Philips M3500B manual Changing Pacing Modes, Defibrillating During Pacing

Changing Pacing Modes

6. Increase the output until cardiac capture occurs.

Press up on Output to increase the output in increments of 10 mA.

7. Decrease the output to the lowest level that still maintains capture.

Press		on Output to decrease the output in increments of 5 mA.
Press	Start	to stop pacing. Press Pacer to exit the pacing function. The
	Stop

green LED next to the button goes out, indicating pacing is no longer active.

Changing Pacing Modes

If paced pulses are being delivered, you must stop pacing before changing the pacing mode:

1.Press

2.Press

Start

Stop

Mode

to stop pacing.

to change the mode.

3. Adjust the rate, if needed.

4. Press	Start	to resume pacing.
	Stop

5. Adjust the output, as needed to obtain capture.

Defibrillating During Pacing

If the patient must be defibrillated during pacing, follow the procedure for defibrillating in Manual Mode on page 6-4.

Pacing is automatically turned off when you charge the defibrillator and the pacing dialogue box is removed from the display. After a shock, pacing remains off.

To resume pacing, refer to “Pacing” on page 8-4. When you resume, the rate, mode, and output settings start at the settings selected prior to defibrillation.

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