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• Regularly check that the printed use-by date has not been exceeded when the LifePad
®
is
in storage. In this case, replace the product immediately with a new one.
6. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The device is shown on the fold-out page.
1
ON/OFF button (with battery strip removed: short press -> ON / long press -> OFF) /
mute button (short press again after switching on -> muted)
2
LED feedback system
3
Battery strip
4
Pressure sensor
7. WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY?
The associated drawings are shown on the fold-out page.
A
Check for consciousness and breathing
Check if the person that has collapsed is responsive. To do this, shake them lightly by their shoul-
ders and ask loudly: "Is everything OK?" If they respond, try to find out what the problem is with
them and get help if necessary. Regularly check their condition.
If they do not respond, check their breathing using sight, hearing and touch. To do this, turn the
patient onto their back. Place your hand on their forehead and gently tilt their head backwards
using your other hand's fingertips in order to clear the airways. If you are unsure whether breath
-
ing is normal, work on the basis that it is not normal and start resuscitation.
B
Make an emergency call
If the patient is not responsive and is not breathing normally, immediately alert the emergency
services (the number for Europe, for example, is 112).
C
Expose the upper body
As far as possible, ensure that the patient is lying on a firm and level surface. Expose the patient's
upper body. The LifePad
®
must be able to rest directly on bare skin.
D
Place the LifePad
®
Place the LifePad
®
on the patient's bare upper body as shown. Align the product using the red
reference lines. The LifePad
®
should be positioned on the patient's upper body so that the vertical
red line is in the middle of the body and the lower edge of the product is in line with the sternum/
breastbone so that the pressure sensor
4
is in the lower half of the sternum.
E
Pull out the battery strip
Then pull the battery strip
3
completely out of the housing to activate the LifePad
®
. An acoustic
signal begins to sound on the LifePad
®
.
F
Place your hands on the patient
Kneel next to the patient. Place the ball of one hand on the raised part of the LifePad
®
pressure
sensor
4
. Place the ball of your other hand on the first hand and interlace your fingers. Make sure
that they do not press on the patient's ribs and do not put any pressure on the upper abdomen.