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6 Operation
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EN
MEDUCORE Standard
Risk of injury due to shock being delivered at the wrong time
during cardioversion!
A cardioversion carried out at the wrong time may lead to cardiac
arrhythmias and cause the patient severe or life-threatening injury.
Ensure that the ECG is stable.
Ensure that the device detects and marks R waves correctly in
the ECG.
Risk of injury from pacemaker pulses incorrectly detected as R
waves!
Pacemaker pulses may lead to the device interpreting them as R
waves and triggering a shock at the wrong time.
Ensure that the device detects and marks R waves correctly in
the ECG.
11. Check the ECG curve, and that the triangles
waves.
When doing so, please note:
•
The ECG curve must be stable.
•
The triangles
•
The position of the triangles
the R waves.
•
The triangles
heartbeat.
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The triangles
12. Press the Charge function button.
The charge progress bar appears. A rising charging tone
sounds until the device is ready to deliver the shock. When the
device is charged, a sequence of tones sounds which signals
shock standby and the shock button
13. To cancel shock charging: Cancel shock charging by pressing
the Cancel function button or by switching to another mode.
14. Check the ECG leads to see whether cardioversion is still
indicated.
2
must be present.
must match the position of
must not be displaced from heartbeat to
must mark every R wave reliably.
match the R
flashes.
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