Noninvasive pacing – Physio-Control LIFEPAK 15 User Manual

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LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator Operating Instructions

Noninvasive Pacing

For general troubleshooting tips, see Table 10-2 on page 10-18.

Pacing starts spontaneously

Patient’s heart rate falls below
set pacing rate

• Appropriate pacemaker

function; assess patient.

During standby pacing, ECG
lead disconnects and pacing
begins asynchronously

• Reconnect ECG lead.

Set pacing rate (ppm) and
ECG paced rate do not
appear to match

Internal error detected

• Print ECG and calculate the

pace rate.

Improper sensing
(for example, sensing on
T-waves)

QRS complex too small

• Select another lead.

T-wave too large

• Adjust ECG size.

SYNC

mode will not activate

PACER

is on. Pacing and Sync

are separate functions and are
not allowed at the same time.

• Discontinue pacing, if

appropriate for the patient,
and press SYNC.

Defibrillator will not turn off

Pacemaker is on

• Turn off PACER and then press

and hold ON for at least 2
seconds.

Table 5-4 Troubleshooting Tips for Noninvasive Pacing (Continued)

OBSERVATION

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

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