Defibrillating
Defibrillating a Patient
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After Using the Defibrillator
If you want to print an Event Summary now, press . See Printing the
Event Summary Record on page 3-8. After you use the defibrillator, perform the
following steps to prepare the defibrillator for its next use.
1 Turn the Energy Select control to Off (Standby).
2 Return the instrument to its storage location, and plug the power cord into an AC
power outlet. Verify that the and [ lights are on.
3 Clean all paddles, controls, and cables. Refer to Chapter 8, Maintaining the
Defibrillator for cleaning instructions.
4 Check that sufficient recorder paper and electrolyte paste or defibrillator pads
are available for the next use of the defibrillator.
Defibrillating with Alternate Paddle Sets
The CodeMaster XL+ will defibrillate with several different pads/paddles sets.
• Adult/Pediatric Anterior/Anterior External Paddles
• External Adhesive Pads
• Internal Paddles
Performing Pediatric Defibrillation
The CodeMaster XL+ paddle set comes with pediatric paddles. To use the pediatric
paddle set, depress the release latch at the front of the standard external paddle set
while pulling forward on the adult paddle surface. This action will remove the adult
paddle contact surface and expose the smaller pediatric contact surface.
Refer to the Defibrillating a Patient section for defibrillation procedures.
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