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Monitoring
Preparing the Patient
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3
Preparing the Patient
Proper application and placement of electrodes is essential for quality ECG
monitoring. Good contact between the electrode and the skin reduces the effects of
motion artifact and signal interference.
1
If necessary, shave hair from the site to ensure good electrode to skin contact.
2
Clean the skin with soap and water or with alcohol, then wipe it dry.
You can safely monitor a patient during defibrillation. However, monitoring
electrodes can become polarized during defibrillation shock, causing the ECG
waveform to briefly disappear from the display. You can reduce this effect by using
silver- silver chloride electrodes.
3
Attach disposable electrodes, perform the following steps.
a.
Peel the protective backing from the electrode. Be careful to keep adhesive
surface free from electrolyte paste.
b.
Apply the electrodes firmly to the patient's skin, pressing around the entire
edge of the electrode.
c.
Attach snap-on or clip-on leads, assuring good contact between the elec-
trode and the lead end. Tape the lead wire to the skin to prevent the elec-
trode or lead from loosening.
d.
Plug the patient cable connector into the ECG input connector that is in the
lower front of the defibrillator, behind the carrying handle.
Be careful to correctly align the cable plug when connecting the patient ECG leads
cable to the defibrillator/monitor. Correctly orient the cable plug key with the
aVL
LA - .5 (RA + LL)
V
V - 1/3 (RA + LA + LL)
Table 3-5
Lead Configurations
Lead
Leadwire Combinations
NOTE
NOTE
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