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Verify lead fault detection prior to the start of monitoring phase. Unplug the ECG cable from the socket,
the screen will display the error message “ECG LEAD OFF” and the audible alarm is activated.
11.3.2 Installing ECG lead
Placing the Electrodes for ECG Monitoring
Electrode placement for 5-lead set (Figure11-1)
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Red (R) electrode - Be placed near the right shoulder, directly below the clavicle.
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Yellow (L) electrode - Be placed near the left shoulder, directly below the clavicle.
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Black (N) electrode - Be placed on the right hypogastrium.
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Green (F) electrode - Be placed on the left hypogastrium.
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White (C) electrode - Be placed on the chest as illustrated in the F Figure 11-2.
Note
The following table gives the corresponding Electrode names used in Europe and America respectively.
(Electrode names are represented by R, L, N, F and C respectively in Europe, whose corresponding
Electrode names in America are RA, LA, RL, LL and V.)
America
Euro
Electrode names
Color
Electrode names
Color
RA
White
R
Red
LA
Black
L
Yellow
LL
Red
F
Green
RL
Green
N
Black
V
brown
C
White
Figure 11-1 Electrode Placement for 5-lead Set
Note
To ensure patient safety, all leads must be attached to the patient.
For 5-lead set, attach the C-electrode to one of the indicated positions as below (Figure 11-2):
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V1
On the 4th intercostal space at the right sterna margin.
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V2
On the 4th intercostal space at the left sterna margin.
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V3
Midway between V2 and V4 electrodes.
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V4
On the 5th intercostal space at the left clavicular line.
