SE-2003&SE-2012 Series Holter System Recorder User Manual
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3.2.2 Cleaning the Skin
Thorough skin preparation is very important. The skin is a poor conductor of electricity and
frequently creates artifacts that distort the ECG signals. By performing methodical skin
preparation, you can greatly reduce the possibility of noise caused by muscle tremor and baseline
drift, ensuring high-quality ECG waves. There is natural resistance on the skin surface due to dry,
dead epidermal cells, oils and dirt.
To Clean the Skin
1. Shave hair from electrode sites, if necessary. Excessive hair prevents a good connection.
2. Wash the area thoroughly with soap and water.
3. Dry the skin with a gauze pad to increase capillary blood flow to the tissues and to remove
the dead, dry skin cells and oils.
NOTE: If you don't have enough time for the steps above, you can use gauze to scrub the
electrode sites to remove the dead, dry skin cells and oils and increase capillary
blood flow to the tissues.
3.3 Connecting the Patient Cable to the Recorder and Electrodes
WARNING
The performance and electric shock protection can be guaranteed only if the original
patient cable and electrodes of the manufacturer are used.
Follow the arrow on the patient cable to connect it to the cable socket on the top of recorder.
Make sure that the connection is tight.
3.4 Attaching the Electrodes to the Patient
3.4.1 Electrode Placement
WARNING
1. Make sure that all electrodes are connected to the patient correctly before operation.
2. Make sure that the conductive parts of electrodes and associated connectors,
including neutral electrode, do not come in contact with earth or any other conducting
objects.
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