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Safety Notes
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User Guide
Organisational Measures
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Organisational Measures
1.5
Safety-Conscious Operation
Before using the unit, ensure that an introduction regarding the unit functions
and the safety precautions has been provided and understood.
Keep these operating instructions in an accessible place for reference when re-
quired. Make sure that they are always complete and legible.
Danger of electric shock!
- Danger for user, rescuer and patient.
The energy applied to the patient can be conducted through the patient to other
persons, who may suffer a lethal electric shock. Therefore:
– do not touch the patient, the electrodes or other conducting objects during defi-
brillation.
– do not defibrillate the patient in a puddle of water or on other conducting surfac-
es,
– switch the device off when it is no longer used.
Danger of explosion! —
The device must not be used in areas where there is
any danger of explosion . There might be a danger of explosion in areas where
flammable products (petrol), flammable anaesthetic agents or products for skin
cleaning/disinfection are in use, or where the ambient air's oxygen concentration
is higher than 25 %.
Immediately report any changes that impair safety (including operating behav-
iour) to the responsible person.
Only use original SCHILLER electrodes.
Before switching on, check that the unit's casing and electrode connections are
not damaged.
Immediately replace a damaged unit, or damaged cables and connections.
Operating the device with a defective casing or damaged cables constitutes a
danger to life. Therefore:
– immediately replace a damaged unit or damaged cables and connections.
