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Defibrillating a Patient
Do not spread electrolyte medium between the paddle electrodes on the
WARNING
chest. The patient can be burned if the medium forms a path between the
electrodes.
To avoid risk of electrical shock, do not allow the electrolyte medium to
accumulate on your hands or on the paddle handles
Use of a defibrillator in the presence of flammable agents or in an oxygen
enriched atmosphere presents an explosion and fire hazard.
Do not touch the patient or patient cable during defibrillation. Death or
injury may occur from the electric shock delivered by the defibrillator.
Be sure that the electrodes or lead wire tips do not come in contact with
any other conductive materials, including earth-grounded materials,
especially when connecting or disconnecting electrodes to/from a patient.
Avoid contact between parts of the patient's body such as exposed skin of
head or limbs, conductive fluids such as gel, blood or saline and metal
objects such as bed frame or stretcher.
Disconnect any other medical electronic equipment from the patient during
defibrillation unless labeled as defibrillator protected
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Apply the paddles as follows:
a.
Place the Sternum paddle near the upper sternum in the patient's right mid-
clavicular line, just below the clavicle. (See Figure 3-1.)
b.
Place the Apex paddle on the chest just below and to the left of the patient's
left nipple, in the anterior-axillary line.
Rub the paddles lightly against the skin to distribute the electrolyte medium and
increase contact between the patient skin and the paddles. Then keep the paddles
still to reduce motion artifact on the monitor.
Apply 10 to 12 kg (22 - 25 lb.) of pressure per paddle. (Refer to the paddle con-
tact indicator on the Sternum paddle to verify paddle contact.)
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