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Fastening Belts and Transducers
You can use more than one belt if, for example, you are monitoring uterine activity and FHR
simultaneously. There are two basic ways to fasten belts and transducers:
• Belts with button fixings.
• Velcro belts together with the butterfly belt clip.
Using Belts with Button Fixings
1 Place the transducer belt across the bed, ensuring that the fixing button will face away from the
mother when it is fastened.
2 Lie the patient on the bed and arrange the belt around her until it is tight but still comfortable.
3 Fasten the belt by pushing the fixing button through the overlapping section of the belt. Ensure
that the fixing button and the loose ends of the belt are at the patient's side.
4 When you have positioned a transducer satisfactorily, you can attach it to the belt by pushing the
belt button on the transducer through one of the holes in the belt.
Alternatively, attach the butterfly belt clip to the transducer belt button and use this to attach the
transducer to the belt. The clip allows you to slide the transducer for easy repositioning.
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