Patient treatment protocol options
parameter
“call EMS” voice reminder timing
shock series
shock series interval (minutes)
settings | default | default description |
• At power on (when | At the start of | Provides a voice reminder to make |
the user turns on | the first | sure emergency medical services have |
the HeartStart) | patient care | been called, at the start of the first |
• At power on and at | pause | patient care pause. |
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the start of the first |
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patient care pause |
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• At the start of the |
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first patient care |
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pause |
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• No reminder |
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1, 2, 3, 4 | 1 | The automatic protocol pause for CPR |
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| is activated each time a shock is |
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| delivered.* |
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| During the protocol pause, the |
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| HeartStart does not perform rhythm |
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| analysis. |
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| The length of the protocol pause after |
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| a shock series is completed is |
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| determined by the protocol pause |
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| timer setting. |
1.0, 2.0, | 1.0 | A delivered shock must occur within 1 |
∞ (infinity) |
| minute of the previous shock to be |
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| counted as part of the current shock |
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| series. |
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| NOTE: This parameter is only applicable |
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| when the shock series is not configured to |
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| the default 1 shock. |
Philips Medical Systems
*A shock series begins when a shock is delivered after the HeartStart is turned on. A new shock series begins after a protocol pause. If shock series is configured for 2 or more, a new shock series also begins if the time since the previous shock exceeds the shock series interval setting.
