LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator
Service Manual
Safety
General Warnings
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SAFETY RISK AND POSSIBLE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
POSSIBLE INJURY OR SKIN BURNS
Monitors, defibrillators, and their accessories (including electrodes and
cables) contain ferromagnetic materials. As with all ferromagnetic
equipment, these products must not be used in the presence of the high
magnetic field created by a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) device.
The high magnetic field created by an MRI device will attract the
equipment with a force sufficient to cause death or serious personal
injury to persons between the equipment and the MRI device. This
magnetic attraction may also damage and affect the performance of the
equipment. Skin burns will also occur due to heating of electrically
conductive materials such as patient leads and pulse oximeter sensors.
Consult the MRI manufacturer for more information.
POSSIBLE SKIN BURNS
A defect in the neutral electrode connection on HF surgical equipment
could cause burns at the lead or sensor site and damage to the monitor/
defibrillator. Do not apply patient leads or sensors when using high
frequency (HF) surgical (electrocautery) equipment.
WARNINGS (CONTINUED)
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