Main Points To Teach The Patient - ZOLL WCD 3100 Training Manual

LifeVest System WCD 3100 Training Manual

Main points to teach the patient

When you instruct the patient, stress the following points, explained below and
on the following page:
If you get a siren alarm, hold the response buttons.
If you get a gong alarm, read the message.
If you get shocked, call your doctor and send data.
If you get a siren alarm, hold the response buttons
The response buttons will light red when you are to press them so they will be
easy to find, even in the dark.
As long as you are able to, hold the response buttons to stop a treatment. As
long as you remain conscious and hold the response buttons, you are in no
danger of receiving a treatment shock.
If you lose consciousness, of course you will not be able to hold the response
buttons. In this case, and if the lethal heart rhythm continues, the device will
go through the treatment cycle and deliver a treatment shock.
It is very important that only you (the patient) hold the response buttons. This
is how the monitor knows whether or not you are conscious. DO NOT let
anyone else hold the response buttons for you.
If you get a gong alarm, read the message
Read the display and do what it says to fix the problem.
Keep in mind that the monitor gives alarms, messages, and voice prompts to
guide you in what to do.
If you have an event, call your doctor and send data
If you have any kind of cardiac event, even if you manage to stay conscious
and hold the response buttons, you should contact your physician and report
the incident.
Any cardiac event is recorded by the monitor so you can send the data later.
As soon as possible after any cardiac event, you should send data using the
modem.
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