P hili ps Me dical Sy stems
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A heart rhythm that the HeartStart FR2+ determines is not appropriate for |
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rhythm |
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| shock delivery. |
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NSA | No Shock Advised decision, made by the HeartStart FR2+ based on |
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| analysis of the patient’s heart rhythm. |
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pacemaker | External or implanted cardiac pulse generator that stimulates the heart |
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| electronically. |
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pads | See “defibrillator pads.” |
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pause | A defined period during which the HeartStart FR2+ does not perform rhythm | D |
| analysis. |
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pediatric defibrillation | Defibrillation of a child under eight years of age or 55 lbs. (25 Kg). It is |
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| recommended that FR2 infant/child |
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| used for pediatric patients. |
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periodic selftests | Daily, weekly, and monthly tests automatically conducted by the FR2+ when |
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| it is in the standby mode. The tests monitor many key functions and |
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| parameters of the FR2+, including battery capacity and the state of its |
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| internal circuitry. |
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presenting ECG | The heart rhythm seen by the HeartStart FR2+ when it is first connected to |
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| the patient (via the defibrillator pads) and begins rhythm analysis. |
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prompts | The voice commands and screen text used to guide the responder through |
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| use of the HeartStart FR2+ to treat the patient. |
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protocol | A sequence of operations performed by the HeartStart FR2+ to direct |
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| patient care in the AED mode. |
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protocol timeout | A programmable interval between shocks, used by the HeartStart FR2+ to |
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| decide if the shocks are part of the same shock series. |
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read (data) | A feature of the HeartStart FR2+ that allows it to read setup data from a |
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| M3854A data card. |
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receive (data) | A feature of the HeartStart FR2+ that allows use of its infrared (IR) |
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| communications port to receive revised setup and clock settings directly |
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| from another device. |
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rechargeable battery | The M3848A FR2+ rechargeable battery, used with the M3849A charger |
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| only. |
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record voice | An optional feature of the HeartStart FR2+ that allows sound recording to a |
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| data card during use of the device in an incident. Activation of this feature |
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| requires revision of the HeartStart FR2+’s default settings. |
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Glossary of Terms
