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Recording an Auto ECG
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Chapter 2
Recording an ECG
3. You can change the leads, chart speed, and sensitivity by selecting ,
, or keys.
•The key sequence is:
3x4 1R: I⇒II⇒III⇒aVR⇒aVL⇒aVF⇒V1⇒V2⇒V3⇒V4⇒V5⇒V6
3x4 3R: II-aVF-V2⇒I-II-III⇒aVR-aVL-aVF⇒V1-V2-V3⇒V4-V5-V6
•The key sequence is: 25 mm/sec⇒50 mm/sec
•The key sequence is: 1.0⇒1.0 ½V⇒2.0⇒2.0 ½V⇒0.5⇒0.5½V
2Recording an Auto ECG
An Auto ECG is a twelve-lead ECG which shows 10 seconds of heart activity and is
printed in a preselected format. To record an Auto ECG, perform the following
steps:
1. If the cardiograph is not On, press .
2. Prepare the patient and apply the electrodes, as described in the “Preparing the
Patient” section.
3. Press F1 to select and check the signal quality on all leads, as described
in “Checking Signal Quality”.
4. Select the format, leads, chart speed, and sensitivity by pressing ,
, , or keys as necessary.
5. Presson the front panel. Enter or edit patient information as prompted on
the screen. Press or (F5) to proceed.
6. If your printer is ready, the status messages Acquiring ECG,
Processing, Analyzing, Connecting to Printer,and
Printing are displayed successively. After the ECG is printed out, the status
message Logging ECG is displayed.
7. If your printer is not ready, the status messages Acquiring ECG,
Processing, Analyzing, Connecting to Printer, Printer
not Detected, and Logging ECG are displayed successively.
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