M
ANUAL
D
EFIBRILLATION
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Emergency Defibrillation Procedure with Hands-Free
Therapy Electrodes
Determine the Patient’s Condition Following Local Medical Protocols
Verify:
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Unconsciousness
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Absence of breathing
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Absence of pulse
Begin CPR Following Medical Protocols
Request additional assistance.
Prepare Patient
Remove all clothing covering the patient’s chest. Dry chest if necessary. If the patient has
excessive chest hair, clip or shave it to ensure proper adhesion of the electrodes.
Attach hands-free therapy electrodes according to instructions on the electrode packaging.
Ensure that the therapy electrodes are making good contact with the patient’s skin and are not
covering any part of the ECG electrodes.
Therapy Electrode Application
Warning!
Poor adherence and/or air under the therapy electrodes can lead to the possibility of
arcing and skin burns.
1. Apply one edge of the pad securely to the patient.
2.
Roll the pad smoothly from the applied edge to the other, being careful not to trap any air
pockets between the gel and skin.
ZOLL hands-free therapy electrodes are a defibrillation-protected Type BF patient
connection.
ECG leads are a defibrillation-protected Type CF patient connection.
Summary of Contents for Propaq MD
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Page 40: ...CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 28 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 60: ...CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 2 20 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 74: ...CHAPTER 4 TRENDS 4 4 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 84: ...CHAPTER 5 ALARMS 5 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 94: ...CHAPTER 6 MONITORING ECG 6 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 104: ...Chapter 7 Monitoring Respiration Resp and Heart Rate HR 7 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 120: ...CHAPTER 8 MONITORING NON INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE NIBP 8 16 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 154: ...CHAPTER 11 MONITORING INVASIVE PRESSURES IBP 11 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 160: ...CHAPTER 12 MONITORING TEMPERATURE 12 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 186: ...CHAPTER 14 12 LEAD ECG INTERPRETIVE ANALYSIS 14 16 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 212: ...CHAPTER 17 ADVISORY CPR PROTOCOL DEFIBRILLATION 17 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 222: ...CHAPTER 18 EXTERNAL PACING 18 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 240: ...CHAPTER 21 PATIENT DATA 21 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 268: ...CHAPTER 22 COMMUNICATIONS 22 28 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 284: ...CHAPTER 24 MAINTENANCE 24 12 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 326: ...ACCESSORIES B 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
