Operating instructions

LIFEPAK 500 Automated External Defibrillator Operating Instructions 3-7
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Using the LIFEPAK 500 AED
3 Using the LIFEPAK 500 AED
CPR Time
At the beginning of CPR TIME, the AED first displays one of the following message sequences,
depending on the
PULSE PROMPT selected in Setup:
You will hear the corresponding voice prompt.
The AED then alternately displays two messages.
The CPR countdown timer indicates CPR time remaining.
You will hear the corresponding voice prompt. If
CPR TIME is set to 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, or 180
seconds, the messages alternate for the remaining
CPR TIME. You can press ANALYZE (if button present)
to stop
CPR TIME and start an analysis cycle.
If
CPR TIME is set to 999 (infinite CPR TIME), the AED displays the above messages, but does not display
the CPR timer. The messages alternate without further voice prompts. You can press
ANALYZE (if button
present) to stop
CPR TIME and start an analysis cycle at any time.
CHECK FOR PULSE
10:52
or
OF CIRCULATION
10:52
CHECK FOR SIGNS
10:52
IF NO PULSE
10:52
START CPR
10:52
0:59
0:57
CPR countdown timer
CPR countdown timer
or
IF NO SIGNS
10:52
OF CIRCULATION
10:52
0:59
0:59