User Manual

Appendix F
About cprMAX Technology
LIFEPAK 20e Defibrillator/Monitor Operating Instructions F-3
©2006-2013 Physio-Control, Inc.
Stacked Shocks
When set to OFF, the STACKED SHOCKS option inserts prompting for CPR after each (a single)
shock. This eliminates the three-shock stack. CPR is prompted after the shock regardless of the
ECG rhythm. The CPR time following the shock is determined by the
CPR TIME 1 setting
selected. Choices for the
STACKED SHOCKS option are ON or OFF. The default setting is OFF.
When this option is set to
ON, the defibrillator follows the previously traditional stacked shock
protocol and delivers up to three consecutive shocks, as necessary, without interposed CPR.
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 CHECKS 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 Times 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.