Physio Control LIFEPAK 15, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 3 | Basic Orientation
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To silence alarms preemptively:
1. Press
ALARMS
.
2. Select
SILENCE
.
3. Select
SILENCE
duration of 2, 5, 10, or 15 minutes.
The message
ALARMS SILENCED
appears in the message area at the bottom of the Home
Screen. If alarms are silenced for more than two minutes, an alert tone of two quick beeps
sounds every 2.5 minutes. If alarms are silenced for two minutes, the alert tone sounds
after 60 seconds.
Note: When you select
SILENCE
, the VF/VT alarm is not silenced.
Options
Press
OPTIONS
to display the Options menu. Rotate the
SPEED DIAL
to scroll through the
choices. Press the
SPEED DIAL
to make a selection.
Table 9 Options Menu Selections
SELECTION DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
Patient
Enter patient name, patient ID, incident, age,
and sex.
See Entering Patient Data (on
page 42) in next section
Pacing
Select demand or nondemand pacing. Set
internal pacer detection ON or OFF.
See Noninvasive Pacing (on
page 141)
Date/Time
Set date and time. Cycle power for change to
take effect.
See LIFEPAK 15
Monitor/Defibrillator Setup
Options for time display
options.
Alarm Volume
Adjust volume for alarms, tones, voice
prompts and CPR metronome.
Archives Access archived patient records.
See Managing Archived Patient
Records (on page 169)
Print
Select report, format, mode, and speed for
printing a current patient report.
See How to Print a Current
Report (on page 167)
User Test Initiate device self-test. See User Tests (on page 203)