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cprMAX™ Technology

LIFEPAK 1000 Defibrillator Operating Instructions C-3

Pulse Check

The PULSE CHECK option inserts prompting to check for a pulse or check the patient,

depending on the

PULSE PROMPT setting. The choices for PULSE CHECK are: ALWAYS,

AFTER EVERY NSA, AFTER SECOND NSA

, and NEVER. The default setting is NEVER.

•The

ALWAYS option prompts for a pulse check after CPR TIME 1 and 2, after a NO SHOCK

ADVISED

decision, after a single SHOCK ADVISED decision with STACKED SHOCKS OFF, or

after three consecutive

SHOCK ADVISED decisions if STACKED SHOCKS is ON.

•The

AFTER EVERY NSA option prompts for a pulse check after every NO SHOCK ADVISED

decision.

•The

AFTER SECOND NSA option prompts for a pulse check after the second analysis if the

second analysis results in a

NO SHOCK ADVISED decision, regardless of the first analysis

decision (

SHOCK ADVISED or NO SHOCK ADVISED).

•The

NEVER option eliminates all PULSE CHECK prompts.