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Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring ECG
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9.5.4 Installing Electrodes
NOTE:
The following table gives the corresponding electrodes names used in Europe and
America respectively. (Electrodes names are represented by R, L, F, N, C, C1-C6 in
Europe, whose corresponding electrodes 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