Cardiovascular Fitness Procedures Manual

„ Lightheadedness, dizziness.

„ Severe shortness of breath/wheezing.

„ Change in skin color to bluish/grayish.

„ Severe headache.

„ Subject appears confused or agitated.

„ Nausea.

„ Unstable gait.

„ Visual problems.

If one or more of the above criteria are present, the technologist will terminate the test, stop

the treadmill, and initiate the following emergency action plan:

„ Press EMERGENCY STOP on the ISIS screen. The system will give the following

auditory message:

“Press COOL DOWN on treadmill controller, then press STOP BELT.”

„ Assist the SP off the treadmill.

„ Place SP in the supine position on the floor if necessary.

„ Remain with the SP and call the physician.

„ When the SP has stabilized, complete the information in the system.

„ The system will record the time spent in the current stage at the time the

EMERGENCY STOP button was pushed.

„ The system will go to the Priority 1 Stopping Criteria (listed above).

„ Enter the appropriate response. Check all that apply.

„ The remaining stages and Recovery will not be completed.

„ After the Stopping Criteria have been entered, press NEXT STAGE to go to the

Component Status screen. The Status will be set to “Partial Complete” with the

comment “Priority 1 Stopping Criteria.”

„ Press the Finish button to exit this test.