Applying The Adhesive Electrodes; General Information - Schiller FRED easy User Manual

4 Defibrillation
4.3

Applying the adhesive electrodes

Yellow indicator
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4.3 Applying the adhesive electrodes
4.3.1

General information

 Only use the pads up to their expiration date. Please note that the expiration
date of the pads only applies if the vacuum pack is intact.
 The pads are sufficiently pre-gelled. Do not use extra contact agent.
 Do not reuse the pads.
After having removed the clothes from the patient's upper body, perform the following
steps:
– open the electrode packaging, connect the electrode cable to the device
– and apply the electrodes to the patient's chest.
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(1) Defibrillation pad to be placed at the right sternal edge at the level of the 2
tercostal space.
(2) Defibrillation pad to be placed at the left axillary line at the level of the 5
costal space.
(3) Electrode connector, to be inserted into the electrode port.
• The yellow indicator is lit and the device repeats the instructions twice until the elec-
trodes are applied, or until the electrode connector is connected to the device, re-
spectively, and the electrode-skin resistance (impedance) has reached an accept-
able level.
• After the second prompt to apply the electrodes, the device recommends to per-
form a cardiopulmonary resuscitation cycle. The device will then switch off if it has
not detected an acceptable impedance between the two electrodes after 5 minutes
of CPR.
• If using "pre-connected" pads, it is only necessary to apply the pads to the pa-
tient's chest.
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