EDAN iM50, User Manual

Page: 105 / 317

Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring ECG
- 93 -
9.5.4 Installing Electrodes
NOTE:
The following table gives the corresponding electrode names used in Europe and
America respectively. (Electrode names are represented by R, L, F, N, C, C1-C6 in
Europe, whose corresponding electrode names in America are RA, LA, LL, RL, V,
V1-V6.)
AHA (American Standard) IEC (Europe Standard)
Electrode Labels Color Electrode Labels Color
RA White R Red
LA Black L Yellow
LL Red F Green
RL Green N Black
V Brown C White
V1 Brown/ Red C1 White/ Red
V2 Brown/ Yellow C2 White/ Yellow
V3 Brown/ Green C3 White/ Green
V4 Brown/Blue C4 White/ Brown
V5 Brown/Orange C5 White/ Black
V6 Brown/Purple C6 White/ Purple
3 Electrodes Placement
Take the American standard for example, see the following figure:
■ RA placement - directly below the clavicle and near the right shoulder.
■ LA placement: directly below the clavicle and near the left shoulder.
■ LL placement - on the left hypogastrium.
3 Electrodes Placement