When Ems Arrives - Philips HeartStart Home Owner's Manual

Even if you did not use the HeartStart, be
sure the patient gets immediate medical
care. EMS should already have been called.
If possible, contact the patient's personal
doctor. Shocking the heart can save a life, but
it will not cure the underlying cause of SCA.

WHEN EMS ARRIVES

When the EMS team arrives, they will take
over caring for the patient. Explain as
clearly as you can what has happened. Then
tell them that if they hold down the
i-button until it beeps, the HeartStart
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Home Defibrillator will report how many
shocks it gave and how long ago it was
turned on. (More detailed information can
be transferred from the HeartStart's
memory to a computer running special
software.)
After care is transferred to EMS, turn off the
HeartStart: press and hold down the green
On/Off button
one second).
until it turns off (about