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Section 4
Battery Management
Safe, reliable use of all ZOLL devices require a well
designed battery management program to ensure that
adequate battery power is always available.
The 6 key steps to developing a battery program are:
1. Obtain proper equipment.
Plan to have a sufficient number of battery packs and
chargers to insure an adequate supply of fully charged
primary use and spare use batteries.
2. Assign a responsible individual.
Assign the responsibility to an individual who can
oversee all aspects of the program as well as educate
other ZOLL Monitor/Defibrillator users.
3. Define battery exchange and charging routines.
Clinical and technical staff should determine desired use
patterns and an optimum sequence to insure consistent
charging and exchange routines.
4. Ensure sufficient spare battery capability.
A fully-charged spare battery should be kept
immediately available with all ZOLL Monitor/Defibrillator
devices. The availability of more than one spare battery
is recommended in cases where prolonged or repeated
use of the device may be required, such as long
transport situations.
5. Develop backup procedures.
Procedures to maintain appropriate life support (such as
cardiopulmonary resuscitation) should be pre-planned in
the event of a device failure and another battery or
device must be sought.
6. Test batteries regularly.
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The ZOLL Battery Pack is a five-cell assembly of sealed
lead-acid batteries specifically designed for use with all
ZOLL Monitor/Defibrillator devices.
Lead acid battery packs require full recharging after use.
Continuous short cycle recharging will result in reduced
capacity and early battery pack failure.
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Frequency of use, number of batteries used, and the pattern
of discharging and recharging batteries contribute to the
loss of battery charge capacity. Because of this ZOLL
recommends that operators replace and discard used
batteries on a preventive, scheduled basis. The most
effective preventive replacement interval should be based
on anticipated use patterns, battery pack testing results and
experience with the device in actual operation. ZOLL
recommends battery replacement every eighteen months or
sooner.
For more information about such a schedule, contact your
ZOLL Technical Service Representative.
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As individual battery capacity diminishes, the amount of
operating time remaining after a LOW BATTERY message
also diminishes. For newer or lesser-used batteries, the
operating time remaining after this warning will be
significantly longer than the operating time remaining on
batteries having seen more use. In either case, this warning
will ultimately lead to defibrillator shut-off, and consequently,
the low battery should be replaced with a fully-charged
battery as soon as possible.
When a LOW BATTERY message is displayed, replace the
battery pack immediately to ensure continuous operation.
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