5: Responding To Alarms; How This Chapter Is Organized; Physiological Alarms - ZOLL LifeVest 4000 Patient Manual

5: Responding to alarms

How this chapter is organized

This chapter is organized by the types of alarms you can have while wearing the
LifeVest:
 Physiological alarms, such as in response to a treatment or asystole. See
below.
 Technical alarms, such as a service code. See page 5-5.
 Informative alarms, such as a reminder to change the battery or respond to
electrode noise. See page 5-7.

Physiological alarms

These alarms are in response to a physiological condition in the patient wearing
the LifeVest.
Vibration alarm
Siren alarm
If you get a vibration in the back of the electrode belt, you are
being warned that you're about to get a siren alarm. You will
also get a short vibration alarm every time you change the
battery.
Press the response buttons to stop this alarm.
Follow the same instructions as for the siren alarm; see page 5-
2.
The siren alarm is a high-pitched two-tone sound that means
an abnormal rhythm has been detected.
Press the response buttons to stop this alarm. If you don't
respond to this alarm, you will probably receive a treatment
within the next minute.
If this alarm is accompanied by the "respond" message, see
page 5-2.
If this alarm is accompanied by the "call for help" message, see
page 5-4.
Responding to alarms
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