LIFEPAK 20/20e Defibrillator/Monitor
Preface
Acronyms
The following is a list of acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual.
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
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
BTE
Biphasic truncated exponential
BF
Electrically isolated, external body connection
BPM
Beats per minute
CF
Electrically isolated, direct cardiac connection
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPU
Central processing unit
CPSS
Continuous patient surveillance system
DMM
Digital multimeter
DSP
Digital signal processor
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