EDAN SE-301 User Manual page 21

SE-301 Series Electrocardiograph User Manual
Electrode
The identifiers and color codes of electrodes used comply with IEC/EN requirements. In order
to avoid incorrect connections, the electrode identifiers and color codes are specified in Table
4-1. Moreover the equivalent codes according to American requirements are given in Table 4-1
too.
Electrodes
Right arm
Left arm
Right leg
Left leg
Chest 1
Chest 2
Chest 3
Chest 4
Chest 5
Chest 6
As the following figure shows, the positions of chest electrodes on the body surface are
C1: Fourth intercostal space at the right border of the sternum
C2: Fourth intercostal space at the left border of the sternum
C3: Fifth rib between C2 and C4
C4: Fifth intercostal space on the left midclavicular line
C5: Left anterior axillary line at the horizontal level of C4
C6: Left midaxillary line at the horizontal level of C4
Clamp
Table 3–1 Electrodes and Their identifiers and color codes
European
Identifier Color code
R
L
N or RF
F
C1
C2 White/yellow
C3
C4 White/brown
C5
C6
Limb Electrode
Identifier
Red
Yellow
Black
Green
White/red
White/green
White/black
White/violet
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Reed
American
Color code
RA White
LA Black
RL Green
LL Red
V1 Brown/red
V2 Brown/yellow
V3 Brown/green
V4 Brown/blue
V5 Brown/orange
V6 Brown/violet