LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator
Service Manual
Introduction
Acronyms
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Acronyms
Table 1.1 lists acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual.
Table 1.1— Acronyms and Abbreviations
Term
Description
AAMI
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
ADC
Analog-to-digital conversion
AED
Automated external defibrillator
Ah
Ampere hour
AHA
American Heart Association
AMI
Acute myocardial infarction
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASIC
Application-specific integrated circuit
BF
Electrically isolated, external body connection
BPM
Beats per minute
BTE
Biphasic truncated exponential
CF
Electrically isolated, direct cardiac connection
CO2
Carbon dioxide