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C HAPTER 4 M ANUAL M ODE
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Manual Defibrillation
With manual defibrillation, you must evaluate the ECG rhythm to determine whether or not it is
shockable. If a shock is needed, you manually charge the defibrillator and then deliver a shock
to the patient.
Before you begin
Prepare the patient as described in “Applying Defibrillation Electrode Pads” on page 3-2.
Procedure
To manually defibrillate the patient:
Step Action Result
1 Press the CHARGE softkey to begin
charging the defibrillator.
If you need to disarm the defibrillator before
it reaches full charge, press the DISARM
softkey.
The unit displays the message:
DON’T TOUCH PATIENT, CHARGING
The CHARGE softkey label changes to
DISARM.
The charge-ready tone indicates that the
defibrillator is charged and ready. The Shock
button flashes repeatedly.
WARNING! You have 60 seconds to perform the following step, otherwise the
defibrillator automatically disarms itself. (During the final 10 seconds, the
charge-ready tone sounds intermittently to indicate that time is expiring.)
Before discharging the defibrillator, warn everyone to STAND CLEAR.
Verify that no one is touching the patient, the bed rails, or any other
potential pathway for electrical current.
2 Press and hold the Shock button until
treatment is delivered.
Or to disarm the defibrillator, press the
DISARM softkey.
The unit delivers the shock to the patient.
The unit updates the shock count and shows
the energy level for the next shock:
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3 Continue evaluating the patient.
If additional shocks are needed, repeat this
procedure.
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