Defibrillating

Defibrillating

Follow the voice and screen prompts as they guide you through the following steps:

1.Press On.

In this first step of the defibrillation process, the HeartStart XLT checks to see if the pads patient cable and the pads are connected. If they are, it pro- ceeds to step 2.

If the pads patient cable is not properly attached, you are prompted to &RQ￿ QHFW￿3DGV￿&DEOH.

Figure 3-3 Connect Pads Cable Display

Connect

Pads

Cable

Shocks: 0 00:00:02

Once the cable is connected, the HeartStart XLT checks to make sure the pads are making good contact with the patient’s skin. It does this by moni- toring the electrical impedance between the two pads.

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Defibrillating in AED Mode

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Philips M3500B manual Defibrillating, Press On, Connect Pads Cable