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Rescue Life User Manual vers. 3.0 Feb. 2015
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INTENDED USE
In manual mode the RESCUE LIFE is intended for use by health care professionals and
emergency rescue personnel who have been trained in advanced cardiac life support. The user
must know how to interpret ECG's, decide the energy level required and when the defibrillation
is necessary.
When used in AED mode, the RESCUE LIFE is a semiautomatic defibrillator that provides a
prompted treatment protocol and ECG analysis using special analysis algorithm.
This software algorithm analyzes the patient’s electrocardiographic (ECG) rhythm and indicates
whether or not a shockable rhythm is detected.
AED mode requires operator interaction in order to defibrillate the patient.
AED
MODE ON RESCUE LIFE IS RECOMMENDED FOR USE BY PERSONNEL WHO ARE AUTHORIZED BY A
PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND HAVE
,
AT A MINIMUM
,
THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND TRAINING
:
CPR
TRAINING
AED
TRAINING EQUIVALENT TO THAT RECOMMENDED BY THE
A
MERICAN
H
EART
A
SSOCIATION
(AHA)
OR THE
E
UROPEAN
R
ESUSCITATION
C
OUNCIL
(ERC)
T
RAINING IN THE USE OF THE
RESCUE LIFE
DEFIBRILLATOR IN
AED
MODE
INDICATIONS
Asynchronous defibrillation – the shock delivery is not synchronized with the ECG 'R' peak.
In asynchronous defibrillation, the RESCUE LIFE is indicated for use on patients with the
following symptoms:
Unconsciousness
Absence of normal breathing and
Lack of detectable pulse.
Rhythms need a shock.
Synchronous defibrillation – the shock delivery is synchronized with the 'R' peak of the
patient’s ECG.
In synchronous defibrillation, the RESCUE LIFE is indicated for use on patients with ECG's that
show the presence of Atrial Fibrillation.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
The RESCUE LIFE should not be used in defibrillation mode on patients that:
Are conscious
Are breathing normally
Have detectable pulse.