When Is the HEARTSTREAM FR2 Used?
1-2 Introduction to the H
EARTSTREAM FR2
When Is the HEARTSTREAM FR2 Used?
The HEARTSTREAM FR2 is used with disposable HEARTSTREAM defibrillation
pads applied to a person who is experiencing the symptoms of sudden cardiac
arrest (SCA): lack of consciousness, lack of breathing, and lack of detectable
pulse. Defibrillation should not be performed on anyone who is conscious,
breathing, or has a detectable pulse.
The H
EARTSTREAM FR2 is intended for use by emergency care personnel who
have been specifically trained in the operation of the H
EARTSTREAM FR2 or
who are qualified by training in Basic Life Support (BLS), in Advanced Life
Support (ALS), or in other physician-authorized emergency medical response.
The H
EARTSTREAM FR2 is not intended for administration of energy at
pediatric energy settings. In accordance with the recommendations of the
American Heart Association,
*
the HEARTSTREAM FR2 should not be used to
treat infant cardiac arrest, but standard operating procedures should be
followed in treating children over eight years of age.
How Does the HEARTSTREAM FR2 Work?
The HEARTSTREAM FR2 is designed to provide external defibrillation therapy
to someone in cardiac arrest. Defibrillation therapy is the best available way
to treat a variety of potentially fatal heart arrhythmias.
The FR2 is extremely easy to use. When connected to defibrillation pads that
are properly applied to the patient’s bare chest, the H
EARTSTREAM FR2:
1. prompts you to take specific actions,
2. automatically analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and advises you whether
or not the rhythm is shockable, and
3. arms the Shock button, if appropriate, and instructs you to press it to
deliver a biphasic electric pulse designed to defibrillate the heart.
Detailed instructions for use are provided in Chapter 3.
* Textbook of Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Dallas: AHA, 1997-99.
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