
Instructions for use
PRIMEDIC
™
Defi-Monitor ECO 1 / DM 1 / DM 3
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19499 / 05.03
11. Protection against electric shock.
Before defibrillating the doctor releasing the shock has to ask all persons attending to the
resuscitation clearly and unmistakably to step back from the treatment location and to touch
neither the patient nor the bed nor the connected devices. Remove any devices without
defibrillation protection from the patient before releasing the shock. Otherwise energy may flash
over to persons in unfavourable situations.
12. Discharge energy (shock).
Prepare the defibrillator for the shock by pressing the release buttons on the paddles
simultaneously. Keep the buttons pressed down. The shock is released by the ECG as soon as
the next R-peak is recognized. In case of quick pulse the shock may follow shortly after pressing
the release buttons simultaneously. A slow pulse may cause an evident delay in time. In this
case do not reduce the pressure of the paddles on the patient's chest. Keep the release buttons
pressed down and check the ECG. If no shock follows after several seconds, release the release
buttons before taking the paddles off the chest.
With
the
PRIMEDIC
™
Defi-Monitor
an internal safety discharge is carried out when keeping
the release buttons pressed down for more than three seconds and no shock is released during
this time (no R-peak available / detected). After the internal safety discharge the
PRIMEDIC
™
Defi-Monitor
is available for the next defibrillation in asynchronous mode.
13. Check the result.
Check the patient's heart rhythm, breathing and condition after the synchronous cardioversion.
Check the ECG and decide whether a further trial is necessary. If yes, repeat steps 4 to 13.
Please consider that nearly all defibrillators on the market (
PRIMEDIC
™
Defi-Monitor
included) switch back to asynchronous mode automatically after a synchronous shock has been
released.
Control the heart rhythm over a certain time after successful cardioversion.
14. Keep the defibrillator ready for use.
Clean the paddles, cable and electrodes at the end of the resuscitation to ensure availability of
the defibrillator for the next application. Insert the defibrillator into the charging unit to charge
the accumulator in order to ensure that sufficient energy is available for the next use.
In case of malfunctions or faults have the defibrillator checked immediately and if necessary
repaired by an authorized service technician.