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fibrillation | A disturbance of the normal heart rhythm that results in chaotic, disorganized | |
| activity that cannot effectively pump blood. Ventricular fibrillation (fibrillation in | |
| the lower chambers of the heart) is associated with sudden cardiac arrest. | |
HeartStart Event Review | A suite of data management software applications for use by trained personnel to | |
| review and analyze HeartStart Defibrillator patient use and by authorized | |
| personnel to alter HeartStart configuration. Information is available from Philips | |
| Medical Systems on the internet at http://www.medical.philips.com/goto/ | |
| eventreview. | |
A blue “information” button on the front of the HeartStart Defibrillator. If the | ||
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| HeartStart provides CPR Coaching;* if the | |
| and the HeartStart is chirping, the HeartStart provides troubleshooting guidance. | |
| At other times, if the | |
| HeartStart provides summary information about its last clinical use and device | |
| status. When the | |
| touch the patient. | |
infrared | A method of sending information using a special part of the light spectrum. It is | |
communications | used to transmit information between the HeartStart Defibrillator and a computer | |
| running HeartStart Event Review software. | |
NSA | “No Shock Advised,” a decision made by the HeartStart Defibrillator that a shock | |
| is not needed, based on analysis of the patient’s heart rhythm. | |
NSA pause | A pause provided by the HeartStart Defibrillator following an NSA decision. The | |
| pause can be configured to a “standard” NSA pause or a “SMART” NSA pause. | |
| During a standard NSA pause the defibrillator performs no background | |
| monitoring of patient rhythm. During a SMART NSA pause, the defibrillator | |
| conducts background monitoring and, if it detects an | |
| rhythm, will exit the pause and begin rhythm analysis. If the HeartStart detects | |
| artifact such as that created by CPR, or if the user presses the | |
| Coaching during a SMART NSA pause, the defibrillator will not exit the pause for | |
| rhythm analysis in order to allow CPR to be completed uninterrupted. | |
A heart rhythm that the HeartStart Defibrillator determines is not appropriate for | ||
| defibrillation. | |
On/Off button | A green button located on the front of the HeartStart Defibrillator. Pressing the | |
| On/Off button when the defibrillator is in standby mode turns the defibrillator on; | |
| pressing and holding the On/Off button for one second when the defibrillator is on | |
| turns the defibrillator off and disarms the defibrillator. In addition, pressing the | |
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| * Pressing the | |
| background monitoring. | |
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