Ecg Tests - GE Dash 3000 Service Manual

ECG tests

Equipment
5 leadwire ECG test
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Functional and electrical safety checks: Functional Checkout procedures
Use the following equipment for these tests:
A multiparameter patient simulator.
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ECG patient cable
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ECG leadwire set
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Perform this test if the patient monitor acquires 5 leadwire ECG data.
Connections
1. Attach the ECG patient cable and ECG leadwire set to the ECG/
RESP connector on the patient monitor and connect the leadwires to
the patient simulator.
Patient Simulator Configuration
2. Set up the patient simulator as follows:
Heart rate – 80 bpm.
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Heart rate amplitude – 1.0 mV.
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5-leadwire ECG patient cable properly attached.
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3. Admit the patient to the monitor.
Normal Sinus Rhythm Procedures
1. Observe the following:
ECG lead II is displayed and is noise-free
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Heart rate of 80 ±1 bpm is displayed
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With QRS tones enabled, an audible tone sounds with each
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Rwave (QRS complex)
2. Verify ECG leads I, II, III, aVL, aVF, and aVR are available to view
and are noise-free.
Pacemaker Detection Procedures
1. Select DETECT PACE and set to PACE 2.
2. Select a pacemaker pulse on the simulator.
3. Observe the following while you view ECG leads I, II, III, aVL, aVF,
and aVR:
a "P" appears above the PVC count indicating pacemaker pulse
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detection is enabled, and
the heart rate still reads 80 ±1 bpm.
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