CSA CEI/IEC 1288.2 : 1998

Foreword
Clause
1 Scope
2 Reference documents
3 Definitions
   3.1 Applied part
   3.2 Cardiac defibrillator
   3.3 Cardiac defibrillator-monitor
   3.4 Cardiac monitor
   3.5 Defibrillator electrodes
   3.6 Delivered energy
   3.7 Internal discharge circuit
   3.8 Stand-by
   3.9 Synchronizer
4 Preventive maintenance
   4.1 General
   4.2 Intervals of maintenance and testing
   4.3 Maintenance performed by the operator
       (First level)
   4.4 Maintenance performed by the clinical engineering
       personnel (Second level)
   4.5 Measuring instruments
   4.6 Checking the class and type of equipment
5 Measurements done by the clinical engineering
   personnel
   5.1 General
   5.2 Checking the protective earth conductor
   5.3 Checking leakage currents
   5.4 Checking accuracy of delivered energy
   5.5 Insulation test of the high voltage parts
   5.6 Checking energy loose rate
   5.7 Checking synchronizer performance
   5.8 Checking the battery capacity
   5.9 Final check
Figures
Annexes
A Leakage current measuring set-up
B Example of a measuring device and its frequency
   characteristics
C Measuring device

Gives guidelines for cardiac defibrillator maintenance by clinical engineering personnel. (Automatic external and automatic implantable defibrillators are not covered).