GE CAM-14 - Troubleshooting; General Information and ECG Data Noise; Typical Problems and Solutions

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Troubleshooting
ThischapteraddressesproblemswithECGdataacquisitionandthequalityofECG
data.Thetroubleshootinginformationinthischapterwillhelpyounarrowproblemsto
oneoftheeldreplaceableassemblies.
NOTE:
Acopyofagood12-leadreportgeneratedfromanECGsimulatorisveryuseful
whentryingtodetermineifthedataiscorrectonareport.
GeneralInformation
Thefollowingsectionsprovidegeneralinformationtohelpidentifyproblemswith
theacquisitionmodule.
ECGDataNoise
IftheacquiredECGdatadisplaysunacceptablenoiselevels:
•Verifyproperelectrodeplacement.
•Verifyproperelectrodeapplication.
(Perspirationanddeadskinmustberemovedfromtheelectrodesite.)
•Checkfordefectiveorout-of-dateelectrodes.
•Checkfordefective,broken,ordisconnectedleadwires.
•Checkthepatient’sposition.
ThepatientshouldremainmotionlessduringtheacquisitionofarestingECG.
TypicalProblemsandSolutions
Thefollowingtableidentiessometypicalacquisitionmoduleproblemsandsolutions:
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