CHAPTER 5 ECG MONITORING MODE
Monitoring the ECG Rhythm You can monitor a patient’s ECG using standard ECG electrodes or defibrillation electrode pads.
Monitoring with ECG Electrodes When it detects an AED Pro ECG cable at startup, the unit enters ECG monitoring mode (if monitoring mode is enabled) and displays the patient’s ECG rhythm and heart rate.
Procedure To start and operate the unit in ECG monitoring mode: Step
Action
Result
1
Be sure the AED Pro ECG cable is plugged into the unit, the electrodes are snapped onto the cable, and the electrodes are attached to the patient.
2
Press and release the On/Off button to turn on the unit.
The unit starts up and the screen displays MONITOR as the current mode.
3
Allow the unit to monitor the patient’s ECG.
If it detects a shockable rhythm while monitoring, the unit issues the voice and text prompts: CHECK PATIENT PLUG IN DEFIB CABLE The latter message remains on screen until defibrillation pads are attached. If the detected heart rate is lower than the configured minimum heart rate limit, the unit issues the voice and text prompt: CHECK PATIENT This message remains on screen as long as the patient’s heart rate is below the limit.
4
If prompted, check the patient. If prompted to plug in defibrillation cable, replace the ECG electrodes and cable with defibrillation electrode pads.
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If it detects defibrillation pads, the unit changes to semiautomatic mode. For more information, refer to Chapter 3, "Semiautomatic Mode"
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