On the Medtronic Lifepak 20 Defibrillator, a nurse was performing the User Test during a shift change and the defibrillator gave her an error message “User Test Failed”. She immediately contacts you in your Biomed Department and places a work order and sets the unit aside for you to inspect. What do you do?

On the Medtronic Lifepak 20 Defibrillator, a nurse was performing the User Test during a shift change and the defibrillator gave her an error message “User Test Failed”. She immediately contacts you in your Biomed Department and places a work order and sets the unit aside for you to inspect. What do you do?

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter17: Instrumentation In Intensive Care Units

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9P

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