Aed procedure, Therapy – Physio-Control LIFEPAK 15 User Manual
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LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator Operating Instructions
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AED Procedure
The following descriptions of AED prompts (voice and text) are based on the factory default settings
for AED mode. The settings are consistent with the 2005 American Heart Association (AHA) and
European Resuscitation Council (ERC) guidelines. Changing the setup options may result in
different AED behavior.
The CPR metronome automatically sounds during CPR times and can only be silenced and un-
silenced.
To perform automated external defibrillation:
1. Verify that the patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest (unconscious, pulseless, not breathing
normally).
2. Press
ON
.
3. Prepare the patient for electrode placement (see "Patient Skin Preparation" on page 5-4).
4. Connect the therapy electrodes to the therapy cable and confirm cable connection to the
defibrillator.
5. Apply the therapy electrodes to the patient’s chest in the anterior-lateral position (see "Anterior-
Lateral Placement" on page 5-5).
The CONNECT ELECTRODES prompts occur until
the patient is connected to the AED. If
possible, place the patient on a hard surface
away from standing water.
AED Mode
Connect electrodes
The PUSH ANALYZE prompts occur when the
patient is properly connected to the AED.
AED Mode
Push ANALYZE