Physio-Control LIFEPAK 20e - Manual (Page 129)

7
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ining the
Equipment
Maintaining the Equipment
LIFEPAK 20e Defibrillator/Monitor Operating Instructions 7-7
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Procedure:
Ensure the defibrillator is connected to AC power 4 hours prior to performing this test. The
battery should be fully charged.
1 Disconnect the defibrillator from AC power.
2 Press ON .
3 Connect the ECG cable to the monitor and the patient simulator.
4 Turn on the simulator and select any rhythm except asystole or ventricular fibrillation.
5 Select Lead II.
6 Press SYNC .
7 Confirm the sync LED lights. Adjust ECG size until the sense markers appear on the QRS
complexes. Confirm that the sync LED blinks off with each detected QRS complex and the
heart rate is displayed.
8 Place the standard paddles on the defibrillator checker paddle plates.
9 Select 200 J.
10 Press CHARGE .
Note: If the defibrillator takes more than 10 seconds to charge to 200 joules, the battery
may need to be replaced. Contact qualified service personnel.
11 Confirm that the tone indicating full charge sounds within 10 seconds or less.
12 Press only the apex SHOCK button and confirm that the defibrillator does not discharge.
Release the apex SHOCK button.
13 Press only the sternum SHOCK button and confirm that the defibrillator does not discharge.
Release the sternum SHOCK button.
14 Press PRINT .
15 Apply firm pressure with both paddles on the defibrillator checker and hold both SHOCK
buttons while observing the screen.
16 Confirm the defibrillator discharges on the next sense QRS complex.
17 Confirm the defibrillator returns to asynchronous mode (sense markers are no longer
displayed and sync LED is off).
18 Confirm that the printer annotates the time, date, sync ON , sync sense markers prior to
energy delivered, energy selected, no sense markers after SHOCK 1, and sync OFF on the
ECG strip.
19 Connect defibrillator to AC power and power off.
Note: The defibrillator may be configured to remain in synchronous mode after discharge.
Note: To perform a defibrillation check with standard paddles seated in the paddle wells,
perform the user test (
page 7-4 ), not the standard paddles defibrillation check.
WARNING!
Possible paddle damage and patient burns.
Press paddles firmly onto test load plates when discharging to prevent arcing and formation of
pits on paddle surfaces. Pitted or damaged paddles may cause patient skin burns during
defibrillation.