ZOLL AED Plus Fully Automatic Rev B - Manual (Page 11)

Fully Automatic AED Plus Administrator’s Guide 1
Introduction
Using the Fully Automatic AED Plus
The Fully Automatic AED Plus is an automatic external defibrillator (AED) that uses voice prompts
and visual indicators to guide the rescuer through a resuscitation sequence that may include
defibrillation and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The unit incorporates the ZOLL
Rectilinear Biphasic Defibrillation waveform, and operates in either adult or pediatric mode.
The Fully Automatic AED Plus supports both adult and pediatric defibrillation electrode pads, and
automatically adjusts the defibrillation energy based on the type of electrode pads connected to it.
Following attachment of electrodes to a victim’s chest, the defibrillator monitors the
electrocardiographic (ECG) rhythm of the victim’s heart, analyzes that rhythm, and determines
whether the rhythm is shockable or non-shockable. When needed, defibrillation energy is delivered
automatically by the device without the user taking any action, through these same electrodes. When
the unit detects a shockable rhythm, it charges and issues the warning SHOCK WILL BE DELIVERED
IN THREE (TWO), (ONE), followed by a loud shock tone. A shock is then delivered automatically by
the unit. The rescuer will then be prompted to perform CPR for a period of two minutes, after which
the unit automatically initiates a new ECG analysis.
Some versions of the Fully Automatic AED Plus include a cover that can also be used as a PASS
(Passive Airway Support System) to support the victim’s neck and shoulders in a position that assists
in maintaining an open airway. Some versions also contain disposable accessories (razor, barrier mask,
scissors, and a towel). The Fully Automatic AED Plus is powered by ten commercially available
consumer brand lithium-manganese dioxide batteries.
The Fully Automatic AED Plus can:
• Perform periodic self tests to ensure its continual readiness.
• Use a one-piece electrode assembly (CPR-D-padz) that facilitates proper electrode placement and
that is easy to apply to the victim.
• Analyze heart rhythm and inform the rescuer if the rhythm is shockable or non-shockable.
• Deliver defibrillation treatment to victims of cardiac arrest who exhibit shockable ECG rhythms.
• Provide voice prompts and graphics to guide the rescuer regarding what to do and when to do it
during a cardiac emergency, such as calling for help or giving CPR to the victim.
• Provide audible beeps to encourage rescuers to provide CPR compressions at 100 CPM (requires
CPR-D-padz).
• Monitor the depth of chest compressions during CPR and provide voice prompts, if compression
depth is inadequate (requires CPR-D-padz).
• Provide a unit cover that functions as a Passive Airway Support System (PASS). (Note the PASS
feature is standard with some versions of the product and optional with others.)
• Upload data from the defibrillator to a computer to store events or print event reports.
• Use commercially available batteries.