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Rescue Life User Manual vers. 3.0 Feb. 2015
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HOW TO PREPARE THE PATIENT
Evaluate the patient condition; he must exhibit the symptoms for which the defibrillation is
indicated and these symptoms are:
Unconsciousness
Absence of normal breathing
Lack of detectable pulse.
If the patient exhibits the above symptoms, do the following:
Remove clothing from the patient’s chest. Dry the area, and clip or shave excessive chest hair.
Open the package by tearing along the dotted line near the top of the package. Remove the
pads from the package and follow the directions and diagram showing proper defibrillation pad
placement located on the defibrillation pad package. The correct placement of pads is
indispensable for effective analysis of the patient’s cardiac rhythm and subsequent shock
delivery (if required). Peel off the protective backing from each pad before placing it as shown
on the picture on the pad. Peel the backing off only when the pad is ready to be placed. Place
the pads with the sticky side of the pad on the patient’s skin. Place the pads as shown in the
left side diagram.
On the right side of the diagram are indicated each pad position marking printed on.
Pads position marking Pads placement