Patient Monitor User’s manual
7-2
Please check the skin where the electrodes are placed, replace the
electrodes or relocate the electrodes in case of skin allergy occurs.
When conducting defibrillation, it is imperative to only use the ECG
electrodes and cables specified by manufacturer.
Do not touch the patient, bed or the monitor during defibrillation.
The monitor is protected against defibrillation effect. When applying
defibrillator to the patient, the monitor will experience transient
disorderly waveforms. If the electrodes are used and placed correctly,
the display of the monitor will be restored within 10s. During
defibrillation, the chest leads such as V
1
~V
6
should be removed and
such limb electrodes as RA, LA, RL, LL should be moved to the side
of the limbs.
Interference from instruments near the patient and ESU interference
can cause problems with the ECG wave.
The monitor cannot be directly applied to heart and cannot be used
for the measurement of endocardio ECG.
7.3 Monitoring Procedure
7.3.1 Skin Preparation for Electrode Placement
Good electrode-to-skin contact is important for a good ECG signal, as the
skin is a poor conductor of electricity. It is necessary to deal with the skin
properly before placing the electrodes. The steps are shown as follows:
1. Select sites with intact skin, without impairment of any kind.
2. Clip or shave hair from sites as necessary.
3. Gently abrade the skin to remove dead skin cells to improve the conductivity
of the electrode site.
4. Wash sites thoroughly with soap and water, leaving no soap residue.
(We do not recommend using ether or pure alcohol, because this dries the skin
and increases the resistance.)
5. Dry skin thoroughly.
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