Multi-Tech Systems 92U05E06800 Manual Do Utilizador

LifeVest 4000 Patient Manual 

This information is for the family and friends of the person wearing the LifeVest 
device. 

Since your family member or friend may be wearing the LifeVest device for a 
period of time, you may want to understand the daily routine involving the device, 
as well as warnings and cautions directed to the patient. In that case you should 
probably read this entire manual. 

Anyone associated with the patient should be aware of the following information: 

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  Don’t hold the response buttons for the patient. Only the patient should 

press the response buttons. The patient’s ability to press the response 
buttons lets the device know whether or not the patient is still conscious and 
is critical in deciding when to give the patient a shock. 

  WARNING: If anyone other than the patient holds the response buttons, 

needed therapy may not be delivered, possibly resulting in serious injury or 
death. 

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  Don’t touch the patient when a treatment is about to occur. If anyone 

touches the patient when the patient receives a treatment, the person 
touching the patient will be shocked. 

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  Don’t remove the battery, don’t disconnect the electrode belt from the 

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  Don’t let anyone else wear the LifeVest device. If someone other than the 

patient wears the device, it will not recognize the unfamiliar heart rhythm and 
may shock that person. 

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  If the LifeVest shock does not revive the patient and the patient is 

unconscious, call 911 (or your emergency medical service) and then start 
CPR. 

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  A label on the front of the garment reminds medical personnel to open the 

garment before giving the patient conventional external defibrillation. 

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  Keep the LifeVest device out of the reach of children. 

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