User Manual Part 6

Managing patients
2001989-301A- draft 1 ApexPro™ 6-3
The following chart shows the label used to identify each leadwire. Included also is
its associated color code per AHA (American Heart Association) and IEC
(International Electrotechnical Commission) standards.
6-leadwire electrode placement
The following is a suggested configuration for a 6-leadwire electrode placement for
all patients, including pacemaker and implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) patients:
100B, 101B
Right arm and left arm electrodes should be placed just below the right and left
clavicle.
Right leg and left leg electrodes should be placed on a non-muscular surface on the
lower edge of the rib cage.
NOTE
When using a 6-leadwire set, the V leads must be labelled correctly. Choices for
Va: V1 to V6. Choices for Vb: V2 toV6. For more information, refer to User-
level defaults (persistent) on page 4-7.
Leadwire
(Software
Label)
AHA Color AHA Label IEC Color IEC Label
RA (right arm) white RA red R
LA (left arm) black LA yellow L
RL (right leg) green RL black N
LL (left leg) red LL green F
V1 (precordial) brown V1 white C1
V2 (precordial) yellow V2 yellow C2
V3 (precordial) green V3 green C3
V4 (precordial) blue V4 brown C4
V5 (precordial) orange V5 black C5
V6 (precordial) purple V6 purple C6
6-leadwire AHA Electrode Placement
6-leadwire IEC Electrode Placement
Draft