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- Page 1 HeartStart Home Owner’s Manual Your guide to set up, operation, maintenance, and accessories IN AN EMERGENCY, CALL EMS FIRST!
- Page 2 Cartridge PULL handle front Ready light Cartridge latch On/Off button Information button (i-button) Caution light Shock button Battery Pads cartridge compartment back (shown here with cartridge installed)
- Page 3 IMPORTANT NOTE Time is critical in treating sudden cardiac arrest! HeartStart Home Owner’s Manual Survival rates are directly related to how soon Edition 11 victims are defibrillated. For every minute of delay, the chance of survival drops by about 10%. However, it is important to understand that defibrillation cannot always assure survival.
- Page 4 ABOUT THIS EDITION LANGUAGES Please contact Philips at 1.866.333.4246 with The information in this guide applies to the model M5068A Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator. This questions about the HeartStart Defibrillator in information is subject to change. Please contact us other languages.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Device Safety and Performance Summary ..45 Contacting Philips after a use ....19 Glossary ........46 Maintaining the HeartStart . - Page 6 SMART Pads Cartridge the HeartStart Home Defibrillator. installed on: ___________________________________ expiration date: ________________________________ HeartStart Product Line: ____________________ installed on: ___________________________________ One of the Philips HS1 family of defibrillators. M5068A expiration date: ________________________________ Model Number: ____________________________ HeartStart Battery Serial Number: ____________________________...
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Page 7: Introduction
INTRODUCTION THE HEARTSTART DEFIBRILLATOR SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST The Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occurs when is designed to be easy to use. The the heart unexpectedly stops pumping HeartStart talks the user through each step blood through the body. This is usually... - Page 8 The Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator and stomach upset — you should call is used to treat VF by sending a shock...
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Page 9: Indications For Use
55 pounds (25 kg). breathing normally. The HeartStart Home is also indicated for infants/children under 55 pounds TRAINING AND PRACTICE (25 kg) or 8 years old when used with the... - Page 10 Anyone who might use the HeartStart In addition, you can buy reusable supplies should watch the training video that comes from Philips for practicing how to use your with it and carefully read both this Owner's HeartStart. See “Ordering Accessories” for Manual and the Guide.
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Page 11: State And Local Requirements
CPR and defibrillator use. For a list of defibrillator. You can find contact organizations offering this training in information for learning about your state’s your area, contact us by phone at requirements online at www.philips.com/ 1.866.DEFIBHOME (1.866.333.4246) or AEDSupport. online at www.philips.com/AEDSupport. -
Page 12: Setting Up The Heartstart
SETTING UP THE HEARTSTART HOW TO SET IT UP THE FIRST TIME NOTE: Leave the pads cartridge installed. To avoid drying out the adhesive pads, do not It is easy to set up your HeartStart. Just open the cartridge until you need to use the follow these steps. - Page 13 Press the flashing orange Shock button If there was no voice during the self-test, if when the voice tells you to. (No shock will the HeartStart tells you the Shock button be given.) Wait about one minute. When was not verified when you pressed it, or if the HeartStart passes the self-test, it turns the green Ready light is not blinking at the end of the test, call 1.866.DEFIBHOME...
- Page 14 Watch the short training video that pocket behind the Quick Reference Guide comes with the HeartStart. Plan to review window.) it at least once a year. Write your address on Review the Quick Reference Guide, found the Call 911 card on the inside the carry case.
- Page 15 HeartStart, so you can you. This allows Philips or the FDA to send easily check that its green Ready light is you important notifications about the blinking and hear it chirping if a self-test product.
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Page 16: Recommended Accessories
It is always a good idea to have a spare battery and a spare pads cartridge. Philips has a Fast Response Kit with all these items. There are also some other things that are... -
Page 17: Using The Heartstart
WHEN TO USE IT the person's shoulder and shout, “Are you OK?” Someone who is just sleeping will The HeartStart Home Defibrillator should respond. Someone who is not responsive only be used to treat someone you think but not in sudden cardiac arrest will be may be a victim of SCA. -
Page 18: How To Use It
“This is (give your name and location). instructions. It will not let you shock Someone here has collapsed. someone unless a shock is needed. I have a HeartStart Home Defibrillator. Please send help immediately.” HOW TO USE IT Quickly get the defibrillator. - Page 19 Unzip the case and open it flat. To turn on Quickly remove clothing from the the HeartStart, lift the cartridge PULL person’s chest. If necessary, cut off the handle. Set the cover aside and follow the clothing with the scissors. (If the victim is HeartStart’s voice instructions.
- Page 20 Pull the tab at NOTES: Before applying the pads to the the top of the pads patient, remove any medicine patches from the person’s chest, any headphones, and cartridge to peel other electrical devices with a wire or a cable. off the film seal.
- Page 21 Peel one pad off the as shown in its picture. liner. Look at the picture Press the pad against the skin firmly. on the pad. Place the pad Then peel and place the other pad with the sticky side down, shown in its picture.
- Page 22 If a shock is needed , NOTE: Be sure to take each pad off the liner before applying it. HeartStart tells you to press the flashing orange button The pads have to stick well to the skin in When you press the Shock order to work.
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Page 23: How To Know If Cpr Is Needed
If a shock is not needed , you should perform CPR. The HeartStart HeartStart tells you it is safe to touch the tells you to press the i-button patient (the Caution light turns off). It coaching on how to perform CPR. reminds you to check the patient and NOTE: For CPR coaching, you must press the i-button while it is flashing. -
Page 24: When Ems Arrives
Even if you did not use the HeartStart, be Home Defibrillator will report how many sure the patient gets immediate medical shocks it gave and how long ago it was care. EMS should already have been called. turned on. (More detailed information can If possible, contact the patient's personal be transferred from the HeartStart’s doctor. -
Page 25: Contacting Philips After A Use
NOTE: The HeartStart pads should be taken off before another defibrillator is used. cardiac arrest. We are here to answer any questions you CONTACTING PHILIPS AFTER A USE may have about the experience. If you have used or seen use of the HeartStart Home Defibrillator, we... -
Page 26: Maintaining The Heartstart
MAINTAINING THE HEARTSTART HOW TO CHECK THAT IT’S READY WHAT TO DO WHEN IT CHIRPS FOR USE Your HeartStart tests itself daily, weekly, Check the HeartStart regularly to be sure and monthly so you can be sure it is ready the green Ready light is blinking. - Page 27 HeartStart, it could mean something sometimes allow the HeartStart to serious is wrong with your AED. It may work. As soon as the emergency is not be ready to use in an emergency, so over, call Philips even if the device isn't chirping anymore.
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Page 28: When To Replace The Battery
After you put the battery in the HeartStart, emergency. If you hear a pattern of triple the self-test checks it every day. When chirps from your HeartStart, please call Philips immediately, unless you're in an emergency battery power gets low, the HeartStart will and need to try to use your AED. -
Page 29: When To Replace The Pads
NOTE: Practicing or showing how to use the package. The HeartStart checks the pads HeartStart with training pads uses battery every day as part of its self-test. If for any power. For example, one hour of training will reason the pads are no longer good, the use about 10% of the battery power. -
Page 30: How To Clean It
HeartStart over to the side. Then lift out HOW TO CLEAN IT the cartridge, and put in the new one. You can clean the outside of the HeartStart and its red carry case with a soft cloth If used, throw away the pads and cartridge dampened with: in household waste or according to local regulations. -
Page 31: How To Have It Repaired
Do not put any part of the HeartStart into remove its covers, or try to repair it. You water or other fluids. Do not use alcohol, could be injured by dangerous high voltages rough materials, cleaners, or strong and currents. If the HeartStart is damaged, please call 1.866.DEFIBHOME solvents. -
Page 32: Common Questions
COMMON QUESTIONS Some of the most common questions • no one is touching the patient when the Shock button is pressed. about using the HeartStart are answered here. The HeartStart cannot deliver a shock unless it is used on someone whose heart See “Warnings and Precautions”... -
Page 33: Can I Use It On An Infant Or Child
For children 8 years or older, or who weigh Can I use it on an infant or a child? 55 pounds or more, use the adult pads that Yes. For children younger than 8 years or those who weigh less than 55 pounds, come with the HeartStart. -
Page 34: Can I Use It On Wet Or Metal Surfaces
Can I use it on wet or metal surfaces? portable. Just remember that if you take it along when you travel, you should keep it Yes. It is safe to use the HeartStart on where it can stay within its temperature someone lying on a wet surface. -
Page 35: What If I Donate The Heartstart Home To Someone Else
What if I donate the HeartStart Home to HeartStart defibrillators that are used by an someone else? organization, or in a facility that is not a home, require different considerations. The training materials included with this These may include additional training, a... -
Page 36: Ordering Accessories
ORDERING ACCESSORIES Accessories for the HeartStart Home • M5090A adult pads placement guide Defibrillator include: • M5075A standard carry case (for extra storage room) • M5070A battery pack • M5076A slim carry case (comes with the • M5071A Adult SMART Pads cartridge HeartStart Home) •... -
Page 37: For More Information
If you have any questions about the You can find detailed Instructions for Use for HeartStart Home Defibrillator after you the HeartStart Home Defibrillator online at watch the video and read this Owner’s www.philips.com/AEDSupport. Clinical Manual, please contact us at summaries of research studies about the 1.866.DEFIBHOME (1.866.333.4246). -
Page 38: Dangers, Warnings And Cautions
Please read these personal injury, damage to the HeartStart, carefully. or loss of data stored in the device. NOTE: The HeartStart Home Defibrillator is designed to be used only with Philips- DANGER — Immediate hazards that will approved accessories. The HeartStart may... - Page 39 DANGERS battery flammable gases The HeartStart M5070A battery is not rechargeable. Do not try to recharge, If the HeartStart is used to give a shock in open, crush, or burn the battery, or it may the presence of flammable gases such as in explode or catch fire.
- Page 40 HeartStart or its accessories. after an emergency, please remove the accessories HeartStart from service and contact Philips Using damaged or expired equipment or immediately. accessories may cause the HeartStart to perform improperly, and/or injure the...
- Page 41 patient handling The HeartStart can work correctly when it is fairly close to equipment like emergency Performing CPR or otherwise handling or two-way radios and cell phones. Normally, moving the patient while the HeartStart is using a cell phone near the patient should analyzing heart rhythm can cause an not cause a problem for the HeartStart.
- Page 42 children • If no bystander is available, provide 1-2 minutes of CPR before calling EMS and Keep the HeartStart out of reach of retrieving the HeartStart. children to avoid the potential risk of • If you witnessed the child's collapse, call inhalation or swallowing of small parts or EMS immediately and then get the strangulation by pads cables.
- Page 43 CAUTIONS been in contact with body fluids from the patient. Such substances could contain device handling infectious material causing the spread of The HeartStart was designed to be sturdy harmful diseases. Refer to this manual’s and reliable for many different use section on cleaning the HeartStart after a conditions.
- Page 44 skin burns because they will not provide good contact with the skin. Do not let the pads touch each other or shock hazard other electrodes, lead wires, dressings, medicine patches, etc. Such contact can The HeartStart is not protected from cause electrical arcing and skin burns during electrical shock hazard if it is opened.
- Page 45 patient occurs, move the impacted equipment away from the HeartStart until the HeartStart is If the patient’s chest is not clean, the no longer needed for the patient, or EMS defibrillation pads may not make adequate arrives and takes over the scene. contact with the patient.
- Page 46 configuration pacemakers The HeartStart uses lighted buttons and Do not place the pads directly over an voice instructions to guide a user through a implanted pacemaker or defibrillator. A rescue. If a user is not familiar with the noticeable lump with a surgical scar should language that the HeartStart is set to, the indicate the position of an implanted device.
- Page 47 handling, the pad is designed with a non-gel medical services have been called. The area around the connector cable.) HeartStart will then begin a CPR interval. This is designed to minimize interruption of device operation CPR and help ensure ongoing patient Defibrillation may not be provided if a user support.
- Page 48 accessories Do not leave the HeartStart without a set Even when CPR is applied correctly, the of pads connected; the device will start patient’s chest may become bruised or ribs chirping and the i-button will start flashing. may be fractured. Performing CPR incorrectly could cause additional injuries The HeartStart runs daily self-tests.
- Page 49 patient handling pause briefly to allow you to deal with the source of the noise, then resume analysis. Keep the patient still and keep any movement around the patient to a minimum PROBABLE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE during rhythm analysis. Do not touch the DEVICE ON HEALTH patient or the pads while the Caution light Following are the probable adverse effects...
- Page 50 • Inappropriate energy, which could cause • Skin burns around the defibrillation pads failed defibrillation or post-shock placement area dysfunction • Allergic dermatitis due to sensitivity to • Myocardial damage the materials used in the defibrillation pads construction • Fire hazard in the presence of high oxygen concentration or flammable anesthetic •...
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Page 51: Device Safety And Performance Summary
DEVICE SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Clinical summaries of several key studies using Philips automated external defibrillators is in the HeartStart Home Defibrillator Instructions for Use available online at www.philips.com/AEDsupport. -
Page 52: Glossary
GLOSSARY AED. Automated external defibrillator. The two seconds) to get summary information HeartStart Home Defibrillator is an AED. about defibrillator's last use and condition. CPR. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a way to On/Off button. A green button on the front of provide artificial breathing and heartbeats to the HeartStart Home Defibrillator. - Page 53 Shock button. An orange button with a is ready for use when needed. A blinking green lightning bolt symbol, on the front of the Ready light means the HeartStart is in standby HeartStart. The Shock button flashes when a mode. shock is needed.
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Page 54: Warranty
HeartStart HS1 family of defibrillators, within the specified warranty period if they are found to be defective in Philips will replace or repair the HeartStart Home materials or workmanship or if they do not meet the Defibrillator, model M5068A, within eight years of the specifications published by Philips. - Page 55 Limitation of Remedies improper installation, repair or testing. All HeartStart In no event shall Philips be liable for any special, incidental products must be used in accordance with instructions or consequential damages based upon breach of warranty,...
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Page 56: Index
INDEX accessories ............10, 30 repairing the HeartStart ........safety ..............26, 32 battery replacement .......... set up ..............standby mode ............22, 37 checking the HeartStart ........storing the HeartStart ........chirping ..............sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) ......1, 37 cleaning the HeartStart ........ - Page 57 NOTES...
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- Page 59 HAVE YOU USED YOUR HEARTSTART? If you have been in a situation that called for using the HeartStart Home Defibrillator, we urge you to contact us by phone at 1.866.DEFIBHOME (1.866.333.4246) or email at www.HeartStartHome.com to discuss the experience.
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