Philips Heart Rate Monitor HeartStart MRx User manual

HEARTSTART MRx EDUCATION
AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS
Learning to use the HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator is an integral part of device implementation.
So Philips has created a variety of education and training material, including interactive web-based
training, an instructional video, and instructor-based training tools to meet your needs. All were
developed using sound instructional design principles, leading to competent operation and improving
your experience with the HeartStart MRx.
STANDARD SOLUTIONS
clinical application notes, as well as a final exam
Instructor’s Toolkit
Your HeartStart MRx comes complete with
that checks your understanding of the material.
If you are responsible for education within your
valuable educational and reference material. The
Students who successfully complete the exam
organization, we have material to help facilitate
following are provided with the MRx at no
are eligible for continuing education credit.
the education process. There is an Instructor’s
additional cost:
Interactive Multimedia
Just as we utilize cutting-edge technology in
our medical devices, we do the same with the
HeartStart MRx web-based training. Developed
to run on either a broadband or slow 56k
Internet connection and accessible 24/7 365
days a year, this solution covers the features,
functions, and operation of the device, and
requires only 1 to 2 hours to complete.
Lesson material is presented in an interactive,
multimedia format, designed to handle a variety
of learning styles. There is access to informative
Training administrators will appreciate:
the ease of conducting self-paced, new
employee training,
the version control and consistency of
lesson material,
the ability to update existing lesson content
or add new material quickly,
and the benefits of a student database that
tracks lesson completion history and final
exam results.
Guide designed to help you deliver end-user
training on the MRx. You can have students
follow along with your instruction using the User
Training Workbook. Then, to ensure competency
on device operation, students complete the
Skills Checklist provided.
Quick Reference Cards
The pocket-size, laminated card set highlights
key HeartStart MRx functionality and operation,
as well as each available monitoring parameter:
ECG, 12-Lead, Sp02 , NBP, and CO2. They can
If Internet access is not available, the training is
be banded together and tethered to the MRx or
available on CD.
stored with your crash cart.
Application Notes
Application notes explain the theory behind our
therapeutic and monitoring technologies, as well
as support for their clinical efficacy and
intended interpretation. Application notes are
offered for arrhythmia, SpO2, NBP and EtCO2
monitoring, as well as our AED algorithm,
12-lead analysis, patented SMART Biphasic
waveform, noninvasive pacing, and battery
maintenance.
Instructions for Use
The user’s guide provides the most extensive
details on MRx features and functions, clinical
explanations of available therapies and
monitoring parameters, and directions on the
configuration and maintenance of the device.
Sample interactive multimedia page
OPTIONAL SOLUTIONS
of the MRx, showing important device features
If your training and educational needs require
and functions through interactions with controls,
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more than what comes standard with the MRx,
buttons, menus, and accessory ports associated
On the web: www.philips.com/heartstart
consider the following options:
with standard and optional parameters.
Instructor-based Training
At just over 35 minutes, it’s both a standalone
On-site, instructor-based training is perhaps the
solution and an effective prerequisite to either
most thorough learning experience for MRx
the multimedia or instructor-based training. The
users. Delivered by experienced clinical
video is available on VHS tape and DVD and
educators such as critical care nurses and
can be ordered through your Philips
paramedics, this solution can be customized and
representative.
includes hands-on procedural labs, reviews of
therapeutic and monitoring technologies, and
tests for lesson comprehension and retention.
Students get the benefit of learning device
to the knowledge and real world experience that
Electronic copies of the instructor-based
the educators possess.
training materials, Instructions for Use, Quick
presentations, and skills checklists for classroom
use. User training workbooks are available to
students for reference, note taking, and
independent study.
Reference Cards, and application notes are
found on the HeartStart MRx Documentation
CD, whi ch comes packaged with your MRx.
Hard copy and/or duplicates of some material
c a n b e o r d e r e d o r r e pr o d u c e d f o r y o u r
organization’s use from electronic versions.
Classes are arranged through your Philips
representative, and cost is dependent on the
number of training days required to meet your
needs.
By fax: +31 40 27 64 887
By postal service:
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operation in realistic critical care context, thanks
Our instructors are equipped with lesson plans,
Via e-mail: [email protected]
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CANADA
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EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
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Sunrise, Florida
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HeartStart MRx with high-quality, effective
solutions, so that they can safely, quickly, a nd
effectively treat patients and save lives. As we
Video
continually seek opportunities to improve your
Featuring realistic pre-hospital and hospital
experience with our products, we encourage you
scenarios, Using the HeartStart MRx
to talk to us about your educational needs,
Monitor/Defibrillator illustrates the intended use
present and future.
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obligation and will not be liable for any
consequences resulting from the use of
this publication.
September 2004
HeartStart MRx learning products