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Introduction
WARNING:
PERSONALINJURY—Contactwithpatientsduringdebrillationcancauseserious
injuryordeath.
Donotcontactpatientsduringdebrillation.Patientsignalinputslabeledwiththe
CFandBFsymbolswithpaddlesareprotectedagainstdamageresultingfrom
debrillationvoltages.
Toensureproperdebrillatorprotection,useonlyGEHealthcarerecommended
cablesandleadwires.Properplacementofdebrillatorpaddlesinrelationtothe
electrodesisrequiredtoensuresuccessfuldebrillation.
WARNING:
INTERPRETATIONHAZARD—ResultsoftheautomatedQTanalysisarenot
consideredadiagnosis.
Aqualiedphysicianorcardiologistmustreviewandconrmthemeasurements
andwaveformsrecordedbythesystem.Itshouldbeusedonlyasanadjunctto
theclinicalhistory,symptoms,andresultsofothertests.
WARNING:
INTERPRETATIONHAZARD—Computerizedinterpretationisonlysignicantwhen
usedinconjunctionwithclinicalndings.
Aqualiedphysicianmustoverreadallcomputer-generatedtracings.
WARNING:
POORSIGNALQUALITY—Improperskinpreparationcancausepoorsignalquality
duringtheECGrecording.
Carefulskinpreparationisthekeytoaninterference-freeECG.
WARNING:
IMPROPERUSE—Thisisaprescriptivedevice.
Thisequipmentisintendedforusebyorunderthedirectsupervisionofalicensed
healthcarepractitioner.
WARNING:
EXPLOSIONHAZARD—Batteriesmayexplodeinres
Donotdisposeofthebatterybyre.Followlocalenvironmentalguidelines
concerningdisposalandrecycling.
WARNING:
ELECTRICSHOCKHAZARD/SYSTEMMALFUNCTIONLiquidsinsideadevicecan
causeelectricshockorsystemmalfunction.
Donotallowliquidstoenterthedevice.Ifliquidsenterthedevice,turnitoffand
informyourservicetechnician.Donotusethedeviceuntilitischeckedbya
servicetechnician.
WARNING:
ELECTRICSHOCK—Improperconnectionofthisequipmentmaycauseelectric
shock.
Toavoidriskofelectricshock,thisequipmentmustonlybeconnectedtoasupply
mainswithprotectiveearth.
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