Product Manual

1: Assess the patient
Determine that the patient is more
than 8 years of age or weighs more
than 25 kg (55 lbs) and is both:
Unresponsive
Not breathing or not breathing
normally
DO NOT delay therapy to determine the patient’s exact age or weight.
CALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES!
Note: When the patient is 8 years of age or younger or weighs
25 kg (55 lbs) or less, use the AED with pediatric debrillation pads,
if available. See the directions for use accompanying pediatric pads
to replace preinstalled pads with pediatric pads.
2: Prepare the patient
1. Place the AED next to the patient.
Note: The normal use for the AED is
with it lying horizontally.
2. Open the AED lid.
3. Remove clothing from the
patient’s chest.
4. Ensure that the patient’s skin is clean and dry.
5. Dry the patient’s chest and shave excessive hair if necessary.
3: Place pads
Steps to a Rescue
When the AED prompts
Do this…
Tear open white package across dotted line and
remove pads.
1. Keeping the pads connected to the AED, tear open the package.
2. Remove the pads from the package.
You can leave the package attached to the pad wires.
“Peel one of the white pads completely from blue plastic. 3. With a rm, steady pull, peel one pad away from the blue plastic liner.
You can use either pad.
“Firmly place the pad without the blue plastic on patient’s
bare chest, exactly as shown on pads.
4. Place the pad in either location on the chest.
“Next, peel second white pad from the blue plastic. Firmly
place the second pad on the other location exactly as shown
on pads.
5. Pull the blue plastic from the second pad.
6. Place the pad on the other location on the chest.
Note: Cardiac Science’s standard debrillation pads are non-polarized and can be placed in either position as shown on the pad package.
The package itself can be left attached to the debrillation pads wires.
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