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Introduction
Safety Precautions
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Use only cables provided by ZOLL with the ZOLL Cardiac Monitor.
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Disconnect patient leads before defibrillation.
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To reduce the risks of strangulation or asphyxiation do not leave electrode
cables accessible to infants or children. Carefully route the electrode cables
to reduce the possibility of entanglement or strangulation during use.
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To achieve the best recordings results, stay away from heavy electrical
equipment or other sources of electromagnetic interference. This includes
equipment such as electric blankets and heating pads.
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Avoid exposing device to water or excessive moisture.
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Do not expose device to extreme temperatures.
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Use only the electrodes provided by ZOLL with the ZOLL Cardiac Monitor.
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Do not allow conductive parts of the ZOLL Cardiac Monitor patient
electrodes to contact other conductive parts including earth.
Indications For Use
The ZOLL Cardiac Monitor is intended for acquiring ambulatory ECG signals from
patients who either are at risk of having cardiac disease or have intermittent
symptoms indicative of cardiac disease and who have demonstrated a need to be
monitored on a continuing basis.
Indications for conducting ambulatory recording include:
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Patients requiring monitoring for non-life-threatening arrhythmias such as
supraventricular tachycardias and ventricular ectopy.
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Patients requiring monitoring for evaluation of bradyarrhythmias and
intermittent bundle branch block including after cardiovascular surgery and
myocardial infarction.
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Patients requiring monitoring for arrhythmias associated with co-morbid
conditions such as hyperthyroidism or chronic lung disease.
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Patients experiencing symptoms such as
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syncope of unknown etiology or
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shortness of breath which may be due to cardiac arrhythmias.
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Patients with palpitations with or without known arrhythmias to obtain
correlation of arrhythmias with symptoms.
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Patients who require monitoring of the effects of drugs to control
ventricular rate in atrial arrhythmias.
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Patients recovering from cardiac surgery who are indicated for outpatient
arrhythmia monitoring.
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Patients with diagnosed sleep disordered breathing including sleep apnea
(obstructive central) to evaluate possible nocturnal arrhythmias.
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Patients requiring arrhythmia evaluation of etiology of stroke or transient
cerebral ischemia, possibly secondary to atrial fibrillation or flutter.
