Pt arrived to emergency department (ed) with complaints of chest pain for 2 hours.Defibrillator pad were placed on patient and attached to zoll r series crash cart.There was no reading on the monitor when needing to defibrillate patient.Pads removed and new set applied and patient was able to be defibrillated.Staff noted a wire pulled out of pad #2.Manufacturer response for defibrillator pads, (brand not provided) (per site reporter): zoll customer service representative notified of equipment failure.Arrangements being made to send equipment to manufacturer for investigation.
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