LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator
Service Manual
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Acronyms
Table 1.1 lists acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual.
Table 1.1— Acronyms and Abbreviations
Term Description
AAMI Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
ADC Analog-to-digital conversion
AED Automated external defibrillator
Ah Ampere hour
AHA American Heart Association
AMI Acute myocardial infarction
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASIC Application-specific integrated circuit
BF Electrically isolated, external body connection
BPM Beats per minute
BTE Biphasic truncated exponential
CF Electrically isolated, direct cardiac connection
CO2 Carbon dioxide