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2 Safety instructions
For the correct use of a SMARTY Saver Series defibrillator, the users must be aware of the safety factors listed below.
We recommend that you read them carefully.
The SMARTY Saver Series defibrillators and their accessories comply with the rules and regulations on safety that are
currently in force and with the provisions of the directives on medical products.
The device and its accessories must be deemed to be safe in the case of application in compliance with the provisions
and if the descriptions and instructions listed in this user manual are complied with.
Below please find the main precautions for the correct and safe use of the defibrillator, divided - for easier consultation
- in hazard statements, warnings and instructions for disposal.
2.1 HAZARD statements
➢ Use SMARTY Saver Plus in compliance with what is laid down in this user manual.
Read these instructions and, in particular, the safety instructions carefully.
➢ In compliance with IEC standards (section 0), use of the SMARTY Saver plus device or of its accessories is not allowed in
the presence of inflammable substances (gasoline or similar) or in an oxygen-rich atmosphere or an atmosphere rich in
inflammable gases/vapours.
➢ Do not recharge the single-use batteries SMT-C14031: risk of explosion!
➢ Avoid contact of the batteries with open flames. Do not expose to fire.
➢ Do not cause a short-circuit of the battery terminals.
➢ In case of leakage of fluids or strange odours from the batteries, keep them away from fire to prevent the possible
combustion of leaking electrolytes.
➢ Shock hazard. The device generates high voltage and hazardous current levels. Do not open SMARTY Saver Plus do not
remove the panels and do not attempt to repair it. SMARTY Saver Plus does not contain components that can be
repaired by the users. In order to perform repairs, SMARTY Saver Plus must be sent to an authorised technical support
centre.
➢ Do not apply the defibrillation pads on the patient’s chest if nitroglycerine plasters are present. Only place the
electrodes once you have removed the plasters. Otherwise there is a risk of explosion.
➢ Do not touch the patient and prevent third parties from coming into contact with the patient during the defibrillation
shock. Avoid all contact between:
• parts of the patient’s body
• conducting liquids (such as gel, blood, or saline solution)
• metal objects near the patient (such as the bed frame or a stretching device) that may potentially act as
conductors for the defibrillation current
➢ Before using the device, make sure that the patient is safe; if necessary, move them carefully to a protected location, as
set forth by the AHA/ERC directives.
➢ Do not immerse any part of SMARTY Saver Plus or its accessories in water or other liquids.
➢ Do not allow liquids to enter SMARTY Saver Plus or its accessories. Avoid pouring liquids on the device and its
accessories. Otherwise, damage may be caused or there may a risk of fire or shock. Do not sterilise SMARTY Saver Plus
and/or its accessories.
➢ Avoid the formation of air bubbles between the skin and the defibrillation pads. The formation of air bubbles during
defibrillation may cause severe burns to the patient’s epidermis. To avoid the formation of air bubbles, make sure that
the electrodes are in full contact with the skin. Do not use electrodes whose gel has dried out and check its expiry date
before use.
➢ Do not delay treatment in case of patients with an implanted pacemaker and perform an attempt at defibrillation if the
patient has lost consciousness and is not breathing or is not breathing normally.
➢ Do not apply the defibrillation electrodes directly on an implanted pacemaker, to avoid possible device interpretation
errors and to avoid damaging the pacemaker with the defibrillation pulse.
During the application of the electrodes:
• Do not apply the electrodes directly on an implanted device.
• Apply the electrodes at least 2.54 cm (1 inch) from any implanted device.
If a pacemaker is present, the defibrillators of the Smarty Saver series will, in any case, make it possible to release the
shock, unless, although they envisage a treatment of the ECG signal such as to guarantee an accurate rejection of the
artefacts, the interference of the pacemaker is such (e.g. due to the electrodes being placed in a way that does not
comply with the warning indicated) as to alter the ECG signal and not allow the shock.
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