Operation – Therapy
User Manual corpuls
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5.4 Manual Defibrillation and Cardioversion
5.4.1 Information on Manual Defibrillation and
Cardioversion
In the manual defibrillation mode of corpuls
3
, the users have full freedom of
action and decision-making concerning operation of the defibrillator. They have
to assess the ECG and can, depending on the patient, select the necessary
energy and trigger the defibrillation- or cardioversion shock.
The boot-up time of the corpuls
3
is reduced if the corpuls
3
is switched on
directly in manual defibrillation mode by pressing the Manual key.
After pressing the Manual key the following screen structure appears:
Fig. 5-6 Manual defibrillation, initial screen (illustration may differ)
1 Status line
2 Parameter area
3 Current ECG (recording II/DEauto)
4 Configurable curve area
5 Pre-set energy
6 Metronome
7 Synchronisation option
8 Patient impedance
9 Operating instruction
10 Charging status
11 Time since last shock
11 Number of shocks since switching on the device
13 Time since defibrillation mode was launched