Physio-Control LIFEPAK 20e - Manual (Page 130)

Maintaining the Equipment
7-8 LIFEPAK 20e Defibrillator/Monitor Operating Instructions
Therapy Cable Monitoring Check
Equipment needed:
• LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitor
• QUIK-COMBO ® (or FAST-PATCH ® ) therapy cable
• QUIK-COMBO 3-lead or 12-lead patient simulator, or posted patient simulator
• Fully charged batteries
Procedure:
1 Press ON .
2 Turn on the simulator and select normal sinus rhythm.
3 Connect the therapy cable to the patient simulator.
4 Select PADDLES lead.
5 Confirm that the screen shows a normal sinus rhythm and that no PADDLES LEADS OFF or
SERVICE message appears.
6 Disconnect the therapy cable from the simulator. Confirm the PADDLES LEADS OFF message
appears and an audible alarm sounds.
Therapy Cable Defibrillation and Synchronized Cardioversion Check on Battery
Power
Equipment needed:
• LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitor with fully charged internal battery
• QUIK-COMBO or FAST-PATCH therapy cable
• QUIK-COMBO 3-lead or 12-lead patient simulator, or posted patient simulator
• Patient ECG cable
Procedure:
Note: 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 Connect the therapy cable to the simulator.
5 Turn on the simulator and select any rhythm except asystole or ventricular fibrillation.
6 Select Lead II.
7 Press SYNC .
8 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.
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 PRINT.