Philips IntelliVue TRx - 5-Wire Placement (EASI Mode)

Draft - 1 Aug 08
Positioning ECG Electrodes
6-16 ECG Monitoring
5-Wire
Placement
(EASI Mode)
Lead
Corresponds
to Standard
Lead
Placement
E V on the lower sternum at the level of the
fifth intercostal space
A LL on the left midaxillary line at the same
level as the E electrode
S LA on the upper sternum
I RA on the right midaxillary line at the
same level as the E electrode
N Reference can be anywhere, usually below the
sixth rib on the right hip
Note—Make sure that the S and E electrodes line up vertically on
the sternum, and that the I, E and A electrodes align horizontally.
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S
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