Changing pacing modes, Defibrillating during pacing – Philips HEARTSTART XLT M3500B User Manual

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Changing Pacing Modes

8-6

Pacing

6. Increase the output until cardiac capture occurs.

Press up

on

to increase the output in increments of 10 mA.

7. Decrease the output to the lowest level that still maintains capture.

Press

on

to decrease the output in increments of 5 mA.

Press

to stop pacing. Press

to exit the pacing function. The

green LED next to the button goes out, indicating pacing is no longer active.

Changing Pacing Modes

If paced pulses are being delivered, you must stop pacing before changing the
pacing mode:

1. Press

to stop pacing.

2. Press

to change the mode.

3. Adjust the rate, if needed.

4. Press

to resume pacing.

5. Adjust the output, as needed to obtain capture.

Defibrillating During Pacing

If the patient must be defibrillated during pacing, follow the procedure for
defibrillating in Manual Mode on page 6-4.

Pacing is automatically turned off when you charge the defibrillator and the
pacing dialogue box is removed from the display. After a shock, pacing
remains off.

To resume pacing, refer to “Pacing” on page 8-4. When you resume, the rate,
mode, and output settings start at the settings selected prior to defibrillation.

Output

Output

Start

Stop

Pacer

Start

Stop

Mode

Start

Stop

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