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Defibrillating During Pacing
Should it be necessary to defibrillate the patient during pacing, refer to the procedure for defibrillating
in Manual Defib Mode in Chapter 6, or AED Mode in Chapter 5. Once the Therapy Knob is moved
from the Pacer position to a Manual Defib Mode energy setting or AED, pacing is stopped.
To resume pacing after defibrillation, repeat the pacing procedure, as described in “Demand Mode
Pacing” on page 88 or “Fixed Mode Pacing” on page 89. When pacing is resumed, pacing settings
selected prior to defibrillation (mode, rate, and output) are retained. Be sure to confirm that cardiac
capture has been maintained.
CAUTION Pacing must be turned off before defibrillating with a second defibrillator. Failure to do so could
damage the HeartStart MRx.
Troubleshooting
If your HeartStart MRx does not operate as expected during pacing, see Chapter 20,
“Troubleshooting” on page 249.
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