Electrode Placement - Philips HEARTSTART XLT M3500B Instructions For Use Manual

M3500B HeartStart XLT Defibrillator/Monitor

Electrode Placement

Figure 4-1 shows typical electrode placement for the limb leads of a 3- or 5-
lead patient cable. The V/C lead of the 5-lead cable can be placed in any of the
precordial lead positions (V1/C1 through V6/C6) shown in Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-1 Limb Lead Electrode Placement
RA/R
*
RL/N
Table 4-1 3-Lead ECG Lead Formation
Lead
I LA
LL
II
III LL
LA/L
RA Right Arm
LA Left Arm
RL Right Leg*
LL Left Leg
LL/F
* Not used for 3-lead.
+ -
RA
RA
LA
Applying Monitoring Electrodes
AHA Labels IEC Labels
R Right
L Left
N Negative*
F Foot
Reference
LL
LA
RA
4
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