ZOLL AED Pro Rev J - Manual (Page 70)

C HAPTER 5 ECG M ONITORING M ODE
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Monitoring the ECG Rhythm
You can monitor a patient’s ECG using standard ECG electrodes or defibrillation electrode
pads.
Monitoring with ECG Electrodes
When it detects an AED Pro ECG cable at startup, the unit enters ECG monitoring mode (if
monitoring mode is enabled) and displays the patient’s ECG rhythm and heart rate.
Procedure
To start and operate the unit in ECG monitoring mode:
Step Action Result
1 Be sure the AED Pro ECG cable is plugged
into the unit, the electrodes are snapped
onto the cable, and the electrodes are
attached to the patient.
2 Press and release the On/Off button to turn
on the unit. The unit starts up and the screen displays
MONITOR as the current mode.
3 Allow the unit to monitor the patient’s ECG. If it detects a shockable rhythm while
monitoring, the unit issues the voice and text
prompts:
CHECK PATIENT
PLUG IN DEFIB CABLE
The latter message remains on screen until
defibrillation pads are attached.
If the detected heart rate is lower than the
configured minimum heart rate limit, the unit
issues the voice and text prompt:
CHECK PATIENT
This message remains on screen as long as
the patient’s heart rate is below the limit.
4 If prompted, check the patient.
If prompted to plug in defibrillation cable,
replace the ECG electrodes and cable with
defibrillation electrode pads.
If it detects defibrillation pads, the unit
changes to semiautomatic mode.
For more information, refer to Chapter 3,
“Semiautomatic Mode”.