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