Abbott HeartWare Emergency Operation

Ventricular assist system

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EMS Guide

Medtronic HVAD

This guide is produced by ICCAC – The International Consortium of Circulatory Assist

Clinicians. The ICCAC is the professional society for MCS Clinicians throughout the

world. It has been vetted by experts in MCS, Air Medical Transport, and Emergency

Services. It should not replace the device operating manual as a primary source of

information.

Page 1 EMS Guide Medtronic HVAD This guide is produced by ICCAC – The International Consortium of Circulatory Assist Clinicians. The ICCAC is the professional society for MCS Clinicians throughout the world. It has been vetted by experts in MCS, Air Medical Transport, and Emergency Services.
Page 2 Patient Management For VADs Assess the patients airway and intervene per your protocol. Auscultate Heart Sounds to determine if the device is functioning and what type of device it is. If it is continuous flow device, you should hear a “whirling sound”. Assess the device for any alarms. Look on controller usually found around the waist of the patient and to see what color tag and device it is.
Page 3: Driveline Connection
DARK BLUE DARK BLUE DARK BLUE DARK BLUE HeartWare Ventricular Assist System ® Emergency Operation Driveline Monitor Battery Power test Source button Battery Power Battery Charge Source Charge Indicator Indicator CONTROLLER BATTERY ALARM ADAPTER Used to silence the internal NO POWER ALARM.
Page 4 DARK BLUE DARK BLUE DARK BLUE DARK BLUE HeartWare Ventricular Assist System ® Emergency Operation STEPS TO EXCHANGE THE CONTROLLER Step 1: Have the patient sit or lie down. Step 2: Place the new controller within easy reach. Step 3: Connect back-up power sources (batteries or AC Power) to the new controller.
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