User Manual Part 6

Managing patients

2001989-301A- draft 1 ApexPro™ 6-5

370A, 373A

Right arm and left arm electrodes should be placed just below the right and left

clavicle.

Left leg electrode should be placed on a non-muscular surface on the lower edge of

the rib cage.

When using the standard 3-leadwire configuration, the following operating conditions

occur:

 Lead Analysis automatically switches to Single-Lead analysis. If an attempt is

made to change to Multi-Lead analysis, a message will appear briefly on the

monitor, indicating that Multi-Lead analysis is not possible, and no change will

occur.

 The choices for displayed leads are limited to I, II, and III. Any options usually

allowing more than one ECG lead selection are disallowed.

 Respiration can be monitored from either lead I or II. It is not dependent on the

displayed lead. Respiration is not available for telemetry patients. For more

information, refer to SpO2 control settings on page 7-24.

Electrode placement for pediatric patients

Typically, pediatric patients are large enough for a 5- or 6-leadwire electrode

configuration. This is the preferred monitoring setup for receiving the benefits of

Multi-Lead analysis. However, if the patient is too small for five or six electrodes, the

3-leadwire electrode configuration can be used. The right arm and left arm electrodes

are positioned on the right and left sides of the chest. The right leg electrode can be

placed on either the right or left side of the abdomen. Refer to 3-leadwire electrode

placement on page 6-4.

Electrode placement for neonate patients

Because neonatal patients are small, there is usually only enough room for a 3-

leadwire electrode configuration. A 3-leadwire neonatal ECG cable is available, and

Multi-Link DIN adapter is available for the 5-leadwire Multi-Link cable. The right

arm and left arm or right arm and left leg electrodes are positioned on the right and

left sides of the chest. The third electrode (right leg) can be placed on either the right

or left side of the abdomen.

3-leadwire AHA Electrode Placement

3-leadwire IEC Electrode Placement

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