ZOLL R Series Monitor Defibrillator Rev K Operators Guide - Manual (Page 64)

C HAPTER 4 M ANUAL D EFIBRILLATION
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Rub the paddles against the skin to maximize the paddle-to-patient contact.
WARNING! Do not permit gel to accumulate between the paddle electrodes on the chest wall (gel
bridge). This could cause burns and reduce the amount of energy delivered to the heart.
If using defibrillator gel pads, make sure that the size of the pad is large enough to cover
the entire paddle electrode area.
The paddles may be used for ECG monitoring in emergency situations when time does not
allow connection of standard ECG monitoring electrodes.
If an ECG cable and ECG electrodes are in use, press the LEAD button to select the desired
ECG lead.
2 Charge Defibrillator
Press the CHARGE button on the apex handle or on the front panel.
If both SHOCK buttons on the paddles are depressed when the CHARGE button is activated,
the unit does not charge and a RELEASE SHOCK BUTTON message appears on the display.
To increase or decrease the selected energy after you have pressed the CHARGE button, use
the defibrillator ENERGY SELECT buttons on either the sternum paddle or the defibrillator
front panel.
Caution Changing the selected energy while the unit is charging or charged causes the defibrillator to
disarm itself. Press the CHARGE button again to charge the unit to the newly selected energy
level.
Sternum
Apex
ENERGY
SELECT
ENERGY
SELECT
ANALYZE ANALYZE CHARGE CHARGE
RELEASE RELEASE
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