Auto mode (AED mode)
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Auto mode (AED mode)
Equipment fitted with AED mode starts after powering it on in AUTO mode. This enables lay
person and skilled emergency medical technician to provide care.
The sequence of the reanimation should be in according to the guidelines of European
Resuscitation Council (ERC) or of the American Heart Association (AHA).
Note
In case of PRIMEDIC
TM
DefiMonitor XD, the ERC-guidelines for the sequence have
been preconfigured in the factory.
When the device is switched on and has successfully completed self-testing, it is ready for
operation.
Note
In automatic mode, defibrillation is exclusively enabled by the PRIMEDIC™
DefiMonitor XD after it has detected ventricular fibrillation (VF). The paddles, energy
level selection buttons, source selection buttons, pacer buttons, the printer and
charging buttons are disabled in AUTO mode. An acoustic warning signal is
sounded if these buttons are pressed while the device is in automatic mode.
9.1
Voice output by the device / Preliminary examination of the
patient
During the course of the voice output, you will be asked to examine the patient.
After the self-test has been successfully performed by the device, the following instructions are
given:
< Call emergency services >
< Apply electrodes one after the other to patient's bare chest >
< Plug in electrode cables >
The last two spoken instructions are repeated for a period of one minute. If the device cannot
recognise a patient impedance at that time, the device will give instructions for one cycle of
cardio pulmonary resuscitation:
< Give 30 chest compressions >
< Give 2 rescue breaths >
Afterwards the device will give instructions to attach the electrodes for maximum one minute.
This procedure will go on until the device recognises a valid patient impedance and starts with
the rhythm analysis.
The initial instruction (< Call emergency services >) can also be suppressed in the setup menu
through "BLS information of
f“. In this case, the first instruction issued by the device is
< Check electrodes >.