Burdick ELI 280 - Ecg Acquisition and Printing with Wam or Am12; Ecg Acquisition

RECORD AN ECG
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ECG Display Setup – Individual ECG
The Display Setup screen allows the user to set the following display configurations for an individual patient:
display format, display speed, display (ECG) gain, and display (ECG) filter. Access these configuration choices by
pressing anywhere on the touchscreen’s real-time ECG waveform. The display setup returns to the configured setup
after each ECG collection.
Display Format:
The real-time 12-lead ECG view can be set to any of the following formats by pressing the desired choice on the
touchscreen display: 12x1; 4x2; 6x2; and any three pre-selected leads (i.e. II-V1-V5).
Display Speed:
The real-time display sweep speed and rhythm printout speed can be set to any of the following speeds by pressing
the desired choice on the touchscreen display: 5 mm/s, 10 mm/s, 25 mm/s, or 50mm/s.
Display Gain:
The real-time ECG gain can be set to any of the following amplifications by pressing the desired choice on the
touchscreen display: 5 mm/mV, 10 mm/mV, or 20 mm/mV. The Gain setting is printed at the bottom right corner of
the ECG printout. The Display Gain setting will also be used on the printed ECG, unless changed in the Acquired
screen.
Display Filter:
The ECG filter can be set to any of the following frequency limits by pressing the desired choice on the touchscreen
display: 40 Hz, 150 Hz, or 300 Hz for ECG printouts. The Filter setting is printed at the bottom right corner of the
ECG printout. The Display Filter setting will also be used on the printed ECG, unless changed in the Acquired
screen.
WARNING: When the 40 Hz filter is used, the frequency response requirement for diagnostic
ECG equipment cannot be met. The 40 Hz filter significantly reduces high-frequency components of the
ECG and pacemaker spike amplitudes, and is recommended only if high-frequency noise cannot be reduced
by proper procedures.
NOTE: Changes to the ECG display setup for an individual ECG only take affect when a patient is
connected to the device.
ECG Acquisition and Printing with WAM or AM12
Control buttons located on the WAM and AM12 are available to initiate ECG acquisition and rhythm strip printing.
Refer to the WAM user manual or the AM12 short-form instruction card.
ECG Acquisition
ECG data is collected immediately and continuously once the patient is connected to the acquisition module.
For best results, before pressing or , instruct the patient to relax in the preferred supine position to
ensure that the ECG is free from motion artifact (noise).
If workflow permits patient demographic entry prior to acquisition, enter the patient identification information as
explained in Patient Demographic Entry.