Physio Control LIFEPAK 9 - Page 52

Operation 2
fm Table 2-1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators (cont.)
| Item Control or Indicator Function
21 Recorder Records ECG and annotation in delay ECG mode only. Prints date,
time, sync mode (if active), ECG lead, ECG gain, and heart rate.
Prints selected energy and defibrillation mode during defibrillation.
Records automatically for 16 seconds whenever a heart rate alarm
violation occurs.
PADDLES AREA
22 Patient Cable Connector Connection for 6-pin patient cable.
23 STERNUM Paddle Defibrillation electrode with one discharge pushbutton, usually
placed to left of sternum (patient’s right). Also serves as negative
ECG electrode during QUIK-LOOK paddle monitoring.
24 APEX Paddle Defibrillation electrode with QUIK-CHARGE control (CHARGE)
and one discharge pushbutton, usually placed near cardiac apex.
Also serves as positive ECG electrode during QUIK-LOOK paddle
monitoring.
25 CHARGE Momentary pushbutton to charge defibrillator from APEX paddle.
(QUIK-CHARGE
PAT control)
26 Charge Indicator LED flashes during charge and glows steadily when energy has
reached selected level.
27 Discharge Pushbuttons Pushbuttons to discharge energy. Both pushbuttons must be
pressed simultaneously to deliver energy to the paddles. ENERGY
WILL NOT BE DELIVERED UNLESS THE INSTRUMENT IS
FULLY CHARGED TO SELECTED LEVEL.
28 Test Load (not shown) 50Q defibrillator test load. Metal contacts (not shown, in paddles
O August 1993 Physio-Control
storage area) for receiving defibrillation discharge energy from
paddles.
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