Operating instructions

4-2 LIFEPAK 500 Automated External Defibrillator Operating Instructions
Data Management
OVERVIEW OF DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
Every time you use the LIFEPAK 500 AED on a patient, data is stored digitally inside the AED. This
data allows post-incident review for quality control, training, and research purposes. Print or transfer
this data as soon as possible to save the information.
The following paragraphs describe how the LIFEPAK 500 AED stores and retrieves data.
Overview of Data Storage
Whenever power is on, the LIFEPAK 500 AED automatically stores the data illustrated in Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1 Data stored by the LIFEPAK 500 AED
• Event Log Data — A chronological log of all events. An event is a specific action by the operator or
AED, such as:
– Power on
– Patient connected
– Analysis started
– Shock advised
– Shock delivered
Refer to page 6-7 for a list of all the event types.
• CODE SUMMARY Data — A summary of critical resuscitation events and the ECG rhythm segments
associated with those events.
• Continuous ECG Data — Between 20 and 80 minutes of the patient ECG rhythm from the time of
power-on to power-off. Varies with the configuration of the AED and whether Audio Recording is
installed and enabled. (See Specifications, page 5-14.) Data collection stops when maximum
recording times are exceeded.
• Audio Recording — Approximately 20 minutes of audio data recorded at the scene, such as operator
remarks and AED voice prompts or tones. (The audio recording option must be installed and
enabled.) Data collection stops when maximum recording times are exceeded.
Patient Records
A patient record is created when the AED is connected to a patient and begins to store data. The AED
stores data from the time that you turn the AED on until you turn the AED off. The LIFEPAK 500 AED
can store a maximum of two patient records:
• Current Patient — The most recent patient record stored
• Previous Patient — The patient record stored prior to the Current Patient
The data stored for the Current Patient and Previous Patient is illustrated in Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-2 Comparison of data stored for the Current Patient and Previous Patient
Event Log
Data
CODE
SUMMARY
Data
Continuous
ECG Data
Audio
Recording
Event Log
Data
CODE
SUMMARY
Data
Continuous
ECG Data
Audio
Recording
Current
Patient
(B)
Event Log
Data
CODE
SUMMARY
Data
(Continuous
ECG Data
is deleted.)
(Audio
Recording
is deleted.)
Previous
Patient
(A)