Hazard report. Physio-Control Lifepak 20 defibrillator/monitor may misrepresent critical failures as incomplete self-test.
ECRI Institute is concerned that the Physio-Control Lifepak 20's display of "Self-test did not complete" does not adequately alert users that the device may be inoperative. Users need to be aware that the message may indicate a more serious problem and must be trained on how to respond to the message when encountered during routine inspection and during emergency use. In addition, users should configure their Lifepak 20 units to print self-test results to provide a permanent indicator if a problem occurs.
D047548:Defibrillators; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management