Physio-Control LIFEPAK 15 - Manual (Page 39)

BASIC ORIENTATION
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Note: Older or heavily used batteries lose charge capacity. If a fully charged battery is installed in
the defibrillator and the battery status indicator shows less than four bars, the battery has reduced
capacity. If a battery status indicator shows only one or two bars after a fully charged battery is
installed, the battery has less than half the normal use time and should be recycled.
Alarms
LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator alarms can be set up to be ON or OFF when the defibrillator is
turned on. For more information, see the LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator Setup Options provided
with your device.
When alarms are set up to be ON, default limits are set. The limits temporarily appear to the right of
the active vital signs. For all vital sign default alarm limits, see Table A-3 on page A-14.
If alarms are set up to be OFF, press ALARMS to enable the alarms. Whether alarms are set up to be
ON or are enabled by pressing ALARMS , they can only be turned off by pressing ON to turn off the
device. If power is lost for less than 30 seconds, for example due to a system reset or changing the
only active battery, alarm settings are restored automatically.
Setting Alarms
When you press ALARMS , the following menu appears:
Select QUICK SET to activate the alarms for all
active monitoring functions.
The Quick Set limits automatically set high and
low limits based on the patient’s current vital
sign values. For example, if the patient’s HR is
70, selecting WIDE results in a high limit of
110 and a low limit of 45; selecting NARROW
results in a high limit of 100 and a low limit of
50. The default is WIDE.
Alarms
Quick Set
Limits
Silence
VF/VT Alarm
Wide
2 Min
Off
Select LIMITS to change alarm limits to WIDE or
NARROW
. See Table A-3 on page A-14.
Select SILENCE to turn off the audible alarm for
up to 15 minutes. If an alarm limit is exceeded
while the alarm is silenced, the violated vital
sign flashes and an alarm message appears,
but the alarm tone remains silent.
Alarms
Quick Set
Limits
Silence
VF/VT Alarm
Wide
Narrow