CHAPTER 5ADVISORY DEFIBRILLATION
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Advisory Defibrillation Procedure
Determine the Patient’s Condition Following Local Medical Protocols
Verify:
• Unconsciousness.
• Absence of breathing.
• Absence of pulse.
Begin CPR Following Local Medical Protocols
Request additional assistance.
Prepare Patient
Remove all clothing covering the patient’s chest. Dry chest if necessary. If the patient has
excessive chest hair, clip or shave it to ensure proper adhesion of the electrodes.
Attach hands-free therapy electrodes according to instructions on the electrode packaging and
as described in “Therapy Electrode Application” on page 4-7.
Ensure that the electrodes are making good contact with the patient’s skin and are not covering
any part of the ECG electrodes.
If therapy electrodes are not making good contact with the patient’s skin, the unit issues the
messages CHECK PADS and POOR PAD CONTACT and does not allow delivery of energy. If a
short circuit exists between the electrodes, the unit issues the message DEFIB PAD SHORT.
1 Select ON
The unit beeps 4 times to indicate that it has passed the power on self test, and the green AED
label and the ON mode selector light up on the front panel.
Press the Manual Mode softkey on the front panel of the unit to enter the Manual mode of
operation.
The message CONFIRM MANUAL MODE and the Confirm softkey will be displayed. Press
the Confirm softkey to enter the Manual mode of operation. If the Confirm softkey is not
pressed within 10 seconds, the unit will revert back to AED operation.
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