Determining The Position Of The Electrodes; Removing Hair Growth From Chest; Drying The Skin - Primedic HeartSave PAD Operating Instructions Manual

Operating the device and sequence of reanimation

7.4 Determining the position of the electrodes

Fig. 10: Positions of electrodes on the patient
The positions of the electrodes are:
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7.5 Removing hair growth from chest

If the patient has hair growing where the electrodes need to be positioned, you must
remove it.
Use the enclosed razor to remove the hair from the electrode positions.
Excessive hair can greatly increase the resistance between the adhesive electrodes and
Note
the surface of the skin thus reducing the effectiveness of the electric shock.

7.6 Drying the skin

In certain situations (e.g. after an acute myocardial infarction), it may be necessary to
dry the skin in the respective positions. A dry surface is essential for the adhesive
electrodes to stick on.
Operating instructions
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On the right chest area, below the collar bone (1) and
On the left chest area above the apex of the heart on the axillary line (2).
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