Philips HeartStart Home Owner's Manual page 49

patient handling
Keep the patient still and keep any
movement around the patient to a minimum
during rhythm analysis. Do not touch the
patient or the pads while the Caution light
is on solid or flashing. If the HeartStart is
unable to analyze due to electrical "noise"
(artifact), it will tell you to stop all
movement and remind you not to touch
the patient. If the artifact continues for
more than 30 seconds, the HeartStart will
pause briefly to allow you to deal with the
source of the noise, then resume analysis.
PROBABLE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE
DEVICE ON HEALTH
Following are the probable adverse effects
of the device on health.
• Failure to identify shockable arrhythmia
• Failure to deliver a defibrillation shock in
the presence of ventricular fibrillation
(VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia
(VT), which may result in death or
permanent injury
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