: Defibrillator may be set up to remain in Sync mode after discharge.
16. Confirm that the printer annotates the time, date, Sync On, sense markers prior to energy
delivered, energy selected, no sense markers after Shock 1, and Sync Off on the ECG
strip.
17. Turn off the defibrillator.
Note: If a
CONNECT CABLE
,
PADDLES LEADS OFF
, or any other warning message appears,
replace the paddle assembly with a new paddle assembly and repeat the test. If the problem
cannot be corrected, remove the device from active use and contact a qualified
representative.
Therapy Cable Monitoring and Synchronized Cardioversion Check
Possible Simulator Damage
Do not discharge more than 30 shocks within an hour,
or 10 shocks within a five-minute period, or pace
continually into Physio-Control patient simulators.
Simulators may overheat.
Equipment Needed:
•
LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator
• QUIK-COMBO therapy cable
•
Patient ECG cable
• 3-lead or 12-lead patient simulator with QUIK-COMBO connector
•
Fully charged batteries or power adapter connected to a reliable power source