GE Marquette Responder 3000

Manual Defibrillation / Synchronized Defibrillation
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ECG
ECG
I
II
III
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160 / 40
bpm
ECG
Vit. Sign
ECG
Vit. Sign
Channel1 Channel2 Channel3
Previous
Menu
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Figure 4-17. Menu for selection of the displayed
ECG leads
3
2
Analyse
Sync
Figure 4-18. Sync button, activates the synchro-
nized defibrillation mode
ECG
ECG
II
I
III
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bpm
ECG
Vit. sign
ECG
Vit. sign
Channel1 Channel2 Channel3
Previous
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manual
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Figure 4-19. SYNC marker above QRS complex
Performing Cardioversion
•
Check the ECG.
The ECG signal must be interference-free and
have an adequate amplitude. Follow these steps to
select another lead (only possible when the ECG is
acquired via separate ECG electrodes) or to
change the signal size:
−
Press
F1
ECG
.
−
Press
F1
I...III, aV...V, Paddle
again.
The menu for selection of the ECG lead ap-
pears (Figure 4-17).
−
Using
F1
, select the lead to be displayed in
channel 1, with
F2
select the lead for chan-
nel 2, and with
F3
select the lead for chan-
nel 3 (with each key press the device ad-
vances to the next lead).
−
Press
F5
Previous Menu
and change the signal
size with
F2
1 cm/mV
.
−
Press
F5
Next Menu
for about 2 seconds to
return to the main menu.
•
Activate the synchronized mode with
Sync
(Figure 4-18).
•
Verify that
−
the heart symbol blinks regularly,
−
a SYNC marker appears above each QRS
complex (Figure 4-19), and
−
the yellow indicator above the
Sync
button
briefly goes off with each trigger pulse.
•
Set the energy selector to the required energy
level ("Autoseq" is not suitable for cardiover-
sion).
Note
For cardioversion, AHA and ERC recommend the
following energy levels:
50 J, 100 J, 200 J, 300 J, 360 J.
•
Defibrillate the patient as described on page 19.
When using adhesive pads, please note that
defibrillator charging is initiated with
and
the shock is triggered by simultaneously press-
ing
and
.