Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING DIALYSIS, THE PT WAS FOUND TO BE CYANOTIC. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF HEART MASSAGE, THE DEFIBRILATOR WAS BROUGHT TO THE PT'S SIDE. ALTHOUGH THE DEFIBRILLATOR ISSUED A SHOCK ADVISORY, A SHOCK WAS NOT DELIVERED. THE DEVICE INSTRUCTED THE USERS TO PRESS THE PADS FIRMLY TO THE CHEST (WHICH BY REPORT, THEY CHECKED THE PADS AND CONNECTIONS), THE DEVICE REANALYZED, ISSUED A SHOCK ADVISORY BUT AGAIN A SHOCK WAS NOT DELIVERED. BY REPORT, A NEW SET OF PADS WERE CONNECTED RESULTING IN THE SAME CYCLE OF ISSUING A SHOCK ADVISORY, THE SHOCK NOT BEING DELIVERED AND INSTRUCTING THE USER TO PRESS THE PADS OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS TURNED OFF. NO ADVANCE LIFE-SAVING MEASURES WERE TAKEN, AND AN AMBULANCE THAT CARRIED A DEFIBRILLATOR WAS CALLED BUT THIS OTHER DEFBRILLATOR WAS NOT USED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED A SELF-TEST AND SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED THREE SHOCKS INTO A PT SIMULATOR.