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STEP 3: SHOCK DELIVERY
First, make sure that no one is touching the patient or the pads. While the FR2+
is charging, it continues to analyze the patient’s heart rhythm. If the rhythm
changes and a shock is no longer appropriate, the FR2+ disarms. Voice and text
prompts advise you what action to take.
There are four ways you can tell that the defibrillator is ready to deliver a shock:
• you hear a voice prompt telling you to deliver a shock,
• you see the Shock button flashing,
• you hear a steady tone, and/or
• you see a text prompt telling you to press the orange (Shock) button.
Press the Shock button to deliver the shock.
IMPORTANT: You must press the button for a shock to be
delivered. The HeartStart FR2+ Defibrillator will not
automatically deliver a shock. This safety feature allows you to
verify that the patient is clear before a shock is delivered.
NOTE:If you do not press the Shock button within 30 seconds of being
prompted, the HeartStart FR2+ will disarm itself and provide a pause. It will
resume analyzing heart rhythm after 30 seconds or when the Resume
Analyzing key is pressed.
After you press the Shock button, a voice prompt tells you the shock was
delivered. Then the FR2+ pauses to allow you to perform CPR. The duration of
this CPR interval is determined by the CPR Timer setting.
CPR INTERVAL
After telling you that it has paused, the FR2+ gives no more voice prompts
during the CPR interval, so that you can provide uninterrupted patient care.
During the CPR interval, the FR2+ screen shows a bar that fills in as the CPR
interval is used up. The HeartStart FR2+ M3860A also displays the ECG, if
enabled, during this period.
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