Weinmann MEDUCORE Standard2 Instructions For Use Manual page 16

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⇒ Only perform defibrillation on patients who are not responding
normally, are not breathing normally and have a defibrillatable
cardiac rhythm.
Risk of injury due to unsuitable AED analysis algorithm in
children below one year of age!
The device's AED analysis algorithm is not designed for children
below one year of age and may result in injury to the child.
⇒ Do not use the AED mode on children below one year of age.
Risk of injury during resuscitation due to incorrect settings in
the operator menu!
Incorrect settings in the operator menu can result in undesirable
effects during resuscitation as well as injury to the patient.
⇒ Only allow persons with specialist knowledge of the latest
resuscitation recommendations to make settings in the
operator menu.
⇒ If you are unaware of the most recent recommendations for
resuscitation: Use the factory settings.
Delay in treatment due to movement artifacts during ECG
analysis!
Movement artifacts distort the ECG. They may result in the user or
the device incorrectly interpreting the ECG, and delay treatment.
During cardiac rhythm analysis:
⇒ Place the patient in a resting position.
⇒ Stand clear of the patient.
⇒ Do not resuscitate the patient.
⇒ Do not ventilate the patient.
⇒ Do not transport the patient.
Risk of injury due to incorrectly selected size of defibrillation
electrodes!
If the wrong size of defibrillation electrodes is selected, this can
result in sub-optimal defibrillation results or in burns.
⇒ Select the correct size of defibrillation electrodes pursuant to
the resuscitation guidelines and not based on the weight
specifications given on the packaging.
Risk of injury and delay in treatment due to incorrectly placed
defibrillation electrodes!
Incorrectly placed defibrillation electrodes may distort the ECG
and result in the user delivering an unnecessary shock, not
delivering a necessary shock or unsuccessful defibrillation on the
basis of the interpretation of an incorrect ECG.
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