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Recording Elements
A variety of information can appear on the recorder trace. Here is a sample trace with some of the
most common elements and their meaning. Each trace header contains the last name and first name,
the patient ID, patient date of birth, the current date and time, patient's bed label, and the gestational
age of the pregnancy.
1 Name, patient ID, date of birth, current date and time
2 Recorder speed
3 Gestational age and patient bed label
4 FMP - Fetal Movement Profile
5 Other measurements for the patient such as temperature, arterial oxygen saturation, and pulse
6 Entered notes such as patient repositioned, or MD notified, or others
7 Time stamp
8 Trace separation
9 Recorder speed
10 Maternal ECG
11 Direct ECG
12 Coincidence of heart rate detected
13 HR with Alarms Off symbol
14 Alarm Limits
15 dFHR2 (second fetal heart rate from DECG)
16 FHR1 (first fetal heart rate)
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