Physio-Control LIFEPAK 20e - Manual (Page 76)

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4-6 LIFEPAK 20e Defibrillator/Monitor Operating Instructions
When the CPR metronome is set to ON in the setup options (refer to Section 8 ), the CPR
metronome icon is displayed and the metronome sounds automatically during CPR times.
You cannot enable or disable the CPR metronome while in AED mode. Refer to "CPR
Metronome," page 4-17 , for more information.
AED Procedure
The following descriptions of voice prompts and messages are based on the factory default
settings for AED mode. The default settings are consistent with 2010 American Heart
Association (AHA) and European Resuscitation Council (ERC) guidelines. Changing the setup
options may result in different AED behavior. Refer to
Section 8 for setup option choices.
1 Verify that the patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest (unresponsive, not breathing normally, and
showing no signs of circulation.)
2 Press ON .
3 Prepare the patient for electrode placement (refer to "Paddles Monitoring Procedure" on
page 3-4 ).
4 Connect the therapy electrodes to the therapy cable, and confirm cable connection to the
defibrillator.
5 Apply the electrodes to the patient's chest in the anterior-lateral position (refer to "Anterior-
lateral Placement," page 4-3 ).
When the ECG waveform is set to OFF in
the setup options, the messages and
prompts fill the screen as shown in the
screen to the left.
The CONNECT ELECTRODES message
and voice prompt occur until the patient
is connected to the AED.