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Pausing for CPR

NOTE

Pausing for CPR

At the completion of a shock series or when no shock is advised, the Heart- Start XLT prompts you to &KHFN￿3DWLHQW￿￿&KHFN￿3XOVH￿. It allows eight seconds for

you to check the pulse, then prompts you as follows:

Figure 3-10 Press Pause Display

If Needed

Press PAUSE

And Begin CPR Shocks: 1

00:00:50

PAUSE ANALYZE

If CPR is needed, press . While paused, the Pause Timer indicates the elapsed time and the total duration of the Pause state, in seconds. The Pause Timer is configurable to meet your local CPR protocol needs. Rhythm, SpO2 and heart rate monitoring alarms are suspended for the duration of the pause.

*This section describes how the Pause state functions using the default con- figuration. If your HeartStart XLT is configured to support the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation, refer to the “ERC Proto- col” section on page 3-16 for details.

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Philips M3500B manual Pausing for CPR, If Needed Press Pause Begin CPR Shocks