Therapy cable pacing check, General maintenance and testing – Physio-Control LIFEPAK 15 User Manual

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LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator Operating Instructions

General Maintenance and Testing

11.Press

PRINT

.

12.After the tone sounds indicating full charge, press and hold

(shock) while observing the

Home Screen.

13.Confirm that the defibrillator discharges on the next sensed QRS complex.

14.Press

PRINT

again to stop the printer.

15.Confirm that the defibrillator returns to Asynchronous mode (sense markers are no longer

displayed and

SYNC

LED is off).

Note:

Defibrillator may be set up to remain in Sync mode after discharge.

16.Select

PADDLES

lead.

17.Disconnect the therapy cable from the simulator. Confirm that the

PADDLES LEADS OFF

message appears and that an audible tone occurs.

18.Confirm that the printer annotates the time, date, Sync On, sense markers prior to energy

delivered, energy selected, no sense markers after Shock 1, and Sync Off on the ECG strip.

19.Turn off the defibrillator.

Therapy Cable Pacing Check

Equipment Needed:

• LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator

• QUIK-COMBO therapy cable

• Patient ECG cable

• 3-lead or 12-lead patient simulator with QUIK-COMBO connector

• Fully charged batteries or power adapter connected to a reliable power source

To check therapy cable pacing:

1. Press

ON

.

2. Connect the QUIK-COMBO therapy cable to the simulator.

3. Turn on the simulator and select

BRADY

.

4. Connect the ECG cable to the defibrillator and to the simulator.

5. Select Lead

II

.

6. Press

PACER

.

WARNING

SHOCK HAZARD

During defibrillation checks, the discharged energy passes through the cable

connectors. Securely attach cable connectors to the simulator.

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